US troops more than doubled from 900 to 2000 in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says

What the heck are all these US soldiers doing in Syria while a monster dictator was ruling!!!

"The U.S. more than doubled its number of troops in Syria — from 900 to around 2,000 — before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday, publicly disclosing the surge for the first time. ..."

US troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says