Clinton: No troops in Syria even if ISIS attacks on U.S. soil

By Ariel Cohen, Ariel Cohen

Published December 20, 2015

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Hillary Clinton said Thursday that even if the Islamic State attacked America on U.S. soil, it would still be a "mistake" to send troops to Syria.

In response to a question about whether an attack on America would make it impossible for the U.S. to resist sending troops to Syria, Clinton said it should still be avoided.

"It would grow but it would certainty be a mistake," Clinton said about the pressure political leaders would face. "As I said, we should grow our operators, we should be empowering our trainers in Iraq and we should be leading an air coalition using both fighter planes and drones."