I have no problem with the removal of Assad. I have no problem with the elimination of ISIS. I do have a problem with rushing in with a military response and taking on two enemies that are fighting each other without a clear objective for what needs to be accomplished and without a coherent picture of what post-Assad Syria ought to look like. There are questions that need to be addressed: how a reconstituted Syria should work, how do we extricate ourselves once the objectives are attained, What provisions are there for resettling refugees, and who ought to comprise the leadership. Reacting without well-reasoned planning has not been a good idea in the past and is likely to be a poor idea in the future. It is also not advisable to undertake unilateral action without the support and long-term commitment of the other players in the area. Our young military men and women deserve to know that they are being tasked with implementing a mission that has a reasonable chance of success