Iranian Troops to Syria!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-to-send-4000-troops-to-aid-president-assad-forces-in-syria-8660358.html

Bad news all around. (1) Obama promises to send some small arms; the Iranians promise to send troops. (2) It's entirely possible the troops are already there, hence the announcement. (3) For Iranian troops to get to Syria, they have/had to transit Iraq, by land or air. So the announcement means that the Iraqis are helping the Iranians. If we had been able to work out a deal to keep some American forces in Iraq, this would not be happening. (4) The Iranians are talking about opening a front on the Golan against "the Zionist Entity." If they do that, then the Sunnis fighting Assad will have to either effectively ally with Israel, or refocus their efforts against Israel in the name of Islamic solidarity. But have no fear! Obama meets tomorrow with Putin in N. Ireland. Yea, I'm not worried. Former KGB guy versus Community Organizer. No sweat.