Obama’s Late Response to Russian Operations: US Sends 50 Military Advisors to SyriaUS President Barack Obama took the decision to send a special squad of 50 men to Syria, to carry out military training locally – aimed at annihilating ISIL. The American president has similarly deployed 3500 military instructors to Iraq. Obama's response to President Putin's operations is merely an attempt to create an alibi.11.04.20156730