Mission Creep

I just finished listening to President Obama speak on the subject of Iraq and that he will send in 300 advisors. I was reminded of the summer of 1955 when I was eligible for the draft and President Eisenhower sent a couple hundred advisors to Viet Nam. A few short years later President Kennedy upped that to several thousands and eventually over 500,000 troops were sent there. That was when the phrase mission creep came into use. I am sure Obama is aware of this and will avoid that trap but sometimes circumstances dictate otherwise.A