I've been writing about this for weeks, but now the cabal in the White House that wants a much wider war is becoming clear.

A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria, viewing it as an opportunity to confront Iran and its proxy forces on the ground there, according to two sources familiar with the debate inside the Donald Trump administration.
Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, and Derek Harvey, the NSC’s top Middle East advisor, want the United States to start going on the offensive in southern Syria, where, in recent weeks, the U.S. military has taken a handful of defensive actions against Iranian-backed forces fighting in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Their plans are making even traditional Iran hawks nervous, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, who has personally shot down their proposals more than once, the two sources said.

When even "Mad Dog" Mattis refuses to attack Iranian forces, then the plan must be bat-sh*t crazy.

Targeting Iranian proxies in Syria would aggravate relations with Shiite-ruled Iraq and “blow up the strategic relationship” with Baghdad, Kahl said. And it would put thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq at risk of retaliation from Shiite militia just when U.S.-led forces are close to defeating the Islamic State.

I'm glad the Pentagon recognizes this "little" Iraqi militia problem.
Syria and Iraq are increasingly united militarily, and an attack against Syria would be a threat to Iraq (and Iran) as well.
There are even reports of Iraqi militias crossing the border into Syria.

Despite the push-back from the Pentagon, the pro-war-against-everyone faction has still managed a dangerous escalation of arms in southern Syria.

CNN reports US moves additional ground-based weapon systems (HIMARS rockets) into #Syria to fight Syrian army, not ISIS.

— Land Destroyer (@LandDestroyer) June 14, 2017

However, the sudden decision to move the artillery into Syria has raised the concern of Syria’s ally, Russia. Russia’s Defense Ministry responded to the U.S. deployment of HIMARS inside of Syria with anxiety, warning in a statement that the artillery would soon be used against the Syrian Arab Army and pro-government militias active in the region.
...Russia’s Foreign Ministry also condemned the HIMARS deployment on Friday, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noting that, according to Russian military data, no Daesh militants are active in the region where the HIMARS has been deployed. Lavrov speculated that the real motive behind the HIMARS deployment at Al-Tanf may be to cut off Syrian troops from allies in nearby Iraq.
Russia’s concerns are hardly unfounded, as the U.S. military, particularly at Al-Tanf, has opened fire on and killed pro-government forces on multiple occasions in recent months. The U.S. has claimed on several occasions that the area surrounding the Al-Tanf base is a “deconfliction zone,” similar to those created by an agreement made between Russia, Iran, and Turkey with the support of the Syrian government. However, the U.S. unilaterally created the deconfliction zone at Al-Tanf without the approval of the Syrian government – it is, therefore, not recognized by Damascus or Moscow.

#US deployed HIMARS artillery system in al-#Tanf. Effective range is more than 300km, which means massive increase in firing power. pic.twitter.com/BrGINuBjFT

— oreusser (@AllyOfTruth) June 14, 2017