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Pentagon Officials Call Out Obama's 'Pathetic' ISIS Strategy "What strategy?"
Truth Revolt ^ | 5/27/15 | Trey Sanchez

Posted on 05/27/2015 9:22:02 PM PDT by Nachum

The Washington Times has uncovered what it calls "deep-seated doubts" among Pentagon brass regarding President Obama's strategy in degrading and defeating ISIS. This revelation undercuts the official White House line that would indicate a unified front between the president and military officials.

One Pentagon official, said to be involved in counterterrorism analysis, asked incredulously, “What strategy?” He went on to say, “We are now floating along, reacting to ISIS.”

The general consensus among top military officials is that the president will never activate their recommended plan of sending in ground troops, a strategy that is believed to be the only way to defeat this enemy. Although The Times could not speak of this dissent reaching the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of their sources said the White House is "running the campaign" and that has the Pentagon "furious."

According to the source, some of the White House strategy involves leaving fighter pilots circling targets for hours before they are approved to drop their payload, if they get approval at all. And though nearly a year of these surgical strikes have been underway, The Times states that "the battlefield outcome [is] no better."

“This is worse than pathetic,” their source said. He added that a more robust strategy "could defeat the Islamic State in weeks."

From the report:

Another official said a constant theme inside the Pentagon is that the White House does not seem committed to winning. The frequent public relations spin is that this will be a long process to take down the Islamic State when, in fact, officers say, it does not have to be.

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1 posted on 05/27/2015 9:22:02 PM PDT by Nachum
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2 posted on 05/27/2015 9:22:25 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Nachum

I think a lot of us here of FR have been asking that question for some time.


3 posted on 05/27/2015 9:23:08 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Nachum; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty retiree ping.


4 posted on 05/27/2015 9:25:41 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Parley Baer

The Pentagon folks, say it knowing it makes
(Elmer Fudd)

De Pwezident, werry werry ahngry...


5 posted on 05/27/2015 9:25:46 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Nachum

POTUS doesn’t have it in him to harm his brother Muslims. Surprise, surprise, surprise.


6 posted on 05/27/2015 9:27:24 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: Nachum

Do they really think Obama has no strategy?

Seriously?

The strategy is going as planned, and it’s going very well.

They are operating from a false starting point assumption. Namely that Obama wants ISIS to be defeated.


7 posted on 05/27/2015 9:28:38 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Nachum

If Obama were serious about “degrading, defeating and destroying” ISIL, he would have used his power to force “NATO ally” Turkey to close the conduit on the Turkish/Syrian border by which trade, supplies, recruits, and medical care reach ISIS. No non vested observer can say Obama is determined or effective.


8 posted on 05/27/2015 9:29:43 PM PDT by allendale
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To: Nachum

If we could get the Christians out of there, then I wouldn’t have a problem with Muslims fighting Muslims. There are no good guys there. Let them fight until none are left.

The threat to the US is the Muslim immigrants politicians are bringing here by the thousands. Islam should be banned in civilized countries, Muslims deported, mosques torn down, and institute a “pet the pig” requirement before one can board a plane.

Bring US troops home and put them on our borders.


9 posted on 05/27/2015 9:30:07 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Nachum

Stay tuned for headlines soon regarding military careers abruptly ended due to “scandals”, “gambling”, etc. Zero will be very displeased by grumbling and opinions from the professionals.


10 posted on 05/27/2015 9:35:30 PM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Nachum

He’s trying to set up his successor to fail in order to exalt himself.


11 posted on 05/27/2015 9:38:30 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: Nachum

The Taliban Five will be back at work in the field soon
and the strategy will become clearer.


12 posted on 05/27/2015 9:42:54 PM PDT by TigersEye (If You Are Ignorant, Don't Vote!)
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To: Nachum

LBJ bombing strategy, take 2.


13 posted on 05/27/2015 9:56:57 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (I love it when we're Cruz'in together)
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To: Nachum

Obama hopes they take out Assad for him. All the suffering and misery they cause is secondary to his wishes. He’s an evil bastard.


14 posted on 05/27/2015 10:27:02 PM PDT by wiggen (#JeSuisCharlie)
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To: Nachum
boots on the groumd? NO. Not aver again under this traitor - he's on the other side - and his ROE give the enemy the first shot advantage - that caused our KIA to double the first year under him - and then triple -

NO MORE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN SACRIFICED at the alter of this traitor.

Time for the ME countries to fight for their own - +Boots on the ground sent by Obummer would NOT be allowed to help the Christians - Time for other countries to get in there

15 posted on 05/27/2015 10:56:20 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (Christians are as Christians do. By their fruits...)
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"The Washington Times has uncovered what it calls "deep-seated doubts" among Pentagon brass regarding President Obama's strategy in degrading and defeating ISIS."

Dear Pentagon Brass:

One more time, I am going to voice what the common American knows. The ONLY strategy Obama has is to degrade and defeat America by any means necessary! Once you people understand that, all other actions of the Administration become clear.

You're welcome!

16 posted on 05/27/2015 11:27:39 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Nachum

ISIS routinely fills highways with their trucks and captured military vehicles. A target rich environment for American airpower, but Bambi isn’t going to let them take care of ISIS.


17 posted on 05/27/2015 11:28:55 PM PDT by Pelham (The refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: NonValueAdded

+1


18 posted on 05/27/2015 11:29:45 PM PDT by Pelham (The refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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To: NonValueAdded

We don’t want no din bin foo!


19 posted on 05/27/2015 11:30:59 PM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Nachum
Situations are not always as they appear to be, and Muslims are not our only enemies in the Middle East. Russia is only one faction disseminating propaganda about the issue. So-called Palestinians and others have done the same. Here's an example that applies to other countries in the region.

On the Syrian-Lebanese-Iranian alliance. Ground to a Halt (Research shows: Suicide-bombers Communists, not Islamists
New York Times ^ | August 3, 2006 | ROBERT PAPE

Posted on Wed Aug 9 01:23:46 2006 by GodGunsGuts

...

In writing my book on suicide attackers, I had researchers scour Lebanese sources to collect martyr videos, pictures and testimonials and the biographies of the Hezbollah bombers. Of the 41, we identified the names, birth places and other personal data for 38. Shockingly, only eight were Islamic fundamentalists. Twenty-seven were from leftist political groups like the Lebanese Communist Party and the Arab Socialist Union. Three were Christians, including a female high-school teacher with a college degree. All were born in Lebanon.

...

Robert A. Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, is the author of “Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism.”



20 posted on 05/27/2015 11:38:36 PM PDT by familyop
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