Pentagon Not Targeting Islamic State Training Camps

Washington Free Beacon ^ | 8/28/2015 | Bill Gertz

[RightGeek]

The Pentagon has not conducted airstrikes against an estimated 60 Islamic State (IS) training camps that are supplying thousands of fighters each month to the terror group, according to defense and intelligence officials.

The camps are spread throughout Islamic State-controlled areas of Iraq and Syria and are off limits in the U.S.-led international bombing campaign because of concerns about collateral damage, said officials familiar with planning and execution of the yearlong bombing campaign.

Additionally, the IS (also known as ISIS or ISIL) camps have been so successful that Islamic State leaders are considering expanding the camps to Libya and Yemen. Both states have become largely ungoverned areas in recent years.

The failure to target the training camps with U.S. and allied airstrikes is raising questions among some defense and intelligence officials about the commitment of President Obama and his senior aides to the current anti-IS strategy of degrading and ultimately destroying the terror group.

“If we know the location of these camps, and the president wants to destroy ISIS, why are the camps still functioning?” one official critical of the policy asked.

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An additional worry of intelligence analysts is that some of the foreign fighters being trained in the camps will eventually return to their home countries in Europe and North America to carry out terror attacks.

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[RightGeek]

Much more in the full article.

[Mr. Jeeves]

“If we know the location of these camps, and the president wants to destroy ISIS, why are the camps still functioning?” one official critical of the policy asked.

Obama doesn't want his pal Erdogan's money to go to waste? :)

[dp0622]

Obama and his gang should be in front of a Judge facing life sentences.

[Diogenesis]

Any Girl Scout has more sense than the Pentagon.

[Thorliveshere]

Do people know how to fight wars anymore?

[SkyPilot]

Obama and his gang should be in front of a Judge facing life sentences.

That is what God, the ultimate Judge, will someday do.

[Vic S]

It’s almost as if Obama wants them to take over Syria. And Tarantino just said that he thinks Obama is the best President in his lifetime.

We backed Bin Laden covertly in Afghanistan, this can’t be fooling anyone.

[CyberAnt]

I want to know when they’re going to start targeting the training camps in the USA ..?????

[dp0622]

That’s the first time i’ve seen the rainbow whitehouse.

Makes one want to cry.

[MeshugeMikey]

[Molon Labbie]

The ones here or overseas?

[Hetuck]

ISIS IS US (or at least elements of our government).

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Only in America.

[LucyT]

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[JoeProBono]

[outofsalt]

At least they haven’t been granted tax exempt status by the IRS...

[Kit cat]

LOVE the pink walls /s

[W.]

How would I kill them, let me count the ways...

[CivilWarBrewing]

Ohhhh, so now I know what that special room was that 0dungo had built UNDER the White House a few years ago:

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.