Petraeus: ISIS war progress 'inadequate'

The Hill ^ | 09/22/15 11:57 AM EDT | Kristina Wong -

[robowombat]

Former CIA Director and retired four-star Army Gen. David Petraeus on Tuesday described progress in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as "inadequate."

"An impressive coalition has been assembled, key ISIS leaders have been killed or captured, and support for local forces in Iraq and Syria has helped roll back ISIS in certain areas," he testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. But, he added, "Some elements of the right strategy are in place, but several are under-resourced, while others are missing. We are not where we should be at this point."

The former top commander in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars pushed back against recent assessments by top military officials that it was a total stalemate.

"The tactical stalemate is actually a fairly dynamic stalemate," he said. "There is a lot of movement. We are rolling back ISIS in certain places, inflicting very heavy casualties on them."

[Homer1]

All part of the plan, which was to destabilize Iraq to discredit Bush...

[blueunicorn6]

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this guy was a four star general in the Army.

There’s a “dynamic stalemate”.

That must be the kind of thing he thinks about when he’s running. That and wondering if he can get a shot of leg.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

President Trump! Pardon Petraeus, put him back in Uniform as the head of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) to Syria with orders to smash ISIS and return with freed Christian (and other minority) slaves and the head of Al Baghdadi. No nation building—let Assad have his revenge on whats left of them. Hold a big Parade in New York with Russian and Syrian Troops and American. Victory-—Send Aid to re-build Syria and her churches—resettle people. Take about a Year I believe—or 18 months.