We are using these “Syrian democratic forces”. (in modern government speak, the title always means the opposite)
The bottom line, is that this is one of those rare times in humanity when a devastating, crushing, insulting blow needed to be dealt. The whole world could have been taught a valuable lesson. This place didn’t just need another rabble to defeat them. A shocking example needed to made of this place.
Instead, it will be piecemeal, and they will disperse all over Europe, and our State Department will bring as many as possible here.
Then the real fun begns.
The USAF should be conducting a mass bombing campaign initiated with cluster bombs and MOABs while the US Army uses heavy artillery to flatten everything. The time for nice is over, time to go full-Roman.
Raqqa should become a byword for death and never be allowed to rebuild.
Mattis said it’s annihilation time. Do you know more than he does?