Does this look like someone who cares what senior military officers have to say?
Posted on 09/12/2014 7:39:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
resident Obama had been given advice on how to handle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but did not act on it, according to a new report from Real Clear Defense.
Obama was preparing his strategy when he rejected the “best military advice” of Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Austin advised the president to “send a modest contingent of American troops, principally Special Operations forces, to advise and assist Iraqi army units in fighting the militants.”
Instead, the president chose not to send U.S. forces in a combat role. Instead, troops will assist Iraqi and Kurdish forces and assist with training, intelligence, and equipment, primarily from military bases.
“We will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq,” Obama said. “This effort will be different from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that Obama had rejected Austin’s recommendation because “it is not in the best interest of American national security to send American combat troops in a combat operation to act on the ground in Iraq.”
Austin’s predecessor, Marine Gen. James Mattis, said that the president’s decision may place the mission at risk.
“The American people will once again see us in a war that doesn’t seem to be making progress,” Mattis said. “You’re giving the enemy the initiative for a longer period.”
Is there anyone who seriously believes that Øbama REALLY wants to defeat ISIS?
What community did they ever organize? What rabble did they ever rouse? What company did they ever shake-down? What do they know?
Dumbass is going to get allot of us all killed. Kerry and his treasonous Party will rue the day he uttered the idiotic point that we are not at War with ISIS.
Does this look like someone who cares what senior military officers have to say?
He sure is working on it
Ha, that pos is probably gonna help them
Obama has his designated butt boy to run out time on the clock. He doesn’t need the CENTCOM Commander’s advisement.
He looks like someone that gives a you know what
Obama only listens to the voices in his head
That arrogant pos is no Lawrence of America
Active Duty ping
Impeach.
instead he acted on the advice from his muslim brotherhood insiders
Close Air Support and Artillery needs an observer.
Otherwise, you are just plowing dirt with expensive explosives.
Tell me - Would you hire Obama to run your company. How about your army? How about your country?
The answer is NO. He isn’t even close to being qualified to do any of those jobs.
Of course he did.
Zero is the smartest dumbass to ever hold the office of POTUS.
He THINKS he knows everything, when the sad fact is that he is NOT intelligent nor is he particularly good at anything.
As best as I can tell, Zero is not qualified to clean rest area toilets.
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