[CMB_polarization]

ISIS tends to decentralize and distribute its military assets and also embeds into the civilian populations. I suspect some of their operations (eg. Baiji) are purely wrecking operations to damage and destroy with no intention of holding. It will be difficult to retake Mosul without huge loss of civilian life.

In ways, similar to the Viet Cong.

[nikos1121]

INteresting commentary from Ret. Col. Ralph Peters today. He says none of our military commanders would ever have dared do what ISIS pulled off in Ramahdi and elsewhere. He says our brass will be studying their methods of war fare for years. These guys are committed and have the means. Can they lick us? No, but it’s not our fight now. We pulled out. We left. We’re done there. Iran is in the drivers seat in the short term.