Posted on 09/13/2014 9:05:29 AM PDT by rktman
Via Breitbart, another dim attempt by the White House to keep this new Iraq intervention in Americans rhetorical comfort zone. Wars are long, involve vast numbers of fighters on both sides, and absorb much blood and treasure; our victories in war lately tend to be unsatisfying and ephemeral too. Counterterrorism, though, is lightning fast, typically involves a small number of military assets, and is usually decisive. (It also conveniently doesnt require a new AUMF.) The Bin Laden raid is the supreme example. By the White Houses own reckoning, rolling back ISIS will take three years at least, already involves a thousand U.S. troops on the ground in Iraq and lots of U.S. airpower, and requires a coalition of many nations, both regionally and in the west, to implement. According to the CIA, ISIS itself has somewhere between 20,000 and 31,500 jihadi guerrillas in the field. Which model, war or counterterrorism, seems to you a better fit for that situation?
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Kerry described (whatever it is they’re up to in the Levant) as “counterterrorism”.
The WH & Pentagon just described it as “war”. Maybe they could find some time and try to get on the same page.
D-ohh! I forgot. The golf weather window is closing.
If they have children look for them to be adopted. And the whole gang- white
How big does a “counter terrorism” op have to be before it becomes warfare? Is there a certain size as in units involved? Geographic parameters? Time spans? What are the parameters and constraints on counter-terrorism vs warfare Ms Rice? Because I gotta say, ISIS is starting to look and act more like a military organization and less and less like a limited terrorist organization.
ISIS calls it a war. They have more credibility than you, Susan.
She makes a distinction without a difference.
Ironic?
A counter-terrorism operation is a sub-set of war.
Whoopi really should not visit oompa oompa land so much...
This Rice is one dumb bitch that is very far up obammy’s ass.
Yup. I know you’ve seen the type. Good presentation, sounds intelligent, but the longer you look and listen the more obvious it is that there’s no there, there. Could probably safely say that would apply to about 95% of the current admin. I’ve worked with a few folks like that over the years and sadly, by the time someone figures it out they are so firmly in place that nobody dares do anything about it. :>}
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