Posted on 02/21/2015 10:51:36 AM PST by Whenifhow
That didn’t take long. Less than a day after the U.S. military announced its Spring offensive against ISIS, seasoned military officers said the plan was unworkable. Skepticism about the U.S. and Iraqi military plans for the next phase of the ISIS war begins inside the Pentagon.
Less than 24 hours after U.S. military officials publicly detailed their plans for a spring offensive on ISIS-held Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, many within the Pentagon privately questioned whether that timetable was plausible. They said that they were dubious that their partners in the Iraqi military—the troops supposed to lead the offensive—would be capable of conducting such a campaign by then.
“I really doubt it is going to happen that soon,” said one military officer who, like several others, served in Iraq between 2003-2011 and spoke on condition of anonymity. “And if it does, it will take months.”
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Critics inside the U.S. defense community note that the battle for Mosul could be much harder than the coalition’s fights so far to reclaim cities from ISIS. It took 112 days for a capable Kurdish ground force and U.S.-led air campaign to win back the small northern Syria city of Kobani.
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Sources inside the pentagon say that it is doomed because it doesn’t take into account sectarian divisions.
Daily Beast quote They said that they were dubious that their partners in the Iraqi military—the troops supposed to lead the offensive—would be capable of conducting such a campaign by then.
At 2:54 what is striking is that the White House and the National Security team which is run by Susan Rice, National Security advisor, never called over to the Pentagon, and never asked them “what do you think?” Tony Shaffer clip – President has fired people for doing their jobs and gave a heads up on the military action.
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The Chopping Block - Shaffer: POTUS Fires People Who Do Their Jobs - Fox & Friends
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Sources inside the pentagon say that it is doomed because it doesn’t take into account sectarian divisions.
Daily Beast quote They said that they were dubious that their partners in the Iraqi military—the troops supposed to lead the offensive—would be capable of conducting such a campaign by then.
At 2:54 what is striking is that the White House and the National Security team which is run by Susan Rice, National Security advisor, never called over to the Pentagon, and never asked them “what do you think?” Tony Shaffer clip – President has fired people for doing their jobs and gave a heads up on the military action.
cough , it’s really The Susan Rice plan ,
It seems like the military these day has a habit of telling the world what they have just developed or are going to do. Are they looking to see if it will be supported before they do it, being afraid of public opinion since the Vietnam war?
New Title:
“Valerie Jarad’s Plan Doubted by Unpurged Pentagon Officials”
When do the Generals begin to take serious their oath to defend the constitution?
If they are sending American soldiers into harms way knowing that they can not (or will not be allowed) to succeed, then they are traitors to this nation.
If Obama had been president during World War Two, he would have announced plans to invade Normandy in early June sometime around April, 1944.
I pray for our troops.
Who is this five-star geneal.
The ones that might have done that have been removed.
It’s not too hard to destroy these sand Neanderthals if that is what you truly want.
Helloo, is there any body home??? Did FDR or Winston Churchill tell the Germans when and where they’ll attack, on D-Day? What’s the matter with our military? Have they jst gone over the other side, because they don’t want to upset OBAMA? Is there anyone in Washington, that will speak against this MONSTER?
Kurdish soldiers will fight. Iraqi soldiers will not.
This is exactly what I’ve predicted since the Mosul plans were made public. There was no slippage of information. The goal was to give the enemy all the information it needed to make necessary adjustments. What will follow is a statement that such an ambitious plan will need to be shelved until 2017 at the earliest. And conveniently, Obama’s reign of terror will be done.
Not having any experience nor knowledge of strategic warfare, I still say bomb these monsters in every rat hole they exist on the planet. I don't get it. We have numerous photos of their convoys (yes, they move) and satellite intel to show where they are currently. ISIS is not like the Taliban who hide in mountain villages and behind women and children. They are out in the open every day.
If only we had a Patton, McArthur, or Eisenhower and a President that supported them. Go Dresdan on them and let the collateral damage be done. Time to rid the world of the scourge that is Islamic Radicals. Make a horrific example of them.
Although my long time hope has been with Israel, I'm not certain their politics will support "never again". My current hope is now with Egypt and Jordan. They are not concerned with world PC nor the UN. Let them eradicate this menace with "extreme prejudice".
Of course. While we supply these Iraqis with our weapons, we will ignore the KURDS. Stands to reason doesn’t it?
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