Posted on 05/27/2015 9:22:02 PM PDT by Nachum
The Washington Times has uncovered what it calls "deep-seated doubts" among Pentagon brass regarding President Obama's strategy in degrading and defeating ISIS. This revelation undercuts the official White House line that would indicate a unified front between the president and military officials.
One Pentagon official, said to be involved in counterterrorism analysis, asked incredulously, “What strategy?” He went on to say, “We are now floating along, reacting to ISIS.”
The general consensus among top military officials is that the president will never activate their recommended plan of sending in ground troops, a strategy that is believed to be the only way to defeat this enemy. Although The Times could not speak of this dissent reaching the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of their sources said the White House is "running the campaign" and that has the Pentagon "furious."
According to the source, some of the White House strategy involves leaving fighter pilots circling targets for hours before they are approved to drop their payload, if they get approval at all. And though nearly a year of these surgical strikes have been underway, The Times states that "the battlefield outcome [is] no better."
“This is worse than pathetic,” their source said. He added that a more robust strategy "could defeat the Islamic State in weeks."
From the report:
Another official said a constant theme inside the Pentagon is that the White House does not seem committed to winning. The frequent public relations spin is that this will be a long process to take down the Islamic State when, in fact, officers say, it does not have to be.
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>White House does not seem committed to winning.<
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Shades of Vietnam and Korea.
Let the enemy subdue his own will to fight with his internecine struggle as long as possible without sacrificing more of our own young men needlessly.
“Pet the pig”
Lol!
In the vernacular of Ted Cruz: Imagine if pig roasts were banned because they might offend the muzzier?
They are trying to run out the clock.
Except, we will have 50 years of “it’s Obama’s fault”
Bump.
I agree with your post.
We should not send in troops.
The whole Muzzie Middle East is not worth one drop of American blood. (Never has been)
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