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Following Obama Pentagon speech, Israel introduces elite unit to fight ISIS
Leader and Times ^ | 09 July 2015 | Jim Kouri

Posted on 07/10/2015 7:07:58 AM PDT by Sam's Army

While President Barack Obama during his Pentagon visit on Monday explained his approach to fighting and defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) with the statement that “Ideologies are not defeated by guns; they’re defeated with better ideas,” Israeli political officials and their security commanders announced their own plans for a specially trained brigade.

According to an Israeli source, Geoff Gotfield, a former member of a police counterterrorism team, the new unit – created and trained in secret – was also formed to deal with the threat of Iran’s nuclear weapons program, despite Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry enthusiastically trying to “sell” their attempt to achieve a nuclear agreement with Islamic Republic.

Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, on Tuesday during an Armed Services Committee hearing, criticized President Obama’s comments at the Pentagon on Monday about his progress against ISIS as being delusional. “President Obama’s comments today reveal the disturbing degree of self-delusion that characterizes the Administration’s campaign against (ISIS),” McCain said.

Others said they were disappointed that some of the military leaders at the Pentagon showed no “backbone” and stood behind Obama while he pontificated about a non-existent coalition of 60 nations.

According to Israel Defense Force (IDF) officials, the new fighting force is being trained and armed for unconventional counterterrorism and anti-Iranian missions.

The announcement is being characterized as a wake-up call for the general Israeli population. The new force’s missions include protecting southern and northern Israel against rocket and mortar fire and preventing Islamist groups using armored carriers captured from Syrian and Iraqi militaries to storm the Jewish State’s border.

“The new commando brigade is designed for quiet, bold, covert and effective action against terrorist groups posing a threat from the Sinai Desert to Egyptian sovereignty and Israel’s southern border. Such action would be coordinated closely between Israeli and Egyptian military and intelligence arms,” said an IDF statement. “Israelis are taking no chances against a declared enemy.”

Other possible IDF operations are Israel’s continued battle against the Lebanon-based Shi’ite terrorist group Hezbollah or any Syrian groups including the Nusra Front who decide to attack the region’s only true democracy.

All members of the Israeli warrior group are experts in different aspects of covert and stealth operations deep behind enemy lines. The yet to be named brigade is said “blend U.S. Delta Force, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and Britain’s Special Airborne Service commandoes all rolled into one war fighting and covert operations unit.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: betterideas; guns; iran; isis; israel; obama; waronterror
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To: MHGinTN

Read the caption under the photo and note the color of Obola’s headgear.


21 posted on 07/10/2015 11:05:48 AM PDT by Flag_This (You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
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To: Flag_This

But L4B lies all the time, so how can anyone trust anything he says or does. And double the indemnity if he is in fact a practicing moose slime, because he is exercising taqqiya all day every day!


22 posted on 07/10/2015 11:18:24 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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23 posted on 07/10/2015 2:04:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Sam's Army

Israel forms a fighting force, Obama rainbows the White House..


24 posted on 07/10/2015 9:37:34 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe and Microaggressor..)
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To: Diogenesis
Why did America arm al Qaeda (”rebels”) after they attacked America on 911?

They were following the precedent set by their political leader, the president:

Operation Cyclone

25 posted on 07/15/2015 10:26:33 AM PDT by archy
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