Q: who do you think the 'Coalition troops' are?
A: YPG irregulars with a couple of SF embeds to direct US air strikes and relay intel;
Q: what do you think 'American intelligence assets' are?
A: drones and maybe satellites.
Q: who should be making tactical decisions?
A: the YPG.
Q: who should not be making tactical decisions?
A: some tubby Freeper posting from his La-Z-Boy who couldn't find Manbij on a map.
Clearly, the SDF chose to let ISIS fighters escape. while the U.S. was forced to watch it happen.
Why does the U.S. even give a damn about ISIS? BECAUSE they are a threat to America and American interests. YET, Obama wages a proxy ground war? As stated previously, the SDF could give a damn about protecting American interests as they are only concerned with local and finite territories and politics.
Thanks to Obama we are 'leading' from behind and waging war with one hand tied behind our back. Obama's war waged on ISIS is very reminiscent of how the Vietnam war was waged -micromanaged and half assed with cheerleaders like you drinking the government koolaid and promoting the 'we are winning' talking points...
As to your attempted personal attacks; e.g.: "some tubby Freeper posting from his La-Z-Boy who couldn't find Manbij on a map." I was already aware you had no argument; regardless, your repeated need to ineptly prove it