Posted on 05/27/2015 4:31:28 PM PDT by markomalley
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.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn is quoted urging the Obama administration to take a more aggressive approach if they want to achieve their stated goals:
Unless the United States takes dramatically more action than we have done so far in Iraq, the fractious, largely Shiite-composed units that make up the Iraqi army are not likely to be able, by themselves, to overwhelm a Sunni stronghold like Mosul, even though they outnumber the enemy by ten to one.
We must engage the violent Islamists wherever they are, drive them from their safe havens and kill them. There can be no quarter and no accommodation.
Obama's former Central Command Chief Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis recently said, "Right now we have an America that is starting to reduce its role in the world. That’s not good.”
Former defense secretary Robert Gates is quoted telling MSNBC, "We're basically sort of playing this day-to-day."
But perhaps the White House remains confident in its approach, because what could really be so dangerous about a JV team?
A 2nd Year Cadet at West Point an see the GLARing weakness in it!!!
0dumbo’s responsible for the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims and Christians by turning America’s back on Iraq and dishonoring the lives of all U.S. troops lost there. Treason on all levels.
This pentagon brass could do something about this if they would only do something drastic. I believe they’re the only ones that can stop what’s happening to this country. Sadly, they don’t have the will to fight this country’s real enemy any more than the Iraqis have to fight ISIS.
ISIS isn’t the JV team, the Obama administration is!
The gutless cowards will do nothing but lick the sole of the boot stomping their face. They shame every real American that ever served.
I certainly feel the shame. I would not serve today.
Lots left before they wanted to. And for that reason.
Well what do ya know, the top US military brass is now admitting that the fraud in the WH has no plan to defeat or even curtail ISIS. We all know what needs to be done but I’m not holding my breath to see what the top brass is going to do about the enemy currently in the WH.
You mean the Brass remaining after the good men were purged and replaced by liberals with stars?
It’s an Arab war for Arab boys.
Sound familiar?
Are these people...these military brass...really that stupid? That they do not know, by now, what Obama’s agenda entails? Whatever it takes to score a loss for America is Obama’s top priority. We are truly doomed by the stupidity of those in charge.
%hats because barry wants a steady supply of Arab boys to replace those killed in his “Man’s Country” days.
Consider that Barry has never hired smart people in his life. Then consider that Barry purged the old guard and hired/promoted their replacements with hand picked people.
The answer is yes. They are really that stupid.
The Pentagon (Army of Hasan under the undocumented
Indonesian impostor) was attacked by al Qaeda —
but under the Impostor pRes_ _ent, it has armed al Qaeda.
IT IS TR_ _ S _ N !!!
Does anyone in the Pentagon want to buy a vowel?
or defend the US Constitution against enemies Domestic?
See post 7
In sports, I have deep-seated doubts about the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins playing each other in the next Superbowl.
In dining out, I have deep-seated doubts about Taco Bell receiving top marks in a New York Times restaurant review this year.
In Congress, I have deep-seated doubts about the House and the Senate passing a balanced budget this year and sticking to it.
But, when it comes to military policy, I have no doubts at all that Obama's ISIS strategy is doing exactly what he wants it to accomplish. Unfortunately.
The Pentagon is ‘furious’? Good. About time.
Obama has always seen Republicans, Christians, conservatives and the Second Amendment his real enemy; IS is no more than a distraction to him. When he rants about global warming, it’s really capitalism he’s talking about.
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