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twomp
08-01-2015, 04:36 PM
According to officials familiar with the situation, US intelligence agencies have offered a new assessment of ISIS, cautioning that a solid year of US airstrikes against them in Iraq and Syria hasn’t left ISIS any weaker than they were when the strikes began.

Surprisingly, even though the military has been bragging about how great the war is going throughout the year, military commanders aren’t disputing the assessment, and are simply saying that they believe progress will come at some point in the future, when Iraq retakes Ramadi.

Of course, ISIS didn’t have Ramadi a year ago, and only captured it two months ago. At the time, Pentagon officials dismissed the major city as of no strategic importance, so it is surprising they are now presenting its future recapture as a metric for success.

Either way, the assessment is damning to Pentagon claims that the strategy is sound, but at the same time, there is no indication that anyone in the administration is even going to consider revising the war strategy, as officials continue to insist it is a winning recipe.

http://news.antiwar.com/2015/07/31/us-intel-agencies-isis-no-weaker-after-year-of-us-bombings/

timosman
08-01-2015, 04:48 PM
Riding the gravy train.

enhanced_deficit
08-02-2015, 05:33 PM
US Intel Agencies: ISIS No Weaker After Year of US Bombings

Credit may go to improvements in US "smart bomb" precision skills.


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Dianne
08-02-2015, 06:06 PM
Probably because most are living in the U.S., receiving subsidized housing, food stamps, medical care. Obama doesn't leave those borders open for nothing.

Ronin Truth
08-03-2015, 07:25 AM
Are we still "bombing" them with supplies?

enhanced_deficit
08-04-2015, 09:29 AM
Let's wait till all the facts come out.