After launching the ISIS war in Iraq last year, President Obama promised it would be an air war only, with no boots on the ground. After deploying a number of troops, that was revised to being a “non-combat” mission, where the troops were only there to “advise and assist.”
Yesterday, US Special Forces got in a direct gun battle with ISIS, and one soldier was slain, during a joint US-Kurdish raid. That seemingly put an end to the claims of no combat, despite Pentagon claims to the contrary. As officials try to clarify, it only gets more confusing.
Speaking today, Defense Secretary Ash Carter followed up his non-combat pledge with a promise to launch even more raids, then attempted to shift the narrative, claiming that sending ground troops into direct combat “doesn’t represent us assuming a combat role,” and that the raids are part of the advise and assist mission.
While bragging about the effectiveness of the raid was unsurprising, the attempt to spin clear combat as “non-combat” is just plain puzzling, and may suggest the Pentagon decision to launch the raid was not in keeping with the administration’s policy goals.
Look: you are dealing with bunch of barbarians, it is the mankind duty to face these worms created by Saudis and those who support such regime to destroy the mankind, this solder give his life to save humans and humanity, he was a solder, Turkish Erdogan regime governing a country supporting these barbarians, the Swedish King prizes Saudi regime that helps these barbarians to kill a mankind solders.
The best raids don't involve combat. Lots of killing perhaps, but no combat.
Classic example of how state parties always get bogged down in unwinnable guerilla wars.
If Iraqi government for real ask Russia to start its militaries engagement in Iraq, USG will simply lose its grip on Iraq which is the reason for USG doing all kind of propaganda, lying about war on the ground is part of USG-European politics to sideline the truth. The Kurdish people were involved in freeing the hostages, they asked us special forces for help, which in such scenarios was a good thing to do, the sad thing if the matter is that USG could have done this without getting involved in Islamization of Middle East when Obama become president, since every step taken by USG been a disaster for the Syria, Iraqi people.
Another step in the direction of U.S. ground forces directly involved in Iraq war part 3 and Syria war part 1. Russia has embarrassed Washington with its more effective bombing in coordination with Assad ground forces.
In Washington-speak, Special Forces don't do "combat." They do "special operations." Only regular occupation troops do "combat."
But then, in Washington-speak a lot of killing goes on under strange names. It does not make the names true, or the killed any less dead.
"…and may suggest the Pentagon decision to launch the raid was not in keeping with the administration’s policy goals."
Yes, i wouldn't be surprised if Ash Carter is getting his "ash" handed to him for letting this happen on his watch. i doubt if this operation would have been approved at higher levels. Apparently this operation didn't even involve other Americans at all! This was pure adventurism. Nothing to do with defending our freedoms.
For that reason one has to question the wisdom and judgment of the so-called brave soldier who died for making himself a party to such nonsense. He took the risk of working for such a corrupt organization, now he's paid the penalty.