Pentagon officials are saying “hundreds” of additional trainers are needed for the ISIS war to give the Iraqi military a chance of capturing Mosul, the largest city presently under ISIS control, with spokesman Col. Steve Warren saying the trainers will be offering new types of training ahead of the attack.
Col. Warren said the hope that that some of the trainers would come from other countries, though recent reports have suggested that some nations have turned down those requests, and the US is expected, as usual, to provide most of the forces.
Pentagon officials have previously indicated the expectation is to capture both Mosul and Raqqa this year, though this is considered wildly optimistic, and there is no official timetable for even attempting to attack Mosul.
Adding more troops, even “trainers,” is likely to also be difficult to sell to the Abadi government, which is facing growing criticism for allowing as many US troops as are already on the ground into the country after the bloody 2003-2012 occupation.
America could start by NOT training or funding in any way shape or form Al Nusra read Al Qaeda in Iraq, it could also stop the foreign funding of Al Nusra and Isis, noting that both are Wahhabi sects and being funded out of Saudi Arabia, and some other Gulf States! Time to tell the Saudis that if they continue to fund them they will be sanctioned. A lot of funding has dried up due to less oil being sold to Turkish Refineries (thanks to Russia making it plain as to WHO was selling and where the trucks that were carrying it were to the world) sadly the US didn’t do anything about those trucks even though they knew exactly what they were doing and where they were! Why can we not find where all the new vehicles are coming from late model Toyotas they have to be coming from somewhere=, which dealers are selling Toyotas to Terrorists! that is why there are vin numbers to track vehicles!
The United States is the root cause of this whole mess dating back to Afghanistan and the Charlie Wilsons war days! they have been in bed with one faction of another of Al Qaeda since then whether sanctioned or rogue CIA actions!
“Hundreds More Trainers Needed for ISIS War in Iraq” Because RUSSIA has been killing so many of your ISIS fighters ……….
How many times?