Lt. Gen. William Mayville, the Pentagon’s top war planner, today sought to lower expectations for the current US air war in Iraq, insisting the attacks are having only very limited effects on ISIS operations, and a very temporary impact.
Lt. Gen. Mayville insisted the current air war did not mean ISIS was “contained” or even that its momentum was effectively stalled, and that the current strikes are mostly focused on keeping ISIS from moving directly on Irbil.
When President Obama first announced the new air war Thursday, the strikes were said to be focused on stopping the Irbil offensive, though since then he has broadened the goals of the war considerably, aiming to protect Baghdad, stopping ISIS from taking key infrastructure, and preventing ISIS from maintaining its caliphate.
In that context, Lt. Gen. Mayville’s comments must be seen not only as tempering expectations but also as laying the groundwork for further escalation of the war, and advancing the narrative that the already large US presence is insufficient for those growing goals.
Its undeniable that Lt. Gen. Mayville’s assessment in that regard is quite true, and that even 108 warplanes is insufficient for the goals now laid out of stopping ISIS nationwide. Yet it is left unspoken just how massive the US presence would have to be for these goals, with the public expected to just accept “more” as a general trend.
Indeed, with President Obama insisting there isn’t a “military solution” at all, his decision to keep escalating that military action is all the more puzzling, and suggests that getting the military operation going in the country is an end unto itself, with escalation to match whatever goals they finally settle on something to be worried about at a later date.
Pentagon is lying in order to send arm to zionist and US puppets, the kurds.
Hey, it makes the war mobsters rich, that's all that matters, right?
Each of the few strikes was just a couple of 500 lb bombs.
You can't change the direction of a war with less than a dozen bombs.
It is absurd even to talk about what we are doing as stopping the ISIS.
Now if we DO want to stop them, we'd have to do things nobody is willing to admit they want to do. They are not willing because the voters won't stand for it, just as they refused to back an attack on Syria.
Except this time they are not going to ask the "voters" permission – and the media will deem it unnecessary to comment on the amount of dissent from the populace.
Therefore, silence is acceptance…and away we go!!
As soon as ISIS shifts it´s focus to Syria, any US activity against them will cease, be sure about that.
We said it before and we saying it again: USG/Barack Hussein Obama is not going to do anything about Iraq nor the Syria and ISIS Saudi Arabia/UAE barbarians. Barack Hussein Obama leaving the office by creating a very long time war living it to the Iraqi and Syrians to solve the ISIS problem, that was his politics when he took the office of presidency, a obligation toward Saudis, Kuwaiti and in general UAE accomplished by Barack Hussein Obama.
Before the Syrian "rebels" of all kind, the thieves and Saudis mercenaries of all kind showed up in Syria, the political atmosphere in the region was a unity in economic, political and cultural relations was developed between Syria, Iraq and Iran which Libyan and in general nations as Venezuela, Russia, China and others were supportive of the idea. But when Barack Hussein Obama took office his first agenda was to destroy Libya, later Syria and Iran. His and Hillary Clinton policies regarding regime change in Syria and Libya haven't been successful the way us state department or Barack Hussein Obama predicted, and by giving all that weapon, training and money to these bandits the very same bandits and thieves have become what is ISIS.
What pentagon is saying is that they don't have any other option, they and Barack Hussein Obama have no option but to leave the ISIS problem to be solved by the regional countries. Here Saudis and rest of UAE are thankful for USG creation in what is a barbaric caliphate regime as when George W. Bush invasion of Iraq was cheered as the mission accomplished.
Nothing is accomplished, but Joe Biden son getting a job in Ukraine. yet among other problems that people of Middle East have, Israel fascist regime among other, now they have to face theses barbarians whom are at their door steps wanting to kill them, ISIS was created intentionally by the USG/EU politics toward nations around the world.
The USG/democratic and Republican Party/ the EU Neo fascism governments and EU governing buddy have managed to hang the principals in democracy again, where by such deceptive politics it is the people of Middle East paying the price and suffer for years to come, meanwhile USG/oil corporation are in business stealing the people's wealth.
Wargasms are so plentiful they will need to design new military trench coats for official photo ops. They are getting their perma war. Mars is in Scorpio right now. The sign of death. Hubris has met Nemesis.
"Got himself in a terrible jam,
"Way down yonder in __."
1. Vietnam
2. Cambodia
3. Laos
4. Chile
5. Angola
6. Libya
7. El Salvador
8. Nicaragua
9. Lebanon
10. Honduras
11. Grenada
12. Iran
13. Phillipines
14. Panama
15. Liberia
16. Somalia
17. Iraq
18. Kuwait
19. Afghanistan
20. Columbia
21. Pakistan
22. Syria
23. Yemen
24. All of the Above
Send the neocons to FIGHT the wars they start. WAR PROFITEERS should be in the Front Lines fighting …… or else.