In his weekly radio address, President Obama continued to play up the idea that the war on ISIS is going to be fought primarily by a massive, worldwide coalition he has assembled.
“This isn’t America vs ISIS. This is the people of the region vs. ISIS. It’s the world vs ISIS,” Obama declared. He insisted the US will “advise and assist” and lead “a broad coalition of nations who have a stake in this fight.”
The US has indeed assembled over 40 nations as part of the anti-ISIS coalition, but virtually none of them have committed to practical involvement in the conflict, beyond throwing arms at the Kurdish Peshmerga or participating in a few of the airstrikes.
Obama continues to insist that ground troops won’t be involved in the war, though the administration seems to be trying to redefine what actually counts as a ground war, and Pentagon officials repeatedly during the week made reference to the likelihood of an eventual US ground combat role.
The address appears like it could’ve been largely written the same time as the week and a half ago war speech, echoing the same attempts to downplay the scope of the conflict to the American public, while insisting that the bulk of the fight is going to be handled by a mythical foreign force.
"Coalition blah blah us vs. them."
That's because USG, for last 60 years been at war with the world, policing the world and there is not a nation in Middle East paying for USG knowingly or unknowingly mistake after mistakes.
Take palestinians for example, take 1952 cop de Etta in Iran for example, take the Vietnam war for example, take the Balkan war for example, the the bombing of counties that even the American people or university students didn't know where it was, take the Afghanistan war, take the Iraq falsified, deceitful where USG was ordered by Saudis to change Iraqi regime, for country to be eliminated., and look at USG latest creation, the Syrian regime change also ordered by Saudis/UAE whereby is admited that USG have miscalculated ISIS. The list of USG wrong doing, the war of deceptions is as long as modernized mankind civilization.
This time around the world is not going to participate because they don't trust USG no matter what it's say, but people of Syria, Iraq and Iran will defeate this Saudis/UAE barbarians if they are helped to full extand and the meaning of the word.
If it's the people of the region vs. ISIS, then what the hell are we doing there? So much blather for the Fox/CNN audience.
I suspect we have reached the phase of insanity in this undertaking that is roughly equivalent to that of the German Army toward the end of WWII when phantom divisions were being dispatched to various parts of the Eastern Front in an effort to shore up the notion in the leadership that victory was still possible. What could be more clear from developments than the paralysis of American thinking and the powerlessness of our whore leadership class in these events?
its logical in one way but very immoral – the powers that be do NOT want to win any war -Why? because the war machine/the military industrial complex has to justify its existence and so will conjure up "enemies" anywhere and everywhere – perpetual war
If he wants to deal with ISIS he has to do deal with the Sunni vs Shia schism, and American foreign policy which helps fuel extremism (unwillingness to force peace between Israelis and Palestinians). The question is, is the US government going to join the reality based community and deal with the world as it is, or is it going to continue being a tool for interest groups foreign and domestic which harm the country. It looks like a dysfunctional Empire ruled by these interest. Russia dealt with foreign governments meddling in its political process and the US should do the same.
Count me out.
They tried "Humanitarian Crisis" and no one really bought it – except the MSM and the easily manipulated followers, of which I must admit there are manym many more than there should be.
So, I wonder what terms they'll couch the reversal of "no US boots on the ground" because they don't/won't have the balls to say, "Well, we couldn't get any of the "coalition of the willing" to actually do anything close to providing the cannon fodder, I mean troops for this adventure…so, "It's OUR responsibility to do it" and I know you'll be behind me all the way."
Just wait, it's coming. And the sad thing is the majority of the American people will willingly allow it to happen…again.
i suspect they will manifest some BS ISIS leader who has to be taken out and the only way that can be done "surgically" is with soldiers on the ground – yeah I know that contradicts the govts claims of surgical bombings and drone strikes but thats standard stuff for the govt to lie and lie again
Haven't you heard? This is the greatest existential threat we've ever faced…we must fight them over there so we don't have to fight them here…they hate humanity…they love death so, we'll give it to them…this is like nothing in history…we are all at risk…everyday…especially our precious bodily fluids…run for your lives…there's a giant on the beach…
Just what in the hail does it take to scare you into blind obedience…sheesh.
guess I'm just friggin' ignurant…
Hmmm.
1. Ever changing events in Iraqi region requires new speeches to reinforce US position.
2. Were there because we have economic interests in the region.
3. Russia is a terrible example of a country that has taken care of its issues. Religious or otherwise.
4. American people do not vote on foreign policy so suggesting the american people will roll over in support is a misinformed statement.
5. US government has always adapted to how the world is now and its currently dealing with a lot of people that live in regions that are ignorant and do understand the concept that the world is changing.
6. Its easy to criticise US govt, who has leaders elected by the people, to learn, understand and shape policy in an ever changing world. 🙂
Ah, the Kool-Aid is strong in this one!
the product of a US education enlightens us about geography
It is not the world vs.ISIS.
It is ISIS ,al Qaida,Khorasan etc.vs. all non-Muslims.
The West has a problem with his demography and multi-cultural society.
Western soldiers are "doing their Job" and want come back healthy .They have no idealism like these Terror-groups.
The West needs the Shiite Iran as regional superpower to fight against these Sunni Terrorists.
Also there has to be made stress against Saudi Arabia,Qatar,Kuwait,etc. who are supporting direct and indirect these butchers.Also there should be a cooperation with Assad instead fighting him.
And the West should take care about Turkey who is playing a double game and the owner of nuclear weapons Pakistan.
What a chaos! The cold war was a easy game.Now it is on a long term:to be or not to be.
Hope human mankind will not go back to the stone age.Be kind to each other you only life once.
He reminds me a lot of Woodrow Wilson (our very worst president ever) in 1917, ranting that Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare around the British Isles – which was a legitimate war zone – was "an assault against all of mankind". Funny though, how all the rest of the world didn't bother to declare war. Only America did.