Declaring the New York truck attacker “an animal,” President Trump declared the US to be hitting ISIS “10 times harder” after the Tuesday terror attack, saying the US is getting revenge for the attacks and “we hit them like you folks won’t believe.”
The claims are in keeping with President Trump’s eagerness to present military force and increased aggression as the go-to solution to terrorism. His assertion, however, is simply untrue, with Pentagon data showing no change in the execution of the wars.
Indeed, Pentagon officials appeared surprised at Trump’s claims when pressed for evidence, offering a very content-light statement about how the US always hits terrorists hard wherever they find them. Trump’s spur-of-the-moment declaration, however, appears to have given them no time to manufacture anything giving even the appearance of an increase in strikes.
Trump’s off-the-cuff claims have tended to leave US agencies scrambling to try to explain things that are plainly false, but the 10 times harder claim was patently absurd, as it would rest on the assumption that the US could even conceivably increase their attacks tenfold on a moment’s notice.
Trump was right to say what he did . Saddam H. or the Shaw of Iran did not have many terrorists . because they struck back so hard nobody wanted to be a terrorist . Some times and some places that’s the only thing extremist terrorists understand .
No he wasn’t. We couldn’t physically hit them “ten times harder” in such a short period of time. And please don’t tell me we should emulate the “Shaw” or Saddam.
If you think about it AlQaida and ISIS have a pretty good advertising program for young men . Join ISIS and we will capture you several sex slaves . If some how you should die we will give you 72 virgins to keep you happy for ever . Sound a lot better than getting a harp to play with . I think we have to find out who is paying for their groceries and bullets and furnishing the weapons for these fights and attack the source of their funding . If that means we have to steal the oil ? Do it .
Too bad our media doesn’t provide them with the address of the enlistment office, along with that ‘come along’. But then I’d be surprised if the media is as familiar with Jihadi recruiting as they are with Jack and the Beanstalk.
why do you have to find out, the US openly stated that Al Nusra Front were their Moderate Muslim Insurgents in Syria and Libya in 2013 and we know that ISIS is the child of Al Nusra Front and Al Nusra was formerly known as Al Qaeda in Iraq. we also know that the US has been giving them TOW missiles on a resupply when the launcher is returned. we also know through Budget papers that the US was not supplying weapons initially that was the Job of the Saudis, we also know that every Al Nusra Front and ISIS member is a Wahhabi follower the official Islamic Sunni sect of the House of Saud! We know who the suppliers are there are even pictures of US leaders with them, Google John McCain in Syria 2013 and there are pictures of him with Al Qaeda leaders (al Nusra Front) and soon to be the leaders of ISIS!
very good answer . So you and I know who is furnishing the arms and bullets . Maybe even the American people do too and that’s why they elected a outsider . do you think he will be able to change things .
That’s what Che Guevara thought, and did. And we don’t think that was right at all. No terrorists living in Cuba either.
Oh but you are wrong there are terrorists in Cuba and North Korea . they have control of everything in the whole country . We have them in this country too . Just refuse to pay your income tax you will find out .
You’re stretching the envelope of ‘terrorism’ there, chief. Our elected ‘governments’ are called democracies – so are theirs for that matter – right in the titles.
I beg to differ with you . We did finally attack ISIS after they took 1/2 of Iraq finally hit them more than 10 times harder . A much smaller attack on the 700 Toyota pickup trucks most surely would have hurt their recruiting ability . Trump may indeed be hitting them 10 times harder at the bud stage by going after their recruiters .Somalia and Niger are both places I didn’t know we were fighting ISIS .
the 700 Toyota’s originally supplied by the US to Al Nusra Front ever wonder why there isnt a Vehicle Identifiable Number search on Destroyed ISIS vehicles to find out who supplied them…………Because it was America! Apparently Congress were in the most unaware that the US was fighting in Niger either!
Trump continues with his blurting out of ridiculous s**t. Someone put a f**king muzzle on the moron.
He’s listening to the Israelis again. “Kick them harder” is a zionist mantra.
The Israeli do not kick them harder . If they did the Palestine population would all be dead . Instead they are one of the fastest growing populations in the world .
That’s not what they call ‘kicking’, trying to kill all of them is what they call ‘a holocaust’. Mind you being successful at one would be a first and could be something else altogether – an extinction. They’re ‘scientific’ and nobody is out on the street ‘remembering’ them.
he is correct about something WE DO NOT BELIEVE HIM!
What a ridiculous nitpicky article. “Never let any opportunity to cricicize Trump go un-used!!! As we ALL Know..Pres. Trump. Is given to hyperbole…It’s in his nature, as a promoter his whole life and it has served him well and continues to do so as President. Let his comment do its job and serve as a warning to potential Isis terrorists. He is feared by our enemies and celebrated by our many allies that Obama thru under the bus!!! Thank God (*not alla) for Donald Trump!!
Deliberately misspelled as a sign of disrespect to Muslim apolofists everywhere!!! No mikronos he is listening to the american people.
The alleged attacker was radicalized in the USA, as would any normal observer be. More wars as a solution? “My generals” are not very observant if they think this.