The Pentagon is very keen to keep troops in Iraq, and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) seems to be supporting that agenda, saying that any pullout from Iraq would “likely” lead to an ISIS resurgence in the country.
This was the conclusion from the OIG quarterly report on Iraq, and was emphasized in the introduction to the report written by Inspector General Glenn Fine. This was apparently the message meant to come out of the report, which is meant to preclude the US withdrawing from Iraq.
US officials have already said they don’t intend to leave Iraq, but the Pentagon may believe they need to double down on this position, since Iraq very clearly wants to get rid of the US forces.
ISIS effectively isn’t even active in Iraq at this point, and that’s something the OIG wants to undercut. To that end. the report also concludes that the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi hasn’t hindered ISIS operations and “has not resulted in any immediate degradation to ISIS’ capabilities.“
Since ISIS’s capabilities were already few to none by the time the US got around to killing Baghdadi, it’s perhaps unsurprising that they didn’t change. Talk of an ISIS resurgence is a convenient excuse to not wrap up the ISIS war.
CENTCOM has tried to argue that more work is needed to mean an enduring defeat of ISIS, even though it doesn’t appear to involve any actual fighting, just more open-ended occupations in Iraq and Syria. With no deadline now, after ISIS’s effective defeat, it is doubtful a deadline will ever be offered, and this will just be one more theater of operations for military brass to spar over troop levels.
Translation: Now that the big bad meanie Soleimani is dead, we can try patching up the Captagon Commandos and sending them in again.
The rest of the world knows that ISIS is a creation of CIA/Mossad, financed by Saudi Arabia, from where most of the Wahabi head-choppers come. Once again, Inspector General Glenn Fine is eating his own dog food, which is all for domestic consumption and to score points with the MIC and the Zionists whose only concern is destroying nations in what they hope will eventually be Greater Israel. Problem is, the Iranians and Iraqis aren’t buying it. They will eventually push US troops out of Iraq and Syria. It’s only a matter of time.
You’ve got a real valid point here, Thomas. Of course, ISIS is a CIA and Mossad creation that’s financed by Saudi Arabia, from where these Wahabbi head-choppers come. I agree .. IG Glenn Fine’s eating his own dog food, which is all for domestic consumption and to score points with the MIC and the Zionists whose only concern is destroying nations in what they hope will eventually be Greater Israel. Good luck with that .. Problem is, the Iranians and Iraqis aren’t buying it;)) They’ll eventually push US troops out of Iraq and Syria (the sooner, the better). It’s just a matter of time.
ISIS = Israeli Secret Intelligence Services
No matter what ISIS is or is not, this is a typical and obvious response by the Pentagon regarding withdrawal of troops and thus lessening their influence on international matters. Substitute Red Communism for ISIS and we’re only going back 55 years or so. This is bureaucratic boilerplate that should surprise no one.
Send the bastard there.. and let him know that he will be the last American to leave.
I don’t accept any statements from the pentagram officials until October rolls around.