Pentagon Spokesman: We Need 'Strategic Patience' As We Fight Islamic State

Washington Free Beacon: Pentagon: ‘All Of Us Need Strategic Patience’ As We Fight Islamic State

Rear Adm. John Kirby on Tuesday defended the Obama administration’s actions in Iraq and urged “strategic patience” in the war with the Islamic State, prompting disbelief from other panelists on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

“We have a strategy” to degrade and defeat IS, Kirby said, walking back a Monday comment by President Obama that “we don’t yet have a complete strategy.”

Obama was widely criticized for the admission, which mirrored a similar comment from 2014. The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson called the admission an “accidental revelation of the truth” earlier in the program.

WNU Editor: This is what they mean by "strategic patience" .... US: Saving Iraq from Islamic State could take 3 to 5 years (AP). Yes .... you are reading it right .... 3 to 5 years !?!?!?!?!