Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify on U.S. military strategy in the Middle East before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015.
Voice of America: White House: No 'Large-Scale' Ground Operations in Stepped-Up IS Fight
The United States says it has "no intention to pursue long-term, large-scale ground combat operations" like in Afghanistan or Iraq, in its stepped-up offensive against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter Tuesday said the change in strategy would include more airstrikes and possible ground assaults.
White House Press Secretary Eric Schultz Wednesday backed up Carter's statement, making clear the United States "retain[s] the ability to conduct limited operations [in Syria] with partners as opportunities allow.”
Update: U.S. to Carry Out Direct Action on the Ground Against ISIS (Slate)
WNU Editor: No large scale operations .... but the Pentagon is conceding (somewhat) that U.S. troops are engaged in combat .... Pentagon: ‘We’re in combat’ in Iraq (Washington Post).
Update #2: U.S. troops have been secretly fighting in Iraq for months .... New U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq Is Not New (Eli Lake & Josh Rogin, Bloomberg).
3 comments:
And the result of this position indicate that they are not going to fight on a way that they can win .What is the end game for this strategy . no objectives and no captured the flag ,with a perpetual war . no morality to hold the top of the hill and the inevitable defeat.
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They've been helping the Kurds win for awhile.
And the leaked video of the joint operation of American SF and Kurds was a message to the Iraqi government.
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