The Hill: US military drafting 'new narrative' for ISIS war
The U.S. military is seeking to craft a “new narrative” for the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in part to push back on the growing perception that President Obama does not have a strategy.
Military officials on the Operation Inherent Resolve task force have recently formed a working group to formulate a "new narrative," defense officials told The Hill. Separately, the Joint Staff has drafted its own messaging document.
The steps are preliminary, and are part of a larger effort to better communicate the U.S.'s military strategy amid heavy criticism from Republican presidential candidates who say Obama is losing the battle against the terrorist group.
Update: Administration, military aiming to improve anti-ISIS effort 'narrative' -- CNN
WNU Editor: The problem is not the narrative .... the problem is in the strategy and policy.
Update #2: So true .... Obama Scrambles To Create "New ISIS Narrative" After Putin Embarrasses Washington (Zero Hedge).
WNU Editor,
ReplyDeleteThe US policy ( going back to Carter) of trying to use some Jihadi's to achieve US goals of destabilization, while since Bush I, deeming that other jihadi's were the US's "enemies", is the root cause of US failure.
Putin's position that there is no graduation between one Islamic terrorist and another, is the only foundation to build a ME Policy on.
JF is correct, the US strategy has been for ISIS not against it, in concert with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The US is primarily against the Iran-Iraq-Syria-Hezbollah axis, and ISIS has been helpful in that.
ReplyDeleteThank heavens Russia came on the scene.