Michele Flournoy. Reuters
The Hill: Ex-Obama defense officials: ISIS threat 'getting worse, not better'
Two former top Obama defense officials told lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. was not winning the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
"I don't think we are where we need to be," Michèle Flournoy, former under secretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"I think that this threat has shown itself to be much more serious than I think we first realized," said Flournoy, now CEO of the Center for a New American Security.
"It's something that's a long-term challenge that we need to deal with, and I don't think we are fully resourcing a multidimensional strategy," she added.
Flournoy also added that the threat is "getting worse, not better."
WNU Editor: Their analysis is very blunt .... this is a long war.
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Flournoy also added that the threat is "getting worse, not better."
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Anyone who has been paying even the slightest bit of attention to this could have told her that over a year ago ..
Why don't they just get to hell out of the way and let Russia/Iran etc. clean it up.
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In some instances feel's like 1938 all over again.
Been watching CNN, fox news politicians talking nonsense and jurnalist with a pre established talking points.
This ex official's ( Samantha Powel,Hillary Clinton Susan Rice Michele Fluornoy ) created this mess in the Middle East.when they overthrow the Omar Kadafi government now they say your strategy is not working and they are pointing their fingers when is nobody else in the room.
Finger pointing is what politicians do best. Remember, this all started under Republicans. Clinton failed to act when he could have. The situation was exacerbated by Saudi Arabia funding Wahabists in order to counter the Shi'a incluence from Iran, who wanted to lead the Muslim world. Add in the use of Israel and Palestine as a political playground, and Israel's stubborn refusal to treat the Palestinians like they have an issue, it just gets worse and worse.
Then you add in Bradley Manning and his release of messages that led directly to Arab Spring and the brewing Islamic Civil war... Well, maybe we should try to contain it instead of solving it ourselves.
Because, you know, China and Russia are still out there...
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