Nancy A. Youssef: Pentagon Insiders: ISIS War Plan is ‘Not Working’
It’s not just Obama’s critics in Congress who think he can’t defeat the Islamic State. Defense officials also say his plan will fail.
The Obama administration’s strategy against the self-proclaimed Islamic State is facing increasing skepticism, not only on Capitol Hill, but also in the halls of the Pentagon.
From Iraq to Washington, there are quiet murmurs within from those in uniform that either the U.S. should commit more ground forces to the war effort or stop suggesting it can defeat ISIS with airstrikes and a sprinkling of Special Forces.
On Wednesday, the former top Army officer added to the growing chorus of criticism of the strategy, as did four defense officials in interviews with The Daily Beast.
The current approach “is not working,” one defense official conceded.
WNU Editor: You do not have to be a Pentagon insider to know that the current war plan against the Islamic State plan is not working. But President Obama has made it very clear on numerous occasions that he does not want to impose a large American footprint in this conflict, and US Defense Secretary Carter has also made it very clear (see previous post) that the administration does not want to "Americanized" this conflict. This is a conflict that the governments in this region must play the primary role in resolving .... unfortunately .... they are either too slow and/or are doing a lousy job in doing just that.
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