U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman: 'Islamic State Has Not Been Contained'

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, foreground, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the House Armed Services Committee about U.S. strategy for Syria and Iraq in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1, 2015. DoD Photo

The Hill: Joint Chiefs chairman: 'We have not contained' ISIS

The United States has "not contained" the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the nation's top military officer said Tuesday, contradicting President Obama's remarks last month about the terror group.

"We have not contained" ISIS, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

The comment runs counter to what the president said days before ISIS launched a string of attacks across Paris.
"I don't think they're gaining strength. What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain, and we have contained them," Obama told ABC News.

Update: Gen. Joseph Dunford: U.S. has not contained ISIS (Washington Times)

WNU Editor: I doubt that many will disagree with Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford's analysis .... but the comment that I found eye-opening was the following .... Dunford on ISIS: ‘The Enemy Doesn’t Respect Borders and Neither Do We’ (USNI).