U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland greets U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, after they arrive in Baghdad, Dec. 16, 2015. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen
Washington Post: Top U.S. general in Iraq: ‘End of the beginning’ in Islamic State fight
Citing the retaking of Ramadi by Iraqi forces as a “turning point” in the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq, the top U.S. general in charge of operations there said that the Pentagon has reached the “end of the beginning” in the campaign to drive the extremist group out of the country.
“The enemy suffered devastating losses [in Ramadi] and the Iraqi security forces have proven themselves capable of defeating Daesh even when the enemy has all the advantages of a prepared defense in an urban area,” Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland told reporters Monday, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State.
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There MacFarland goes again, making stuff up, this time about the wonderful job the Pentagon did training a new corps of elite Iraqi troops....yada yada....when it was the Shia militias who did the heavy lifting while the Iraqi troops cowered in their defilade positions.
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