Gen. Mark A. Milley tells 300 ROTC and U.S. Military Academy cadets his winning philosophy. Milley spoke during the George C. Marshall Award and Leadership seminar on Fort Leavenworth, Kan., March 31, 2015. (U.S. Army photo/ David Vergun)
The Hill: Top Army general: US making progress against ISIS, but 'not yet winning'
The top general in the Army thought the United States was losing the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as recently as September, but he thinks progress has been made in recent months.
“Things are moving in the right direction,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. “There is progress. But progress is not yet winning. No one should think this is over. It is not. There’s a lot of work to be done.”
Milley, who took over as Army chief of staff in August, visited Iraq in September shortly after his appointment. During that visit, he said, he thought the United States was losing.
“I was absolutely convinced of it,” he said. “The enemy had strategic momentum.”
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WNU Editor: On a positive note, it appears that Islamic State is losing in Syria .... Islamic State Suffers More Setbacks in Syria (VOA).
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Who is the CINC (in this case appropriately pronounced SINK!)?
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