Raymond Thomas testifying on his nomination to be general and commander of the US Special Operations Command during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 9. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
France 24: Top general won't say 'winning' in anti-IS fight
The general leading US special operations forces cautioned Thursday against talk of "winning" against the Islamic State group in Syria, where the jihadists are fighting to defend a last scrap of territory.
President Donald Trump in December declared victory over IS, saying the US had "beaten them badly" and "we have won" as he announced the 2,000 or so American troops -- most of them special forces commandos -- would withdraw from the country.
General Raymond Thomas, who heads US Special Operations Command, was asked at a hearing in the US Senate what winning in Syria would look like.
"I'd be hesitant to use the term winning, as opposed to the objective," Thomas told the Armed Services Committee.
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WNU Editor: One more reason why the U.S. should leave Syria and let the players deal with this never-ending war.
1 comment:
You cannot say what victory will look like, when politicians cannot countenance the facts.
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