Friday, February 20, 2015

"U.S. plans large-scale offensive..."

To take Mosul, Iraq, from Islamic State militants. Save the date?
The U.S. is planning to join a large-scale air and ground coalition offensive to free Mosul,

Iraq, from the clutches of Islamic State militants in coming weeks, but analysts fear the effort will lack the resources to succeed — most notably U.S. boots on the ground.

Pentagon officials say the effort to reclaim Mosul is likely to launch the spring, soon after Mr. Carter has been brought up to speed on the coalition’s strategy and operational needs.
This sounds more like the military is asking ISIS to leave Mosul, than anything else.

11 comments:

AllenS said...

I'm sure glad that 0bama ended the war.

bagoh20 said...

The only way to get them out now will be to kill the entire population of Mosul first, because that's who they will be hiding behind. Watch the atrocity parade there once this gets started. Leaving Iraq is the only campaign promise Obama kept, and history will see it as one of the stupidest strategic moves in history, but history is racist.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

This sounds more like the military is asking ISIS to leave Mosul, than anything else.

In which case they should ask nicely.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

I thought Obama had to get authorization? No?

Aridog said...

I just am fascinated by the strategic planning this administration does...notifying the enemy of future contretemps. Good thing we didn't do that at Saratoga or Yorktown. Just saying...

These guys today think they are playing chess, not fighting a war where real people die. Heaven help us.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

The "random extremists" will stop chopping off heads if we give them some good jobs.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

authorization?

What for?
He has a phone and a pen.

ricpic said...

Once you understand that Hussein sides with radical Islam, which hates the West almost as much as he does, all becomes clear. He will arrange things either so that ISIS is undefeated and the Caliphate strengthens, or, if it is defeated the victor will be revolutionary Iran, not the relatively stable states of Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

edutcher said...

The Choom Gang wants to feather their political nest the way they did exploiting the bin Laden hit (after it was pulled off behind their backs).

What they done is wrap Lee's battle plan in a bundle of cigars.

Calypso Facto said...

"Re-take Mosul" that should read.

virgil xenophon said...

Nothing like telegraphing one's punch giving ISIS time to booby-trap the entire city. Nice buzz-saw/meat-grinder (take your pick) you're sending everyone into, Obama. Oh for the days when Kings rode to battle at the head of their Army!

Mosul?

You first, Obamassiah..