Pentagon; war against ISIS is going swimmingly

Fox News reports that the Pentagon thinks that the war against ISIS in Syria and Iraq is just jom-dandy the way things are, well, except for the fact that in recent days the group of thugs have successfully occupied an oil refinery and they’re closer to Baghdad;

“We believe across Iraq and Syria that Daesh is losing and remains on the defensive,” said Marine Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, chief of staff for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, the name of the international campaign fighting the Islamic State.

And, oh, yeah, according to the Associated Press, ISIS has occupied and destroyed a government compound in Ramadi;

The advance marked a significant setback for the Iraqi government in its long fight to defend Ramadi, the capital of western Anbar province, where Iraqi forces have made little progress against the extremist group despite months of U.S.-led airstrikes.

The capture of the compound — which houses a police headquarters as well as provincial and municipal offices — followed a coordinated attack in which three near-simultaneous suicide car bombs killed at least 10 police officers and wounded dozens more, Ramadi’s Mayor Dalaf al-Kubaisi said. He said two Humvees previously seized from the Iraqi army were used in the attack.

But, not to worry, that great strategist – the fellow that Obama put in charge of winning the war against terror – is on the job;

The White House said Vice President Joe Biden called Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Friday to reaffirm U.S. support in light of the attacks on Ramadi. It said Biden promised expedited security help, including delivery of shoulder-fired rockets and other heavy weaponry to counter militant car bombs.

I’m sure the Iraqis feel better now. They got the same promises when Falluja fell about 18 months ago. Those promises took nearly a year to reach fruition.

The good news is that the administration doesn’t plan to increase the presence of US troops, but you know, everyone who has ever complained about the military-industrial complex and how corporations are the only ones who profit from war aren’t saying anything now. The war in Iraq promises to be a money pit for US taxpayers for decades, and mostly because we’re fighting a no-win, pin-prick, limited action battle instead of the intensive no-holds barred all-out war that the region needs to win against the ISIS cancer.

Category: Terror War