General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told members of Congress yesterday that he hasnt ruled out recommending U.S. ground forces attack ISIS if the current air campaign in Iraq fails. If we reach the point where I believe our advisers should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to the President, Dempsey said. Sources say the White House okayed Dempsey’s remark beforehand. Translated: The President has promised for weeks that no combat troops would be sent to fight ISIS, but public opinion is shifting in light of the recent ghastly beheadings, and the military wants to move in. So Dempsey’s remark is a trial balloon. The war with ISIS is about to escalate, one way or another. History will show that George W. Bush’s toppling of Saddam Hussein unleashed the barbarians, and Obama couldn’t contain them. The job will ultimately fall to the next president, but how many more American lives will be lost?
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:59:40 +0000
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