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| U.S. General Says Syria Rebel Training Could 'Take Years' | |
| 2014-10-03 | |
| [AnNahar] Retired U.S. general John Allen, who is leading the international effort against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... turbans, said Wednesday that the training of Syrian rebels would be a slow process. "It is going to take a while, it could take years, actually," Allen said in an interview with CNN. "We have to manage our expectations." Retired U.S. general John Allen, who is leading the international effort against Islamic State extremists, said Wednesday that the training of Syrian rebels would be a slow process. "It is going to take a while, it could take years, actually," Allen said in an interview with CNN.
The U.S. Congress has approved the training and equipping of moderate Syrian rebel units as part of an international plan to defeat the Islamic State (IS) organization in Iraq and Syria. Allen said the training of Syrian rebels was already under way. "The process of getting that unfolded is occurring right now with the idea of locating training camps and beginning to accumulate the Syrian elements that will go into those training camps," he said. The United States, which leads the international coalition, initially launched strikes in Iraq on August 8 and widened its campaign on September 23 to include Syria, where IS has its headquarters. Allen said the international response has provided an opportunity for new partnerships. "It's actually an important moment where so many countries from so many different backgrounds share that view, that this is an opportunity to create partnership across those lines of effort that can achieve real effect," he said. During the interview, Allen spoke about Iran's role in tackling IS fighters. "We're not going to contemplate a bilateral coalition with Iran," he said, but went on to add that the Iranians "have a role to play, and where that role is helpful, we'll encourage it." The U.S. Congress has approved the training and equipping of moderate Syrian rebel units as part of an international plan to defeat the Islamic State (IS) organization in Iraq and Syria. Allen said the training of Syrian rebels was already under way. "The process of getting that unfolded is occurring right now with the idea of locating training camps and beginning to accumulate the Syrian elements that will go into those training camps," he said. The United States, which leads the international coalition, initially launched strikes in Iraq on August 8 and widened its campaign on September 23 to include Syria, where IS has its headquarters. Allen said the international response has provided an opportunity for new partnerships. "It's actually an important moment where so many countries from so many different backgrounds share that view, that this is an opportunity to create partnership across those lines of effort that can achieve real effect," he said. During the interview, Allen spoke about Iran's role in tackling IS fighters. "We're not going to contemplate a bilateral coalition with Iran," he said, but went on to add that the Iranians "have a role to play, and where that role is helpful, we'll encourage it." | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 Give them grenades, tell them to pull the pin, after 15 seconds, put the pin back in, then throw it. Will shorten the training time drastically. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-03 12:53 |
| #6 If you fall back upon the Darwinist selection approach*, you can cut 'years' off that schedule. *very popular with the Soviets. Of course, they had the manpower to |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-03 10:13 |
| #5 deom, give the grenades to ISIS with instructions to count to 10 and throw. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-10-03 08:18 |
| #4 IMO, this is one of the following (or a mixture). (a) The generals, grasping their political masters' folly, intend to procrastinate as long as possible. (b) These "freedom fighters" are trained to continue the fight Actually, with a minor (for USA) investment in equipment, this can be made to work. For example: "This is a grenade. You'll get grenades just like this when you go operational. You pull the pin, count to five, and throw." |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-03 06:52 |
| #3 g(r)om The classic definition of insanity, [hoping for different outcomes, etc], aggravated by denial and cognitive dissonance seems to apply. I've now heard the "it will take years" line so often now, I'm reasonably certain it's a regime talking point intended to anchor results [or consequences] far beyond the tenure of the current administration. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-03 06:04 |
| #2 Isn't there enough US trained Jihadis already? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-03 05:28 |
| #1 "It is going to take a while, it could take years, actually," Allen said in an interview with CNN. "We have to manage our expectations." My 'expectations' for any initiative the Champ undertakes could not be lower. But thanks for the tip just the same General Allen. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-03 04:37 |