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Pentagon Official Reacts Angrily to Obama's ISIS Strategy Claim: 'What the F‐ Was That?'
2015-06-09
According to Fox News, a military official is taking issue with the president's claim that he is waiting for a plan from the Pentagon to come up with a complete strategy to degrade and defeat ISIS.

On Special Report tonight, Charles Krauthammer noted that Obama occasionally stumbles on the truth, as he did when he admitted that his administration does not yet have a strategy to defeat ISIS; but as is always the case with this president it's never his fault when something goes wrong.

"The reason is Obama's entire strategy rests on the notion that trained Iraqis under this government are going to carry the fight to ISIS," Krauthammer said, noting that strategy has failed in Mosul, Ramadi and Fallujah.

"This is a country that was abandoned by Obama in 2011 and threw in its lot with other players. And now we're trying to reclaim that. It cannot be done," Krauthammer said.

"The idea that he would now put the blame on the Pentagon for having lacked in offering him plans is exactly consistent with Obama's method, which is to always blame others."


One military official reacted angrily to Obama's blamesmanship:

"What the f‐ was that," the official told Fox News. "We have given him lots of options, he just hasn't acted on them."
Because... golf dude
Oh, you wanted him to choose? He's a community organizer, dude, they don't make decisions...
He's the bloody OPFOR. After 6+ very long years, don't you GET IT ?
Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of the Americans agree with Obama that he has no strategy to defeat ISIS. An astounding 71% say he does not have a clear strategy, while a mere 19% say he does.
Either Obumble is Nero and golfing while the Middle East burns, or he WANTS ISIS to spread. There are no other reasons why the feckless behavior is happening.
Posted by:DarthVader

#23  Sezzes it all ...

* TOPIX > [Weekend] ITS UNTENABLE FOR US [Obama] TO SEAL A NUCLEAR DEAL WID IRAN WHILE ALSO ARMING ITS OPPONENTS.

Ditto the Bammer = USA vee PUTINIST RUSSIA + IRAN, OTHER?

POTUS Obama being hypocritical, + its just not good or proper OWG Globalist Co-Superpower Sibingness = Globie MilPol/Geopol "Parity".

["GET SMART"S AGENT 86 MAXWELL SMART = "ITS JUST NOT NICENESS" here].

VERSUS

* WORLD NEWS > [Noodls] US SENATOR TOM UDALL [repeats] CALLS FOR LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF MILITAY FORCE AGZ ISIS.

Unilateral US-led "Limited Authorization" for Unilateral US-led Limited Military Force/Military Action(s) as per Unilateral US-led Anti-US OWG Globalist Limited War(s)???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-06-09 22:11  

#22  As per #3, the spread of ISIS/ISIL is a means to a larger or bigger end, namely the Regional, Trans-, + Geopol expansion of Amerika's new BFF + future OWG Co-Superpower sibling IRAN.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-06-09 19:39  

#21  ...if all the competent generals resign, who will ∅ replace them with?

In one sense that's not going to be too many. The question is in 18 months who the next prez replaces them with. The next one should form a team of some of the retired/fired who demonstrated military combat competency on the battlefield and begin making lists. As demonstrated by the present occupant, senior GOs serve key positions at the prez's discretion and the Senate's approval. Out the managers and 'yes men' that there are too many of and put in people who know how to fight and have demonstrated it. You'll see the biggest turn over since the start of WWII. Have a lot of checked boxes but no combat experience? tough luck.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-09 15:40  

#20  I think we're dealing with a lot of Clinton Appointees at the top of the officer corps. That would leave a layer of competent ones from the W era waiting their turn.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-06-09 14:56  

#19  ....if all the competent generals resign, who will ∅ replace them with?

The incompetent ones ?



Posted by: Besoeker   2015-06-09 14:35  

#18  rjschwarz, if all the competent generals resign, who will ∅ replace them with?
Posted by: James   2015-06-09 14:10  

#17  an overwhelming majority of the Americans agree with Obama that he has no strategy to defeat ISIS

Our President has finally brought the country together.
Posted by: SteveS   2015-06-09 13:54  

#16  there are three plans right here on my desktop that were presented.

You are right, he wants the islamist takeover
Posted by: newc   2015-06-09 12:08  

#15  Back before 'modern' history, when there were Trumans, Humphreys, (Scoop) Jacksons and the like, there were actually classical liberals in the Democratic Party. Now they can only be found in too many numbers in the Trunk establishment after the Socialist purge that started in the 70s. Having lost their original political nest they've taken over the other one. Surrendering got them were they are now. However, they continue that failed policy today expecting a different outcome or just the crumbs from the table.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-09 12:05  

#14  ...anda shout out to the Trunk establishment that made sure you only had a choice between a Democrat and a Socialist.

P2k, a bit redundant, no ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-06-09 11:06  

#13  ...and a shout out to the Trunk establishment that made sure you only had a choice between a Democrat and a Socialist.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-09 10:27  

#12  This is what happens when a bureaucracy drone is elected to a position of leadership.

A special shout out to those 'pubs who sat out the last election rather than vote for Romney.
Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169   2015-06-09 10:17  

#11  General, you should have resigned and saved your honor rather than look the fool.

It's your word against the One and there are many people out there predisposed to hate the military and worship the one. You lost before the discussion began.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-06-09 10:06  

#10  General, you don't understand. He considers you more of an enemy than ISIS.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-09 09:51  

#9  Ice cream cone. Beer. Bathhouse. He's at his best when consuming, not producing...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2015-06-09 08:41  

#8  What's your strategy? I got nothing! That's his answer? PUTZUS is a bonehead to communicate this to our enemies: Incompetent or wants ISIS to spread seems to be the options. Of course, if we had a real smart POTUS, he might be bleeding both Shias (Iran) and Sunnis (ISIS) and thinning the herds but I doubt it--even if this were true you wouldn't want to communicate it to the world. Nah, he just wants to finish out the term without doing much but work on his golf score--maybe spread a little racial unrest.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-06-09 07:35  

#7  We never get coverage of Obama on the golf course but I am sure the caddy takes the blame for all of the hooks and slices.
Posted by: Airandee   2015-06-09 06:45  

#6  Obama's heritage to the American People:
1) The establishment of the ISIS empire in Iraq and the spread of Islamic fundamentalism in the middle east.
2) The establishment of Iran as a "kosher" nuclear threshold power in the middle east.
3) The crawling alienation of Israel, the only democratic state in the middle east. The Israeli Street and government do not trust Obama any more as it becomes clear that Obama intends to sacrifice Israel and befriend the Iranians.

Are we witnessing the decline of the USA as a world power?
The vacuum in the ME will suck into itself the Iranians, the Russians and (maybe) the Chinese. When and if a new American president will want to reverse the situation it may already be too late.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2015-06-09 05:40  

#5  Hey - give "The Messiah" a break - it's obvious that all those golf balls aren't going to hit themselves.
Posted by: Lone Ranger   2015-06-09 04:27  

#4  
Posted by:    2015-06-09 04:25  

#3  He's on the other side. He wants ISIS to spread.
Posted by: Unonter Bluetooth3165   2015-06-09 03:49  

#2  Never blame the soldier.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-06-09 03:32  

#1  He doesn't know what to do, so he does nothing. Being a politician, he claims that nothing is something.

He is of the opinion that it's his job to wear nifty outfits, give state dinners, and hobnob with celebrities. He's much more interested in getting transgendered people into the military than he is in using military power as a tool in the national interest.
Posted by: Fred   2015-06-09 01:56  

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