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| Total annihilation: Mattis maps out the path ahead against ISIS |
| 2017-06-01 |
| [Military Times] WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's approach to defeating the Islamic State is now defined as merciless annihilation, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday, summarizing what's become a more aggressive effort in Syria, Iraq and beyond to prevent the group's foreign fighters specifically from escaping its strongholds once local allies have them cornered. "The foreign fighters are the strategic threat should they return home to Tunis, to Kuala Lumpur, to Paris, to Detroit. Wherever," Mattis said. "By taking the time to deconflict, to surround and then attack, we carry out the annihilation campaign so we don't simply transplant this problem from one location to another." |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #6 "An eye for an eye and soon the whole world's blind" was the fellow travellers' slogan after 9-11 More feel-good bullsh*t from people who don't have our best interests at heart. As I understand, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" was a legal principle that punishment must be proportional to the offense. And it was civil law, not war. As for "barking dogs...", remember this is Jim "I keep other people awake at night" Mattis. There is a new sheriff in town. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2017-06-01 21:07 |
| #5 I hope the 5th columnists at home are also addressed. They keep gnawing away from the inside. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-06-01 13:32 |
| #4 "An eye for an eye and soon the whole world's blind" was the fellow travellers' slogan after 9-11. I think experience has shown us that unless you take an eye for an eye, your enemy will hop your head off, enslave your women, and steal your house and car. |
| Posted by: Fred 2017-06-01 12:56 |
| #3 "wedon't simply transplant this problem from one location to another" That removes Gitmo as an option. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-06-01 11:19 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-06-01 10:29 |
| #1 Why am I thinking "barking dogs..." |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-06-01 10:02 |