Politics A scathing new Pentagon report blames Trump for the return of ISIS in Syria and Iraq

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    • The Pentagon inspector general issued a report to Congress saying that the Islamic State is again growing in power in Syria and Iraq, with approximately 14,000 to 18,000 militants.
    • The report specifically said President Donald Trump's decision to rapidly draw down troops in Syria and pull diplomatic staff from Iraq increased instability and allowed the militants to regroup.
    • Former Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk, who resigned following the drawdown announcement, has repeatedly warned of this scenario, saying that Trump's policies would lead to chaos and "an environment for extremists to thrive."
    A report from the Pentagon inspector general found that President Donald Trump's decision to rapidly pull troops out of Syria and divert attention from diplomacy in Iraq has inadvertently aided the Islamic State's regrouping in Syria and Iraq.

    The Department of Defense's quarterly report to Congress on the effectiveness of the US Operation Inherent Resolve mission said that "ISIS continued its transition from a territory-holding force to an insurgency in Syria, and it intensified its insurgency in Iraq" — even though Trump said ISIS was defeated and the caliphate quashed, The Wall Street Journal reported.

    Many officials and experts have repeatedly warned that a rapid US withdrawal from Syria would enable ISIS to regroup into an insurgency after their battlefield defeats by the US-led coalition.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/pen...s-syria-and-iraq-2019-8?utm_source=reddit.com
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Oh well.
     
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    No way. ISIS has been eliminated,, per Donald.
     
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    Same pentagon reports that said there were WMDs in Iraq?
     
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    So one said there was WMD when there wasn't

    Then we get someone Who said there are no more Isis when there is.

    Id say the 2nd one is way worse. They both are awful, but the 2nd one takes the cake.
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    No, those reports came out almost 15 years ago. I don't think those reports said anything about ISIS or Donald Trump.
     
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    So more troops in the middle east?
     
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    I'm sure they probably did. US Intelligence will change the history books to suit their own narrative.
     
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    Theyy cant change the narrative that we have the worst person in that office we will ever have.

    Theres no argument.
     
  10. SlyPokerDog

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    Trump got Isis out of Greenland and didn't even get to keep the country.
     
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    The report is a couple weeks old

    Still disturbing
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Also in the news:

    barfo
     
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    I thought this was well known.
     
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    ISIS is cancer...you can eradicate it and thinks its gone but the risk of it returning is always there.
     
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