Apparently we are now supposed to believe that this gang that can’t shoot straight is somehow capable of drawing up a strategy the specific purpose of which is to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and to prevent the group, which is linked to al-Qaida, from expanding as a global terrorist threat. So says Gen. Martin Dempsey, our pathetic excuse for a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He’s kidding, right? Come on, this gang couldn’t come up with a strategy that would give a troop of Cub Scouts a hard time.
Anyway, I guess it was during a keynote address he gave at something called the annual Aspen Security Forum, that Dempsey said, "The United States military does consider ISIL [ISIS] a threat to, initially to the region and our close allies, longer term to the United States of America." This boob went on to say, "And therefore we are preparing a strategy that has a series of options to present to our elected leaders on how we can initially contain, eventually disrupt, and finally defeat ISIL over time." He’s dreamin’.
I think by now those of us who have been paying attention are well aware of this group, ISIS. It is an Islamic terrorist organization with an estimated membership of some 7,000 religious fanatics, whose aim is to set up a Muslim caliphate. It has already violently taken control of a number of major cities in the northern and western regions of Iraq, and American officials have warned the group wants to use the area as a base of operations from which to launch terror attacks on Europe and the United States.
Dempsey told the gathering of current and former military, intelligence, and national security officials, "This is a group that has aspirations and seeks a sense of religious legitimacy." Supposedly he did not rule out the future use of American air attacks against ISIS if the group becomes a more direct threat to the United States, but said that ultimately to defeat ISIS would require "pressure from multiple directions and with multiple partners." Most likely this is nothing more that just another ploy designed to make us think these losers are tough on terror.
Specifically, he listed a stable government in Baghdad, and support from moderate Sunnis in the region to reject ISIS, including Turks and Kurds. At the same time, he rejected any suggestion that the United States should cooperate with Iran against the organization on the basis that it was responsible for the killing of many Americans during the Iraq war. He said, "This isn't about us deciding that ISIL is the latest in a series of threats and taking it on unilaterally." Well, what is it about, exactly? We never get the truth from any of these people.
Dempsey also said that military leaders have come to the conclusion that there was no reason to defend the regime of Iraqi President Nouri al Maliki due to the failure of its American-trained security forces to resist the ISIS incursion and its demonstration of a lack of unity for the cause. Well perhaps if we had been in less of a hurry to get outta there, no matter the cost, things might have gone a little differently. But again, as with everything else with this administration, politics was the driving force behind the decision.
Look, in order to succeed in such an endeavor as the one being discussed here, one must first want to succeed. And with this administration easily being the most pro-Islam administration in recent memory, I really do question their level of their commitment. I can’t help but wonder if this is just another ploy of some kind meant to sway voters as the midterm elections are now just around the corner. Dempsey is far from being credible, and like Colon Powell, he got where he is not because of his leadership ability, or military prowess, but because of his ability to kiss ass.
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