Posted on Mar 26, 2016
Raid that killed an Islamic State leader marks a shift in US strategy
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Ash Carter announced that the U.S. military is preparing to establish a new Special Operations task force in Iraq to expand on having more direct action operations and increase intelligence gathering.
Intelligence gathering is playing a key role in continuing to direct contact operations as information gained in one raid leads to another and information about key sites such as the money vault in Mosul which we bombed.
Keep in mind that with every successful strike we have against ISIL they will move in a direction to show that they are still a legitimate force possessing authority because of this we will see an increase of attacks in soft locations in Europe and the West, so we must do everything we can to stay one step ahead of them.
Intelligence gathering is playing a key role in continuing to direct contact operations as information gained in one raid leads to another and information about key sites such as the money vault in Mosul which we bombed.
Keep in mind that with every successful strike we have against ISIL they will move in a direction to show that they are still a legitimate force possessing authority because of this we will see an increase of attacks in soft locations in Europe and the West, so we must do everything we can to stay one step ahead of them.
Raid that killed an Islamic State leader marks a shift in US strategy
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We should've LONG had teams on the ground doing a full BDA after a strike. This would prevent the finding out later on that "we didn't get the guy" reports. My question would be, how long can we support this? SOF operators are human, and can get burned out with the crazy OPTEMPO they've had to endure over the years. These men and women are not an easily made commodity either. All that training to either be on the teams or be in support isn't a two week AIT or ASI type of thing. Are we going to end up doing more harm over the long term with burnout and the hint of sequestration hanging over their shoulders? We're going to need a more long term solution than wack a mole with UAV's, and "non" deployment of troops.
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What is that Old Ma Bell Commercial "Reach Out and Touch Someone" we are pretty good at doing that these days.
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CPT (Join to see) thanks for posting, killing the number 2 in ISIS will mean more violence in the democratic society. The U.S. are sending 500 more troops to Iraq in liberation of Mosul to reclaim the city and unite Iraq as one country.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL See this article for new information. http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/01/25/carter-signals-us-plans-to-deploy-more-troops-to-iraq.html
Carter Signals US Plans to Deploy More Troops to Iraq
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has again addressed the controversial issue of U.S. "boots on the ground" in Iraq and Syria.
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