Obama WH worked on a plan to seize Raqqa. Trump team decided not to use it

Gatortag · February 02, 2017, 08:47:15 PM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obamas-white-house-worked-for-months-on-a-plan-to-seize-raqqa-trumps-team-deemed-it-hopelessly-inadequate/2017/02/02/116310fa-e71a-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_trumpsyria-320pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.fc5beb96ee22

Let's do it faster and more brutally, that will help I'm sure. Obama handed him something great and he spit on it. What a shame.

challengerX · February 03, 2017, 06:32:12 AM

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gats · February 03, 2017, 08:41:16 AM

>Trump is retarded
What else is new?

DAS B00T x2 · February 03, 2017, 10:13:57 AM

Is it just me or was Obama's answer to everything "just give the kurds guns, bro"?

Alpha · February 06, 2017, 08:54:35 PM

Obama's plan doesn't involve working with Assad. Sounds like a shit plan.

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · February 07, 2017, 01:11:51 PM

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Luciana · February 07, 2017, 07:43:45 PM

Quote from: ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ on February 07, 2017, 01:11:51 PM

Based on how much of a clusterfuck the siege of Mosul has been, I wouldn't think twice about throwing out Obama administration plans either.

Urban warfare is a bitch, yo. Regardless of what you do, it'll always be some of the most intense and brutal fighting in modern combat.

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · February 07, 2017, 08:22:22 PM

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Gatortag · February 07, 2017, 09:09:24 PM

Too bad there's citizens there. Otherwise I say we bomb the shit out of it till the city looks like a wasteland. Nothing but rubble. Or is that too much?

SecondClass · February 07, 2017, 09:15:33 PM

we need a stronger intelligence division

honestly we should already have undercover agents in ISIS, the Kremlin, China, etc

it's a failure of the government that we don't - instead of pouring all this funding into fighter jets, we need a way to know more about our enemies

Luciana · February 07, 2017, 11:53:51 PM

Quote from: ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ on February 07, 2017, 08:22:22 PM

Quote from: Luciana on February 07, 2017, 07:43:45 PM
Quote from: ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ on February 07, 2017, 01:11:51 PM
Based on how much of a clusterfuck the siege of Mosul has been, I wouldn't think twice about throwing out Obama administration plans either.
Urban warfare is a bitch, yo. Regardless of what you do, it'll always be some of the most intense and brutal fighting in modern combat.
This doesn't excuse the extreme overconfidence displayed at the start of the siege, especially when you look at losses. Some of the Iraqi army's best units have been devastated, and often for really stupid reasons. The Golden Division got really fucked up because they were poorly utilized. The whole operation reeks of incompetence on the part of the US and the Iraqis.

I think it was more the US (Obama Administration) wanted it done quickly so he could make a mark and claim he helped knock out ISIS before he left. But you're probably right.

gats · February 08, 2017, 05:13:58 AM

Quote from: Alpha on February 06, 2017, 08:54:35 PM

Obama's plan doesn't involve working with Assad. Sounds like a shit plan.

Assad's forces probably won't get anywhere close to Raqqa for another 1-2 years, why do you want to give ISIS the benefit of operating freely?

Quote from: ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ on February 07, 2017, 01:11:51 PM

Based on how much of a clusterfuck the siege of Mosul has been, I wouldn't think twice about throwing out Obama administration plans either.

Mosul was never under siege and frankly with 750k-1mil civilians remaining and limited use of airstrikes there is no other way to liberate a city of 2+ million.

challengerX · February 08, 2017, 05:51:38 AM

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Genghis Khan · February 08, 2017, 07:04:58 AM

If you ban muslims entering your country I wonder how many terrorist attacks there would be in your country?

Watch Yo Profanity · February 08, 2017, 08:43:33 AM

Quote from: SecondClass on February 07, 2017, 09:15:33 PM

we need a stronger intelligence division

honestly we should already have undercover agents in ISIS, the Kremlin, China, etc

We do, the problem is some of our enemies are harder to infiltrate.

DAS B00T x2 · February 08, 2017, 12:35:23 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on February 07, 2017, 09:15:33 PM

we need a stronger intelligence division

honestly we should already have undercover agents in ISIS, the Kremlin, China, etc

it's a failure of the government that we don't - instead of pouring all this funding into fighter jets, we need a way to know more about our enemies

For every dollar spent spying on law abiding citizens, at least ten are spent spying abroad. Remember when that scandal about us spying on Germany's and most of the EU's official emails broke a few years back?

And US doctrine is based upon the fast acquisition of, and ability to hold and maintain air superiority. Why wouldn't we funnel more funding in to fighter programs? (my personal thoughts about the f35 failure aside)

challengerX · February 08, 2017, 01:17:52 PM

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Spartan · February 08, 2017, 01:35:13 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on February 03, 2017, 10:13:57 AM

Is it just me or was Obama's answer to everything "just give the kurds guns, bro"?

mfw obama spilled a cup of water and armed the kurds rather than wiping it up

Alternative Facts · February 08, 2017, 01:38:11 PM

Quote from: Karjala takaisin on February 08, 2017, 07:04:58 AM

If you ban muslims entering your country I wonder how many terrorist attacks there would be in your country?

Do I start a fight?

challengerX · February 08, 2017, 02:41:34 PM

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Assassin 11D7 · February 12, 2017, 12:27:32 AM

Quote from: Alternative Facts on February 08, 2017, 01:38:11 PM

Quote from: Karjala takaisin on February 08, 2017, 07:04:58 AM
If you ban muslims entering your country I wonder how many terrorist attacks there would be in your country?

Do I start a fight?

If your favorite word is "Takbir", then yes.

Risay117 · February 12, 2017, 11:15:50 AM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on February 03, 2017, 10:13:57 AM

Is it just me or was Obama's answer to everything "just give the kurds guns, bro"?

It kind of is. Why put troops on the ground. Also they need a strong ally that is not expansionist over there to keep breathing down both nations throat. Basically creating a counter balance for both Iraq and Syria.

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Risay117 · February 12, 2017, 11:16:37 AM

Quote from: SecondClass on February 07, 2017, 09:15:33 PM

we need a stronger intelligence division

honestly we should already have undercover agents in ISIS, the Kremlin, China, etc

it's a failure of the government that we don't - instead of pouring all this funding into fighter jets, we need a way to know more about our enemies

ISIS is dead. The only discussion at the moment is how long until the last outpost falls. And who gets the territory.

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Turkey · February 12, 2017, 12:53:47 PM

Quote from: Risay117 on February 12, 2017, 11:15:50 AM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on February 03, 2017, 10:13:57 AM
Is it just me or was Obama's answer to everything "just give the kurds guns, bro"?
It kind of is. Why put troops on the ground.

I tend to agree, but an argument against relying on regional allies is that they tend to be fucking incompetent and often corrupt.

challengerX · February 12, 2017, 04:01:55 PM

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