DrYouth wrote:C-Mag wrote: Trump stopped supplying them with weapons.
Y'all were supplying ISIS with weapons?
C-Mag wrote: Trump opened up the ROE on the ground.
What's ROE?
Shedding absolutely no tears for ISIS.
How's the cleanup going in the aftermath?
I'm thinking many of the general pop probably fell out of love with ISIS along the way....
Yes, we were supplying weapons to ISIS. John McCain was the bag man
In the zeal of the Obama Admin, Gang of 8 and Intel Community to oust Assad, they were giving weapons to anyone who said they would fight Assad. Problem is, most of them were also ISIS. It was a US Iran Contra, and hardly a word was said.
ROE - Rules of Engagement, when you can engage the enemy with force. In recent history they have been so restrictive that Washington DC has to authorize the pulling of a trigger in the worst cases. Now, the military has the authority on the ground to seek and and engage the enemy with force.
I'm not sure were too worried about clean up in the aftermath. Gotta win the fight first. That comes later. It will be imperfect and lead to other problems, but that is war.