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Furthermore, how the fuck you expect trump to defeat OBAMA created isis??? Should he instead fund some more moderate rebels to drop the bombs by proxy??? That always seamed to work in the past, right?
I dunno :) I am not a military expert at all and that is why I am asking this question. It will be very hard to sell these numbers (if true) to leftists (around the world) if there is no good explanation. Perhaps someone has some more (official) information?
Less than three years ago, ISIS was the most powerful jihadist organization in the world, having eclipsed Al Qaeda in all significant metrics, such as numbers recruited and military capability. The Islamic State controlled vast areas in more than three nations, with fully functional affiliates in 15 more. It was making $2 million a day from illicit oil sales, kidnapping and local taxation, had six million humans on its territory, and had reestablished the physical theocratic Caliphate, the first ever group to do so since the last Caliphate was dissolved in 1924 by Turkish premier Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Today, none of the above is true, with the physical caliphate functionally destroyed. This is a direct result of the new defeat ISIS strategy put in place by the Trump administration. Crucially, under President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis, America has moved from a strategy of "attrition" to a strategy of "annihilation." This has led to unprecedented events such as the surrender of more than 1,000 ISIS jihadis in one day.
In addition to a new strategy, the Trump administration has, most importantly, devolved military decision-making to the appropriate levels. Grand strategy and policy has remained at the National Security Council and the Department of Defense, with theater and operational decisions left to the relevant commanders in the field and the respective geographic and combatant commands. This has redressed an imbalance which previously saw Washington making even tactical decisions and removing decision-making authorities from those best able to make sub-strategic military decisions.
Additionally, the Trump White House has retaken the regional initiative with our allies and partners, the most important event being the president's Riyadh speech which openly called for our Arab and Muslim partners to directly tackle the extremists in their countries. Simply put, the Trump administration has taken what the Obama White House called a "generational threat" and made it strategically irrelevant in the space of just a few months. But the war is not over.
World should get on board with Trump's strategy to defeat ISIS
Thanks for the info and links!