Quote Originally Posted by Bill Moore View Post
Good news, but in the end is there really a so-what factor? Rinse, repeat, we keep repeating the same successes multiple times a year, and 17 years later we're still fighting in the same terrain.
Bill,

It's Tuesday, it must be ISIS day. I write this as The Soufan Group has a similar commentary, which starts with - their emphasis:
Bottom Line Up Front

  • Small pockets of Islamic State fighters have regrouped throughout parts of Iraq and Syria.
  • Jihadists are becoming more brazen, executing coordinated attacks on security services and oil fields.
  • The Islamic State’s remaining war chest could prove to be sufficient for the group to fund its resurgence.
  • Engineering a comeback is part of the group’s current strategy of resting, rearming, and recuperating.

With the renewed vigor of the so-called Islamic State in areas north and west of Baghdad, a residual American military presence in Iraq is necessary to keep the terrorist group from staging a comeback in areas previously considered ‘liberated.’
Link:http://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrie...pt-and-evolve/