Monday, May 18, 2015

Ramadi falls. Our Counter Terrorism concept is failing...

via McClatchey.
The elite Golden Brigade, Iraq’s premier special forces unit, which had withdrawn to the “Stadium” neighborhood south of the city on Friday to await reinforcements and prepare a counterattack had also abandoned its positions and was retreating from the area under heavy attack by Islamic State forces, according to two officers within the unit reached by phone Sunday.
“Ramadi has fallen to Daash (ISIS),” one officer said. “There were many suicide bombers and many soldiers and officers are dead.”
Ramadi has fallen....The Iraqis were given a gift payed for in blood and they proved unworthy of it.

The "elite" Golden Brigade ran instead of standing to fight.

Isn't it obvious that all this feel good nonsense that the Pentagon has bought into isn't working?  Partnerships, Training missions, mastering the human terrain...none of it meets the test when its used in the real world.

Our counter terrorism concept is failing.



Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/05/17/266937/islamic-state-routs-last-elite.html#storylink=cpy

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