"Trump’s ISIS Plan, as Described by Tillerson, Sounds Like Obama’s"
By GARDINER HARRISMARCH 22, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/world/middleeast/rex-tillerson-isis.html?_r=0
"WASHINGTON — On the campaign trail, Donald J. Trump falsely accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State. He said Mr. Obama “did not get it,” in terms of fighting the extremist group that is based in Iraq and Syria, and vowed to obliterate them on the battlefield.
But in the Trump administration’s first major announcement of its still-nascent plans to defeat the militants, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson on Wednesday closely parroted Mr. Obama’s strategy. His comments came as talk of fighting the Islamic State was overshadowed by an attack in London that killed four and injured 40. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack, or if the Islamic State was linked to it."
We would rather go to war with some continuity than otherwise.
"If there were differences with the past administration, they were mostly in Mr. Tillerson’s emphasis on fighting the Islamic State’s online recruitment and propaganda, and in stabilizing Iraq and Syria once the militants are defeated. Over the last month, the Iraqi Army has pushed into western Mosul, the northern Iraqi city that has been a hard-fought battleground. And just this week, Syrian fighters aided by American military advisers have moved to isolate Raqqa, the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed capital in northern Syria.
“We will continue to facilitate the return of people to their homes and work with local political leadership,” Mr. Tillerson said, adding, “As a coalition, we are not in the business of nation-building or reconstruction.”
Mr. Tillerson urged the diplomats gathered at Foggy Bottom to do more. He said the United States had so far provided 75 percent of the military resources and 25 percent of the humanitarian support used against the Islamic State."
Will any country Tweety has insulted respond to Tweety's asking them to "stop up" and do more? Othersd agree Tweety is mimicking his "enemy," that "sick" man, Obama.
"Trump’s Pentagon Presents ISIS Plan That Looks Much Like Obama’s"
by Cynthia McFadden and William M. Arkin
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-s-secret-plan-beat-isis-looks-lot-obama-s-n735171
"Donald Trump promised during the campaign to implement a "secret plan" to defeat ISIS, including a pledge to "bomb the hell out of" the terror group in Iraq and Syria.Now, the Pentagon has given him a secret plan, but it turns out to be a little more than an "intensification" of the same slow and steady approach that Trump derided under the Obama administration, two senior officials who have reviewed the document told NBC News."
Who cares if the Tweety plan is like the prior President's plan. Not me.
