After Trump scraps Obama’s military ‘rules’, troops decimate ISIS at a pace that even surprises commanders
December 8, 2017 | Luis Miguel | Print Article
Liberals may not want to admit it, but President Trump is succeeding ‘bigly’ with one of his major campaign promises: crushing ISIS.



By discarding Obama-era rules of engagement and giving the military greater freedom, the Trump administration has decimated ISIS with a speed that’s even surprising commanders on-the-ground.

With less than a year in office, President Trump has overseen massive gains against the Islamic caliphate, with the once-powerful terror state losing city after city.

ISIS once governed immense territory in Iraq and Syria, ruling over 8 million people and controlling profitable refineries, agriculture, smuggling routes, and arsenals.

Now, ISIS controls only 3 percent of Iraq and 5 percent of Syria. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is in hiding. American forces and regional allies have liberated key cities like Mosul, Raqqa, Tel Afar, and Rawa.

Brig. Gen. Andrew Croft, the ranking U.S. Air Force officer in Iraq, told Fox News he credits the Trump administration with providing the right leadership.

“The leadership team that is in place right now has certainly enabled us to succeed,” Croft said. “I couldn’t ask for a better leadership team to work for, to enable the military to do what it does best.”

President Trump has allowed Defense Secretary James Mattis great latitude to work without micromanagement. Mattis, a former Marine Corps. General and Commander of United States Central Command, is the first senior military officer to serve as Defense Secretary since George Marshall in the ’50s.


Defense Secretary James Mattis.

The President’s hands-off approach has led to accelerated results. “It moved more quickly than at least I had anticipated,” Croft said. “We and the Iraqi Security Forces were able to hunt down and target ISIS leadership, target their command and control.”

Marine Col. Seth Folsom, who oversaw fighting in Al Qaim near the Syrian border, described feeling “liberated” under the new leadership.

“I never felt constrained. In a lot of ways, I felt quite liberated because we had a clear mandate and there was no questioning that.”
Brig. Gen. Robert “G-Man” Sofge, the top U.S. Marine in Iraq, echoed Folsom’s sentiment, saying commanders have “enjoyed not having to deal with too many distractions and there was no question about what the mission here in Iraq was.”

He continued:

“We were able to focus on what our job was without distraction and I think that goes a long way in what we are trying to accomplish here.”


Sofge pointed to the loosening of rules of engagement designed to reduce civilian casualties, suggesting such rules had previously made troops less efficient.

Speaking about the modification of rules of engagement under President Trump, Sofge said:

“We used precision strikes, and completely in accordance with international standards. We didn’t lower that standard, not one little bit. But we were able to exercise that precision capability without distraction and I think the results speak for themselves.”
Yahya Rasool, spokesman for Iraq’s Defense Ministry, also praised the Trump administration.

“I was not optimistic when Trump first came to the office,” he said. “But after a while I started to see a new approach, the way the U.S. was dealing with arming and training. I saw how the coalition forces were all moving faster to help the Iraq side more than before. There seemed to be a lot of support, under Obama we did not get this.”

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oorah general Mattis. Get Some.

It's a beautiful thing.

Under Obama : ISIS grows unchecked for years and expands into new regions with unchecked cruelty, destruction and inhumanity.

Under Trump : ISIS pretty much wiped out in less than a year.

The differences don't get much starker than that.

MAGA!

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Kill them dead, then kill them some more.

Yes, is it not exciting to see our military do what they are trained and equipped to do?

Now, all Trump needs to do is get that social justice shit out of the military.

Trump, with one arm tied behind his back, keeps reminding us that Obama was a feckless loser. Eat your heart out Obie One Nobody.

B. Hussein O 's actions are understanda le when you realize he was never on our side

Obama was looking out for the success of his terrorist cronies in the Islam religion. Trump is looking out for our troops and our country. Go Trump.

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Originally posted by greco:
Obama was looking out for the success of his terrorist cronies in the Islam religion. Trump is looking out for our troops and our country. Go Trump.

It is obvious to everyone but the libtards.

Thanks for a great post, downtownv.

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Originally posted by Sig209:
It's a beautiful thing.

Under Obama : ISIS grows unchecked for years and expands into new regions with unchecked cruelty, destruction and inhumanity.

Under Trump : ISIS pretty much wiped out in less than a year.

The differences don't get much starker than that.

MAGA!

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Sure.

Remember obama saying the most beautiful sound he ever heard was the call to prayer?

He is one and that's why he coddled them.

Good riddance to bad trash.

MAMBA!

Making
America's
Military
Bad-Ass
Again!

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Sure.

Remember obama saying the most beautiful sound he ever heard was the call to prayer?

He is one and that's why he coddled them.

Good riddance to bad trash.

The NEW favorite sound is Artillery, Gunships and airstrikes...

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
Yes, is it not exciting to see our military do what they are trained and equipped to do?

You mean blow shit up and kill people? Why yes. Yes it is indeed!

And even better, I bet it will save US lives, and a boatload of money in the long run.

Showing those bastards there is a new Sheriff in town, and he ain't playing.

Winning! MAGA!

Trying to understand how out front line troops must feel, coming from the last White House occupant to President Trump.

Must feel pretty good...

I've not heard a word about this on any of the main stream media news shows. They will not broadcast anything that puts Trump in a good light. I'm just blown away by how biased they are.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Kill them dead, then kill them some more.

Kill them, kill everyone who knows them, destroy their weapons and the desire to ever want to take up arms again.

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Originally posted by ulsterman:

quote:

Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Kill them dead, then kill them some more.

Kill them, kill everyone who knows them, destroy their weapons and the desire to ever want to take up arms again.

Some would argue All the males as well

Saw this morning Iraq has taken back the border with Syria.

The MSM is really after the President. I like to listen to NPR but this is getting sickening. Any item they can blast Trump for they do. And Steven Colbert is another POS. Disgusting! Will this stop after his re-election?