Obama: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy ISIL<\/p>\n
B. Hussein Obama, 9\/10\/14<\/p>\n
First off, in FM 3-90, the IS no term of \u201cdegrade\u201d. That is a civilian term best defined as \u201cto reduce in amount, strength or intensity. The military uses Disrupt, Defeat, and Destroy. While the definition of degrade fits more or less, one would expect the Commander-in-Chief to use military terms when talking about a military operation. Of course this Commander-in-Chief has never worn the uniform of the forces he commands so this learned and retired Sergeant doesn\u2019t expect him to come close to sounding intelligent.<\/p>\n
The military definitions:<\/p>\n
Disrupt. <\/strong>To integrate fires and obstacles to break apart an enemy\u2019s formation and tempo, interrupt his timetable, or cause premature commitment or the piece-mealing of his forces.<\/p>\n 1-16. Disrupt <\/em>is a tactical mission task in which a commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy\u2019s formation or tempo, interrupt the enemy\u2019s timetable, or cause enemy forces to commit prematurely or attack in a piecemeal fashion (FM 3-90-1) 2. An obstacle effect that focuses fire planning and obstacle effort to cause the enemy force to break up its formation and tempo, interrupt its timetable, commit breaching assets prematurely, and attack in a piecemeal effort. (FM 90-7). This affects the enemy\u2019s ability to effectively coordinate actions, sustain and exploit success, and increases vulnerability to friendly maneuver and fires. For example, massed artillery fires on an enemy march formation disrupt his ability to deploy to an attack formation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Defeat. <\/strong>To disrupt or nullify the enemy commander\u2019s plan and overcome his will to fight, thus making him unwilling or unable to pursue his adopted course of action and yield to the friendly commander\u2019s will.<\/p>\n 1-11. Defeat <\/em>is a tactical mission task that occurs when an enemy force has temporarily or permanently lost the physical means or the will to fight. The defeated force\u2019s commander is unwilling or unable to pursue that individual\u2019s adopted course of action, thereby yielding to the friendly commander\u2019s will and can no longer interfere to a significant degree with the actions of friendly forces. Defeat can result from the use of force or the threat of its use (FM 3-90-1). Defeat manifests itself in some sort of physical action, such as mass surrenders, abandonment of positions, equipment and supplies, or retrograde operations. A commander can create different effects against an enemy to defeat that force. For example a commander\u2019s employment of field artillery fires to attack an enemy force may result in the enemy no longer having sufficient personnel, weapons systems, equipment, or supplies to carry out its mission. Likewise the delivery of massed, synchronized and intense fires can cause enemy personnel to lose the will to continue to fight.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Destroy. <\/strong>Physically rendering an enemy force combat-ineffective unless it is reconstituted.<\/p>\n 1-13. Destroy <\/em>is a tactical mission task that physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely rebuilt (FM 3-90-1). Destruction results from the use of force to cause massive damage to equipment and material and significant personnel casualties. Field artillery fires are a major destructive element of combat power, and play a significant role in a unit\u2019s ability to eliminate the enemy\u2019s combat systems and affect his will to fight. Destruction <\/em>1. In the context of<\/strong> the computed effects of field artillery fires, destruction renders a target out of action permanently, or<\/strong> ineffective for a long period of time, producing at least 30-percent casualties or materiel damage.<\/strong><\/p>\n FM 101-5-1, Part 5 Key Terms and Definitions &<\/p>\n FM 3-09, Field Artillery Operations and Fire Support<\/p>\n So, according to what B. Hussein said, we will render some amount of civilian-related damage to ISIL, before continuing on and destroying them. This does not mean that we will kill all of them even as much as we should. It means we will pound them until they cannot function as a coherent, effective unit for a long period of time, requiring them to reconstitute (assuming we do not continue operations against them whilst they attempt this.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now, as to the Secretary of State: (Did you know he served in Vietnam?)<\/p>\n Don\u2019t call it a war, Kerry said:<\/p>\n U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday would not say the United States is at war with ISIS, telling CNN, “What we are doing is engaging in a very significant counterterrorism operation,”<\/p>\n Kerry described it as a \u201cvery significant\u201d and \u201cmajor counterterrorism operation.\u201d He told CBS News that \u201cwar is the wrong terminology.\u201d<\/p>\n John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, 9\/11\/14<\/p>\n ‘This Administration prefers to avoid using the term “Long War” or “Global War on Terror” [GWOT]. Please use “Overseas Contingency Operation.'”<\/p>\n Pentagon spokesman March 24, 2009.<\/p>\n The Pentagon and B. Hussein\u2019s mouthpiece quickly used the \u201cw\u201d word:<\/p>\n \u201cIn the same way that the United States is at war with Al Qaeda and its affiliates \u2026 the United States is at war with ISIL,\u201d Earnest said.<\/p>\n Josh Earnest, September 12, 2014.<\/p>\n Luckily, the State Department does not have a weighted say in the planning of military operations. In the same breath, they are equally ill-equipped and prepared to gain the meaningful allegiance and participation of regional \u201callies\u201d (there aren\u2019t any.) If we were ever to withdraw from the United Nations, there would no longer be a purpose for that entire Cabinet and staff. Imagine THOSE savings.<\/p>\n Ground Troops?<\/p>\n “To be clear, if we reach the point where I believe our advisers should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to the president.”<\/p>\n Martin Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs, September 17, 2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “They’re not gonna be able to be successful against ISIS strictly from the air, or strictly depending on the Iraqi forces, or the Peshmerga, or the Sunni tribes acting on their own,”<\/p>\n Roberts Gates, Former Secretary of Defense, September 17, 2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I will not commit you, and the rest of our armed forces, to fighting another ground war in Iraq,” Obama told troops at the U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla.<\/p>\n B. Hussein Obama, September 17, 2014.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I think that by continuing to repeat that, the president in effect traps himself,”<\/p>\n Roberts Gates, Former Secretary of Defense, September 17, 2014<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So, Obama is willing to just spread this out, to \u201crun out the clock\u201d of his presidency and let the NEXT president commit ground troops. That way he can hold true to at least one promise, however stupid and hollow it is. In the meantime, ISIL will continue to gain strength, grow in territory, accumulate more (and more) modern weaponry, and will solidify their position (calliphate) so that it will take an invasion of hundreds of thousands to overcome \u201cand ultimately destroy ISIL.\u201d<\/p>\n Thanks, Dickhead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Obama: We will degrade, and ultimately destroy ISIL B. Hussein Obama, 9\/10\/14 First off, in FM 3-90, the IS no term of \u201cdegrade\u201d. 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