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| US Military Calls ISIS in Afghanistan a Threat to the West |
| 2019-08-05 |
| [AAWSAT] Senior United States military and intelligence officials are sharply divided over how much of a threat ISIS in Afghanistan poses to the West, a critical point in the Trump administration’s debate over whether American troops stay or withdraw after nearly 18 years of war. American military commanders in Afghanistan have described ISIS affiliate there as a growing problem that is capable of inspiring and directing attacks in Western countries, including the United States. But intelligence officials in Washington disagree, arguing the group is mostly incapable of exporting terrorism worldwide. The officials believe that ISIS in Afghanistan, known as ISIS Khorasan, remains a regional problem and is more of a threat to the Taliban |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Ref #6: I like the way you think. Perhaps a smallish tamper-proof, beta nuke exploding out in the desert somewhere. Proof of concept, media photo-op, that sort of thing. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-08-05 14:19 |
| #6 I'd try this: Parachute drop a huge H-bomb into Mecca, no detonation. Have the US ambassador relate this message - Every week, on an irregular schedule, US technicians will visit the bomb. Anyone interfering with the technicians will result in the bomb being detonated. Anyone else getting within 500 yards of it will cause it to be detonated. Additionally, any attack on the US traced to anywhere in the middle east will cause the bomb to be detonated. Saudi intelligence had better get busy. NOW! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-08-05 13:23 |
| #5 Offshore balancer + the occasional predator drone or punitive strike. Declare victory and leave. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-08-05 13:08 |
| #4 ...until its base of operation is scorched earth, they will always be a problem for whomever they infest. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-08-05 09:13 |
| #3 Trump should pull out completely and just let 'em be, he can't commit to destroying the IS khorasan at this point. It's no use under-manning your troops in that hellhole. And when they see the savagery to come on the news every day the US should promise themselves never to try and democratize other nations or use muslims as walking biological weapons ever again. This has gone on long enough. I'm beginning to see a point to Herb's rants. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-08-05 09:05 |
| #2 "Winning" is such a non post-modern concept. /sarc |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-08-05 08:43 |
| #1 Of course. Can't end the war. They'll never get another excuse. 18 years and they can't win. When were they planning on winning the war? What makes anyone think more of what's not working will magically start working? |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2019-08-05 08:10 |