A “grain of salt” warning must accompany reports from Seymour Hersh, who has made some fantastic claims during his career. With that in mind, his latest post in the London Review of Books alleges the U.S. military is sharing intelligence with the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad for the purpose of helping Assad’s military take down Islamic State and al-Qaeda rebels.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said in an interview that aired on this weekend’s broadcast of ABC’s “This Week” that the involvement of Russia in the fight with ISIS “could complicate things.” “If they occupy an
Wednesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Iran nuclear agreement, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Martin Dempsey said “we have a range of options” between accepting the Obama administrations Iran nuclear agreement and going to war with
Wednesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Iran nuclear agreement, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said it was his “military advice” that under no circumstances should the sanctions on weapons and ballistic missiles be lifted
In an effort to protect the strategic Beiji oil refinery from Islamic State forces, the U.S. has carried out 26 airstrikes since Tuesday, according to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
President Barack Obama’s decision to abandon Iraq remains the most significant strategic blunder in a generation. Putting politics ahead of strategy, Obama sought to win an argument with history rather than to win the struggle against terror and tyranny in the Middle East. His presidential ambitions depended on his opposition to the Iraq War–which, he decided, also meant opposing the “surge.” He could barely admit the surge worked–and, in office, reversed it as soon as possible.
On December 18, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey said US airstrikes killed three ISIS leaders in Iraq in recent weeks. He said the strikes were part of “an expanding coalition effort” targeting “senior and Islamic state commanders.”
