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U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James AmosReporting for The Fiscal Times, David Francis observes that “It’s highly unusual for a high-ranking soldier, let alone a high-ranking Marine, to publicly question White House and Pentagon policy. Yet that’s exactly what four-star Gen. James Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, did yesterday in Washington.”
Speaking at the Brookings Institute, Amos criticized the Obama administration for:
1. Paving the way for the emergence of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) by completely withdrawing American troops in 2011.
Amos said: “I have a hard time believing that had we been there, and
worked with the government, and worked with parliament, and worked with
the minister of defense, the minister of interior, I don’t think we’d be
in the same shape we’re in today.”2. Failing to live up to U.S. obligations around the world. Amos said: “We may think we’re done with all of these nasty, thorny, tacky little things that are going on around the world — and I’d argue that if you’re in that nation, it’s not a tacky, little thing for you. We may think we’re done with them, but they’re not done with us. We’re probably the only country in the world that has the resources and the capability to be able to do some of this that others can’t.”
3. Forfeiting gains made in Iraq and Afghanistan for which U.S. troops had fought and sacrificed. Referring to the fall of the Anbar province in
Iraq, which Marines won in 2010 and in whhich 852 Marines were killed
and naother 8,500 injured, Amos said “It breaks our hearts. They
believed that they’d made a difference.”
Reporter David Francis opined
that “Perhaps Amos felt free to voice opinions on White House policy
because he is set to retire this fall. Now, his comments are likely to
influence the debate within the defense community about how to handle
the myriad of crises going on around the world.”
H/t CODA’s M.S.
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