[Vision2020] War

[Ted Moffett]

I was discussing with others recently the possibilities for the current
administration to mobilize the public into acquiescence with its agenda.
A major domestic terror attack might accomplish this, or a new war, as you
point out.  Or they could keep up the fear mongering about Muslims,
immigrants, border security and the lack of domestic law and order in
general.  Even Obama still remains a target for propaganda, with the
wiretapping charges.  These tactics appear to have worked to a large
extent, without a major terror attack or another new war.

We are already at war in the Middle East, currently in both Syria and Iraq.
and also still in Afghanistan.  It's just a matter of how far involved we
become.  The so called non-combat role of US forces in Iraq is still a US
military involvement.  I don't call US bombing runs in Iraq, or Syria or
Afghanistan "non-combat."  Talk about doublespeak!  I guess they mean we
don't have so called "combat" troops on the ground.

According to this article below from the Military Times, the US has
extended its troop commitment of 8400 in Afghanistan into 2017 and the new
US administration.

Of course a war with North Korean would be disastrous especially for the
South Koreans, even if China in some scenarios would limit its
involvement.  But the language recently employed by Secretary of State
Tillerson on North Korea appears to imply a more aggressive position on
military action against North Korea.

If the president is truly as psychologically compromised as some suggest, I
would not rule out a war with North Korea, regardless of how disastrous.

I just read this article posted 3-19-17 that mentions school children in
Japan conducting drills to prepare for a North Korean attack.
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=43553156&nid=235

By Lionel Lim, Taehoon Lee and Holly Yan, CNN  |  Posted Mar 19th, 2017
Japan: Children prepare for North Korean attacks

As North Korea's missile program gets more sophisticated, schoolchildren in
Japan are preparing for attack.

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New in 2017: Big decisions for the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan

http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/donald-trump-iraq-syria-afghanistan-james-mattis
By: Andrew Tilghman,
<http://www.militarytimes.com/author/andrew-tilghman> December
26, 2016

With a new administration preparing to take charge, there is growing
uncertainty about the role of U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

When Donald Trump assumes office in mid-January, there will be 15,000
American personnel deployed to those theaters. He has sent mixed signals
regarding the wars, vowing on the one hand to crush extremists determined
to attack the homeland while also signaling an “America first” policy meant
to avoid expending more blood and treasure overseas.

It’s possible all three combat theaters could need more U.S. forces in the
coming months. And with President Barack Obama gone and Republicans in
control of Congress, there may be less concern in Washington about putting
“boots on the ground.”

In Iraq, the Islamic State will likely lose the territory it had occupied,
transforming into a full-blown insurgency. When that happens, the U.S. may
need to continue or even expand its train-advise-and-assist mission in
order to help the Iraqi army preserve its hard-fought gains.

In Syria, the U.S and its fragile cast of allies must defeat the Islamic
State in its self-proclaimed capital, Raqqa. That’ll be a large operation.

In December, the Pentagon expanded its authorized footprint in Syria from
300 to 500 troops, primarily special operations forces, advisers and
explosive ordnance disposal specialists. Many experts believe a much larger
American presence will be required to destroy ISIS there.

In Afghanistan, there is considerable pessimism about the 15-year-old war
that Obama had hoped to end before leaving office. Instead, he’ll be
leaving 8,400 troops there.

The Taliban continues to mount large-scale offenses. U.S. airstrikes are
targeting a fledgling Islamic State faction there. And top U.S. commanders
acknowledge they have overestimated the ability of the Afghan military and
government to modernize.

The task of assessing and ultimately determining future force levels in all
three theaters will likely fall to be a man who knows the region well.
Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, Trump’s nominee for defense
secretary, oversaw military activity throughout the region as head of U.S.
Central Command from 2010 to 2013.




On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 9:48 PM, rhayes at frontier.com <rhayes at frontier.com>
wrote:

> The Bannon administratition is desperating looking around for a war that
> we can win in order to deflect ongoing critisism of its policies. It can't
> be too easy, but will requiore the sacrafrice of a goodly number of
> soldiers in order to unify the country.  N.Korea would be a bit too messy,
> as it would involve China, and that would be WW war III. Hmmmm, where do we
> wage war? I would guess the Middle East again. Oil and money, and not too
> messy.
> This never ends does it?
> Thanks you Trump voters...
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