Desert Drizzle

[+MigBuster]

This morning I saw the current operations of the United States against Daesh referred to as “Desert Drizzle.” I nearly spit out my drink in amusement, because it’s absolutely the truth.

In the twenty-four years since Operation Desert Storm, the decisive application of United States combat airpower has gone from the devastating force of a tidal wave down to that of a drippy faucet. We are a far, far cry from the absolutely dominating performance that has come to be expected of us in that arena.

 

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Daesh isn’t stupid. They know how restrictive the ROE is, and they take full advantage of our inability to attack them by placing their critical functions, command and control nodes, and other high-value targets inside densely populated areas and beyond the reach of U.S. warplanes. Simply stated, the ROE does not allow for any civilian deaths whatsoever and any ordnance employed must be done so with the minimum amount of collateral damage possible.

 

 

http://fightersweep.com/3328/what-happened-when-daesh-decided-to-poke-the-bear/

[Snailman]

Good arcticle! Thanks.

 

 

The French are pissed. The Russians are pissed. Both countries have demonstrated their willingness to punch Daesh in the face…repeatedly, so it will be interesting to see if the United States will step up, finally, and be willing to do the same.

 

This is an extremely dangerous situation... you know why. This is the moment exactly when terror events used to take place - to stir up shit. I would not be surprised if next terror event would take place in the US... But do we need another 200+ dead people - US citizens this time - to say "The Americans are also pissed" ?

 

Be careful out there... !!