"The Rise In U.S.-Led Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria, " Topic

…In One Graphic.

"As outlined a short time ago on Checkpoint, the cost of the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State is likely closing in on $1 USD billion, and could rise at a cost of between $200 USD million and $320 USD million per month as it continues.

This graphic was produced by colleagues at The Washington Post with information released by U.S. Central Command and compiled in this spreadsheet I posted on Google Docs. It shows that the pace of U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have increased rapidly, especially since President Obama called for the first ones in Syria on Sept. 23. In the span of less than a week, there had been 51 there as of early Monday afternoon. Twenty-eight more have conducted in Iraq in that timeframe…"

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Like the body count list T01 ! CNN, FOX, etc. should post the list.

ça dépend, as they say in France. Some in ISIS are reportedly afraid that if they are killed by a woman they can't cash in on the promise of virgins in the afterlife.

Female snipers (I don't know if this is just a made up story)

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Then there is the threat of porcine based deterrents.

Fighting Islamic Terrorism with Pork- General John J. Pershing, 1911 Philippine War
Counter-Terrorism coun·ter·ter·ror·ism ˌkountərˈterəˌrizəm/ noun 1.political or military ctivities designed to prevent or thwart terrorism.

If Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, John J. Pershing was alive today, he would probably say the following on how to deal with suicide bombers and deter Islamic terrorists: further action can be taken once they blow themselves up; there is an effective substance that can deter these bombers. Its pork, and it will deny any Muslim extremist what they seek after death.

During the Philippine Wars 1899-1913, we fought another Islamic terrorist group called the Moro's, which were decisively quelled by John J. Pershing. One tactic he employed happened in 1911, when Pershing was serving as commander of a garrison. Following numerous Islamic terrorist attacks, Pershing captured fifty of the Moro's, and used their religion against them. Forced to dig their own graves, the terrorists were all tied to posts, for execution by firing squad. American soldiers then brought in pigs, slaughtered them, and then coated their bullets with the blood and fat from the pigs. Pershing turned the tables, and terrorized these terrorists; he ensured they saw that once struck by the firing squad's bullets, they would be contaminated with the pig's blood. Even worse, their bodies would be dumped in a grave with a pig carcass, meaning that they could not enter Heaven, even if they were engaged in a Jihad.

Pershing followed through with the operation. Forty-nine Moro's were shot, their bodies dumped into the graves, and the dead pig carcasses and entrails poured all over them. The Fiftieth Moro was spared, and allowed to return to his camp, to spread the word to his fellow Jihadists what happened to the others. He must have made it clear what fate awaits any Jihadists caught by the Americans from that point forward, as it brought an end to terrorism in the Philippines for the next 50 years.

Yes, I read about Pershing's battles in the PI … Who knows, it may be affective today. Since it appears much of the moslem world, especially Jihadists types, like Daesh, AQ, et al tend to be living in the 15th Century … Could be quite an economic boom for Western pig farmers as well … Think I'll have a ham sandwich …

Send in the piggies

The newest airborne battalion >

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Wouldn't even have to put chutes on'm !

I saw a video of them blowing up a parked 4WD. It's important to create right market situations to allow Toyota to continue selling Hilux's in the region.

And what better way to ramp up demand than the destruction of all existing 4WDs in the region with LGB's dropped by F-22 stealth fighters?

BWAHAHAHAHA!

You mention Toyota vehicles being used by ISIS etc. They are very popular in the ME. That is a good reason for only supplying uncommon vehicle types to your "allies". That way the vehicles become useless when spares are unavailable. I bet it is tricky to find Land Rover spares in Iraq/Syria.

Plus, choosing Ford/Land Rover will help your home economy.

You know, it would probably be cheaper to pay Toyota not to sell vehicles in the ME than to use LGBs to destroy one or two at a time.

But that means no dollars for the manufacturers of laser guided bombs and they like money too.

Yeah … probaby something like that …

They are piecemeal, pinprick strikes, which are having little effect on the 30,000+ Jihadis fighting over there.

Just a bit over 200 strikes in the last TWO months.

They should have done 200+ strikes in a single day, at least a week before someone warned them we'd be making them, if they were serious about defeating ISIS.

ISIS tanks are even conducting attacks near the Turkish border, with relative impunity, in full view of media cameras. It appears the USN, and her allies can't see them, or don't care.

Doesn't bode well for the success of the tactic, or the campaign.

They should have done 200+ strikes in a single day

The targets aren't there. Jets are returning back from missions with ordnance attached.

IS isn't a conventional force with lots of strategic targets ala airbases, ammo dumps, C3.

One needs ground troops with dedicated CAS.

Apparently they were there, before they got 2 – 3 weeks of warning of an impending air attack.

Plus, their oil rigs and transports, not to mention their tanks and trucks are VERY vulnerable.

Sadly, we seem to be using too little airpower, too late, as evidenced by the Kobani defense. A shame we didn't hit ISIS before they got inside the city, and now it is much harder to figure out where they are, and to target them with B-1s, etc., from on high.

Seems we could have used a few AC-130 gunships, while the Jihadis were line up around the city, and on hilltops, in plain sight.

I'm really disappointed we haven't learned our lesson about MidEast interventions the past two decades.

Oh well.