Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno answers a question from a Soldier during a town hall meeting on Fort Drum, N.Y., June 23, 2015. www.Army.mil
Defense News: Odierno: ISIS Fight Will Last '10 To 20 Years'
WASHINGTON — The Army’s top officer believes the fight against the Islamic State, commonly known as ISIS or ISIL, will last “10 to 20 years,” an expansion of the timelines generally offered by the Obama administration.
Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, added that the solution to the militant group cannot come entirely by military means.
“In my mind, ISIS is a ten to twenty year problem, it’s not a two years problem,” he told reporters Friday. “Now, I don’t know what level it will be a problem, but it’s a long term problem.”
WNU Editor: So much for the Pentagon's claims last year that the U.S. air campaign would significantly degrade the Islamic State within a year .... US Military Sees Long Haul Ahead for War With ISIS (Newsmax).
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