Daily Beast: Exclusive: Obama Refuses to Hit ISIS’s Libyan Capital
The terror group is gaining ground in Libya. But the Obama administration has said no to a Pentagon plan to go after ISIS there.
Despite the growing threat from the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Libya, the Obama administration has turned down a U.S. military plan for an assault on ISIS’s regional hub there, three defense officials told The Daily Beast.
In recent weeks, the U.S. military—led by its Africa and Special Operations Commands—have pushed for more airstrikes and the deployment of elite troops, particularly in the city of Sirte. The hometown of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the city is now under ISIS control and serving as a regional epicenter for the terror group.
The airstrikes would target ISIS resources while a small band of Special Operations Forces would train Libyans to eventually be members of a national army, the officials said.
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WNU Editor: U.S. war policy against the Islamic State has been all over the place and/or ad-hoc at best .... and if I seeing this I am sure that many in the White House are seeing it also .... which also probably explains why the White House missed its date to release its Islamic State war policy and strategy to Congress. So when presented with a new Pentagon to expand the war into Libya .... to President Obama it was a no-go right at the beginning.
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