Mr. Trump said U.S. forces had monitored Baghdadi for "a couple of weeks" and planned the nighttime raid that chased the terrorist into a tunnel near Idlib in northwestern Syria, where the jihadist detonated a suicide vest.
Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces allied with the U.S., tweeted that "For five months there has been joint intel cooperation on the ground."
U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq were able to coordinate with allies who know the area and plot raids rather than use standoff weapons.
Such raids would be far more difficult without forward-deployed troops who can take the fight to the terrorists on their turf rather than allowing sanctuaries to plan attacks on the U.S. as bin Laden did in the 1990s.
That's what Baghdadi did after President Obama ordered all U.S. forces out of Iraq in 2011.
President Trump now says he wants to keep enough U.S. forces on the ground to control the local oil fields, and word has leaked that the Pentagon may send tanks as part of the job.
Beyond the oil, the Baghdadi raid underscores the anti-terrorist purpose of maintaining a U.S. military presence.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lessons-of-baghdadi-11572209365?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
Mazloum Abdi, chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces allied with the U.S., tweeted that "For five months there has been joint intel cooperation on the ground."
U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq were able to coordinate with allies who know the area and plot raids rather than use standoff weapons.
Such raids would be far more difficult without forward-deployed troops who can take the fight to the terrorists on their turf rather than allowing sanctuaries to plan attacks on the U.S. as bin Laden did in the 1990s.
That's what Baghdadi did after President Obama ordered all U.S. forces out of Iraq in 2011.
President Trump now says he wants to keep enough U.S. forces on the ground to control the local oil fields, and word has leaked that the Pentagon may send tanks as part of the job.
Beyond the oil, the Baghdadi raid underscores the anti-terrorist purpose of maintaining a U.S. military presence.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lessons-of-baghdadi-11572209365?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
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