Europe is paying a price for its 'Fabian strategy' in dealing with ISIL
NY Times:
That is not the case when it comes to European armies and ISIL. The Europeans and allies in America and the Middle East could easily crush ISIL militarily. They want do it because it might be messy. But by not doing it they are suffering mass murder attacks from ISIL. The response the Europeans are making requires greater force to space and more intelligence operations within Europe to defend against such attacks.
They got lucky when three American tourist foiled a recent terror attack. But while the Americans and other s took on the terrorist, the train crew locked itself in a room with a steel door. This one gunman is probably going to force the Europeans to put more armed security on its trains.
Another problem with the strategy used by Europe and Obama is that it allows ISIL to control real estate from which it can launch attacks while it recruits traitors in their midst from its sanctuary in Syria and Iraq. If ISIL were deprived of its real estate, it would also make it much more difficult for it to operate its mass murder for Allah attacks.
The current strategy against ISIL will make the war longer and bloodier and has already resulted in a flow of thousands of refugees into Europe. They really need to rethink this strategy, but lack of leadership from the US is probably hampering such thoughts. As long as Obama is President he is unlikely to do anything beyond pin prick air strikes and drone strikes and a few special ops raids.
BTW, the Romans eventually destroyed Carthage by taking the battle to thema dn then wiped out its main cities in what is now Libya.
The Fabian strategy is named after the Roman leader facing Hannibal. The Carthaginian general had destroyed several Roman armies in pitched battles. Rather than take Hannibal head on, he generally refused battle and did harassing attacks and tried to cut off Hannibal's supply lines. The Romans did this because their army at that time was no match for Hannibal.Europe Faces New Uncertainty in Terrorism Fight
The sheer number of suspects combined with a widening field of potential targets have presented European officials with what they concede is a nearly insurmountable surveillance task.
That is not the case when it comes to European armies and ISIL. The Europeans and allies in America and the Middle East could easily crush ISIL militarily. They want do it because it might be messy. But by not doing it they are suffering mass murder attacks from ISIL. The response the Europeans are making requires greater force to space and more intelligence operations within Europe to defend against such attacks.
They got lucky when three American tourist foiled a recent terror attack. But while the Americans and other s took on the terrorist, the train crew locked itself in a room with a steel door. This one gunman is probably going to force the Europeans to put more armed security on its trains.
Another problem with the strategy used by Europe and Obama is that it allows ISIL to control real estate from which it can launch attacks while it recruits traitors in their midst from its sanctuary in Syria and Iraq. If ISIL were deprived of its real estate, it would also make it much more difficult for it to operate its mass murder for Allah attacks.
The current strategy against ISIL will make the war longer and bloodier and has already resulted in a flow of thousands of refugees into Europe. They really need to rethink this strategy, but lack of leadership from the US is probably hampering such thoughts. As long as Obama is President he is unlikely to do anything beyond pin prick air strikes and drone strikes and a few special ops raids.
BTW, the Romans eventually destroyed Carthage by taking the battle to thema dn then wiped out its main cities in what is now Libya.
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