in the key city of decrete. general mario dempsey believes the iraqi offensive, which is about 30000 or so iraqi troops, and also militia fighters that have launched an attack on the town of credon in the last seven days, he sees this as a separation, though not a perfect one. he says it lacks in military tactic that one would like to see, but so far he thinks it s successful and it really is key to a larger operation that the training iraqi forces later this summer or maybe earlier this spring. sometime they are going to attack mosul. if they take decrete, that is a larger stepping stone. mosul has taken steps to see this succeed though they aren t a part of it. shannon? boka haram is reportedly pledging its allegiance to isis.
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isis to fail in mosul. if they can t open the door in tikrit and recanture of mosul is virtually impossible. general, thank you for your service. thank you, lea. same to you. a young nurse surviving ebola is gearing up for her next battle. why she is taking the texas hospital to court. and wisconsin governor scott walker takes second place in the c-pac straw poll. how does that translate in a potential 2016 run?
mosul. if they break the back of isis = in mosul, they will restore the integrity of their country. if they can t we ll see sovereignty with isis. and the battle for mosul would be taking place. and this is a surprise. does this give them the advantage and element of surprise? that is a great question. you can see the beautiful ruse that cent comconvincing isis they are are going to attack mosul next and they didn t know iraqis intended to attack tikrit first. what is important is a victory. as you know from your own experience lea war is a test of wills. if they break the will of isis that opens the flood gates for
shaky. they need to prove that isis victory in the middle east is not inevitable. and tikrit is the first chance to show their stuff. you can see it as a test case for the upcoming battle in mosul. it will be complicated situation because of the door to it door? it is the difference between tikrit which has broad streets and building space far apart and mosul, which is a difficult military target because it is ancient city and narrow street and enemies can defend street to it street. tikrit would be a way for the iraqi military to prove they are up to the task. and who knows, they will get a chance to strike at the heartland of isis which is