chiefs chairman joe dumb third took a real beating from senate republicans in the senate armed services committee yesterday over what amounts to a stalemate in the relative status quo of operations in iraq and syria. carter announced a new strategy yesterday which says the military is calling the three rs, the city iraq and the city in syria and the type of raids they will be used ultimately to quell isis but he took a beating yesterday describing them from senator lindsay graham who called it a half-assed operation. today it was two other administration that the people making the case for the senate foreign relations committee, special envoy retired general john allen told the committee look for better results ahead. we denied isil freedom to operate in 30% of populated territory in iraq held just last august and the iconic city of tikrit has been liberated in 75%