Re: “Islamic State may fly MiGs — Former Iraqi air force pilots help with tests, Syrian activists say,” Saturday news story.
The Obama administration states our mission entitled Inherent Resolve is to destroy ISIS.
To date, ISIS has captured several Syrian and Iraqi military bases, complete with all the equipment and supplies. Some housed heavy military vehicles such as tanks, armored vehicles and various transport vehicles.
At least one contained military aircraft as described in the captioned article. These planes are now being used by former Iraqi fliers to train ISIS to become proficient, thus adding another attack potential to what they already possess.
If we’re in this conflict to destroy ISIS, why weren’t the bases destroyed when ISIS took them over?
Had we used all our resources, bombers, fighters, cruise missiles, etc., we could have rendered those described assets useless, plus have killed large numbers of ISIS occupying personnel. Instead, we expend expensive ordnance destroying Toyota pickups with machine guns mounted in back.
As usual, the administration talks a good game to satisfy the polls. However, the sorties we fly are little more than what the pilots would perform in training missions. If we’re going to fight a war, then fight with all our resources to end it as soon as possible, and with a victory.
Richard Daubenspeck,
Far North Dallas/ Bent Tree