In a press conference at the G20 summit, President Obama touted the fact that we have dropped 8,000 bombs against ISIS. According to Mother Jones those 8,000 bombs are a result of 17 sorties a day; releasing 60 bombs each. Just hours before the Paris terrorist attack, Obama said his actions in Iraq and Syria have "contained" ISIS.
But, understand that, compared to other wars, 17 sorties a day is simply a pinprick. In the 13 years that we were directly engaged in the Vietnam war and before that war was "Vietnamized" in 1973 and we ceased all direct action, we conducted 1.9 million sorties. That's an average of 400 air attacks per day. Yet, we still weren't able to win. On average, the daily count of bombs dropped was 1400.
Believing that dropping 60 bombs a day is containing ISIS is delusional. By the way, containing is not defeating. Obama continues to believe that ISIS is on the "run" and Al Qaeda is on the path to defeat. Really?
References:
Obama Criticized for Claim That ISIS Is 'Contained' - ABC: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-criticized-claim-isis-contained/story?id=35202328
What Kind of Bombing Campaign Against ISIS Do Republicans Want?: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/11/what-kind-bombing-campaign-against-isis-do-republicans-want
General Statistics-- Vietnam: http://www.103fieldbatteryraa.net/documents/74.html
Feinstein Breaks With Obama, ISIS Is not "Contained": http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/dianne-feinstein-obama-isil-215935
Obama: ISIS Is On The Run, Al Qaeda is defeated - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCX80P-wrOk
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Airport Security: "Beware of Dog" Without the Dog
Over the years, I have known people who, rather than pay a high monthly fee for a home security system, simply buy a "Protected by" sign and plunk it down in their front yard. The hope is that the sign alone, will deter burglars and vandals. This assumes, of course, that the idiot burglar can even read the sign or even cares. Others, put up "Beware of Dog" signs for a non-existent dog, hoping for the same effect.
In that same vein, it seems we are spending $7 billion a year for the appearance of airport security without a system to really back it up. In a recent testing of the Transportation Security Agency, U.S. airports had a failure rate of 95% in testing that security. Realistic looking guns and bombs were used and passed through security undetected. Apparently, while the TSA agents were checking out a body scan of some great looking babe, testers were shoving guns and bombs through checkpoints like water through holes in a dam.
On top of that miserable result, we are apparently so proud that we discovered the major flaw that we published the results. So, now, not only does every American know it, so do terrorists. Does anyone think that ISIS let this little item slip by them unnoticed?
References:
Why are we spending $7 billion on TSA?: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/opinions/schneier-tsa-security/
In that same vein, it seems we are spending $7 billion a year for the appearance of airport security without a system to really back it up. In a recent testing of the Transportation Security Agency, U.S. airports had a failure rate of 95% in testing that security. Realistic looking guns and bombs were used and passed through security undetected. Apparently, while the TSA agents were checking out a body scan of some great looking babe, testers were shoving guns and bombs through checkpoints like water through holes in a dam.
On top of that miserable result, we are apparently so proud that we discovered the major flaw that we published the results. So, now, not only does every American know it, so do terrorists. Does anyone think that ISIS let this little item slip by them unnoticed?
References:
Why are we spending $7 billion on TSA?: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/opinions/schneier-tsa-security/
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