FAST DRAW – Coalition against ISIS – the facts

FAST DRAW – Coalition against ISIS – the facts

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U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornet jets leave to support military operations against ISIL after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over IraqIneptness and hypocrisy. You can change the order but the result will still be the same. The coalition force operating against ISIS in Syria and Iraq is a joke. This is not because it lacks the equipment but because there is no incentive and no coherent line of command.

The form of coalition forces has gained popularity in the last ten years. When wars do not threaten a specific country, its armed forces play their part in a coalition force with no great enthusiasm. This is natural and this is the idea behind those coalition forces – go through the motions of fighting, try not to be hit and come home safe. The mission is the second or third priority.

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Take the recent example of ISIS. What one determined Air Force would have achieved in one or two weeks against a primitive army with no significant air power, has been taking months. This is a bad joke that lets ISIS continue with its horror actions.

Like the coalition that was formed against Libya, this one was also hastily formed with no real effective common command. The interests reflected by the different governments are also a factor that affects the results of the air strikes.

The potential fire power over Syria and Iraq in recent weeks has been huge. But this fire power was used in a very inefficient manner and lack of drive. The conclusion is clear – coalition forces in their current form, are not more than “Going with, feeling without “. Countries that want to be portrayed as fighting evil forces far from their borders, join these forces without any intent to use their military might for decisive blows, most of the times against armed forces that are very ill equipped and trained.

Arie Egozi i-HLS Editor-in-Chief
Arie Egozi
i-HLS Editor-in-Chief