Quote:ISIS' second in command was killed during an operation this month, defense officials announced Friday, a major score for the U.S.-led coalition as it tries to erode the terror group's grip on the region.

In addition to the death of Haji Imam this month, the Pentagon confirmed the killing of another top leader — Omar al-Shishani — in an earlier raid.

"Striking leadership is necessary, but it's far from efficient," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at a news conference, adding that the U.S. is "systematically eliminating" ISIS' cabinet.

"Leaders can be replaced, however, these leaders have been around for a long time," Carter said. "They are senior. They're experienced. So eliminating them is an important objective and achieves an important result."

ISIS' Second-in-Command, Haji Imam, Killed: Defense Officials

How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

always great to kill these guys, but someone else will take his spot and they won't miss a beat.

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Right? Just like he killed osama

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Read the first line Tom quoted and try again.

(03-25-2016 10:43 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Right? Just like he killed osama

It's almost as if he had nothing to do with it....

(03-25-2016 10:57 AM)Jugnaut Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:43 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Right? Just like he killed osama

It's almost as if he had nothing to do with it....

He didn't, he was playing golf. LMFAO

(03-25-2016 11:31 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:57 AM)Jugnaut Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:43 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Right? Just like he killed osama

It's almost as if he had nothing to do with it....

He didn't, he was playing golf. LMFAO

I thought he was dancing tango

(03-25-2016 11:32 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 11:31 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:57 AM)Jugnaut Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:43 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Right? Just like he killed osama

It's almost as if he had nothing to do with it....

He didn't, he was playing golf. LMFAO

I thought he was dancing tango

Not bad for being a lame duck President already.

(03-25-2016 11:32 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 11:31 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:57 AM)Jugnaut Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:43 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Right? Just like he killed osama

It's almost as if he had nothing to do with it....

He didn't, he was playing golf. LMFAO

I thought he was dancing tango

2 Dead Americans in a Terrorist attack in Belgium. Party time

It was Obama's fault that he wasn't captured alive. If he hadn't been going to ball games and tango dancing we could have gotten tons of valuable Intel! He should have been on that helicopter locked and loaded. Ted would have been cause I've seen him in a plaid flannel shirt holding a shotgun, Trump would have been cause I've seen him kick ass on WWE Smack Down. Obama doesn't love America.

He's almost certainly already been replaced by an even more radical figure by now.

Eliminating leadership is not going to make ISIS go away.

(03-25-2016 12:16 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  He's almost certainly already been replaced by an even more radical figure by now.

Eliminating leadership is not going to make ISIS go away.

Of course not. Simply means a bunch of promotions all the way down the line. Course it's always nice to off one of these bastards, but in reality it's meaningless.

We need to accelerate the systematic elimination. Like maybe by a factor of 100 million.

(03-25-2016 10:42 AM)Niner National Wrote:  always great to kill these guys, but someone else will take his spot and they won't miss a beat.

Step on up. Kill him too. Next.

(03-25-2016 10:40 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  How is that possible? Obama was doing the wave with Castro. LMFAO

Geez, be it Al Qaeda or ISIS the second in command dies about three times a year.

(03-25-2016 12:22 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 12:16 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  He's almost certainly already been replaced by an even more radical figure by now.

Eliminating leadership is not going to make ISIS go away.

Of course not. Simply means a bunch of promotions all the way down the line. Course it's always nice to off one of these bastards, but in reality it's meaningless.

Unless they are really unique, its better to kill lots of the rank and file. That will hurt recruitment. Killing leaders just creates martyrs.

(03-25-2016 07:23 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 12:22 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 12:16 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  He's almost certainly already been replaced by an even more radical figure by now.

Eliminating leadership is not going to make ISIS go away.

Of course not. Simply means a bunch of promotions all the way down the line. Course it's always nice to off one of these bastards, but in reality it's meaningless.

Unless they are really unique, its better to kill lots of the rank and file. That will hurt recruitment. Killing leaders just creates martyrs.

I defer to the judgement of our military leaders on this one.

Third time in two years. Seems to be working.

We must have killed al Qaeda's #2 guy at least 100 times.