That was a strategic decision that haunts us to this day. . Jack Keane | Military Wiki | Fandom Ive always told my officers and my generals that were in leadership positions because we know how to lead effective organizations; we get results. The fact of the matter is the vehicle to address that is through Iraq and through Syria, and we should be doing something about it through both of those countries. When I go to West Point for the game, I usually talk to the corps of cadets about the U.S. global security challenges: the Middle East, Russia, the problems with Al Qaeda and ISIS, et cetera. Secondly, the Obama administration insisting that this had to be approved by the Parliament in addition to Maliki signing the document, which was only the intent when this process began under the Bush administration, was an unnecessary requirement that presented huge political problems to Maliki that he certainly didnt want to entertain. So I think we should have been all in, behind the scenes diplomatically influencing this to get a better government solution than what we finally got, which was Maliki again. When was the die cast on this? They had none of that, and they had ineffective leaders as well. We have to remember that in this system that the Iraqis were employing, a lot of their leaders who were talented had left Iraq. He is currently chairman of the Institute for the Study of War. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, That makes them very vulnerable to our use of air power. The Russians and the Iranians see it. I was encouraged by that. "Here is the good news," Keane explained. Jack later enrolled at Western Kentucky University, graduating with a masters degree in philosophy. Lets start back with 2006, and the debate that was growing that a surge might be the general direction to go. John Jack Keane served in the military for nearly four decades. Define those early days in the surge when there was angst in Washington that it might not go in the direction that they were hoping for.
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