President Obama, in front of a room full of reporters during a news conference at the G7 summit in Germany, admitted the United States “does not have a complete plan to train and equip Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying Baghdad needs to show a greater commitment to building a fighting force.” The Hill,
Obama’s comments are a surprising admission nine months into the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign against the terror group…
The president said the Pentagon is working on a plan to speed up the flow of weapons and training for Iraqi forces to keep pace with ISIS fighters, who have made recent gains, including taking the key city of Ramadi…
Obama said the Pentagon has yet to submit a “finalized” plan “because it requires commitments on the part of the Iraqis as well about how recruitment takes place, how that training takes place.”
“The details of that are not yet worked out.”
