Paul Mulshine, NJ.com: Don't look now, but Donald Trump's strategy is beating ISIS in Syria
Did you see all those front-page stories last week about how ISIS is getting trounced in Syria?
Neither did I.
In recent weeks I read more about the high heels that Melania Trump wore on a trip to Texas than I did about the positive developments in a war that was at the center of the foreign-policy debate in last year's presidential election.
In that debate, you may recall, Donald Trump went against most of the candidates from his own party in welcoming the Russian military into the war against ISIS as an ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
"Russia wants to get rid of ISIS as much as we do because they don't want them coming into Russia," he said way back in 2015.
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WNU Editor: My take on why ISIS has rapidly collapsed in the past 6 months has more to do with President Trump giving US Defense Secretary Mattis the authorization to pursue his annihilation strategy against ISIS than Russia or Syria upping their military campaign. Not surprising .... the main stream media is no longer covering this story, and if anyone wants to learn more on what is happening in the Middle East, you have to rely on the foreign press or military blogs.
Update: They have no choice .... Islamic State changes battlefield tactics to guerrilla warfare after losing territory to coalition (Washington Times).
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