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Is US Plan for More Anti-IS Raids Mission Creep?

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Is US Plan for More Anti-IS Raids Mission Creep?

PENTAGON—

The recent call from U.S. officials for increased American joint1 and unilateral special operations in the fight against Islamic State militants2 has drawn3 concern that what the Defense4 Department calls “training and assisting” in the Middle East is starting to look a lot more like combat.

Video of a recent hostage rescue in Iraq showed just how close U.S. soldiers were to dangerous Islamic State attacks. U.S. soldiers were side by side wtih Kurdish forces behind enemy lines, with one American soldier killed by ISIS fire.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other Pentagon officials called this week for more such raids.

“We are not satisfied or complacent5 about where we are, and we won’t be satisfied until ISIL is defeated,” said Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford, using a common acronym6 for Islamic State forces.

But is this ramped-up raid plan mission creep?

Daniel Serwer, a senior fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, said "it might be a creep or a mission crawl, but it’s not a complete change.”

Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow specializing in defense and foreign policy issues at the Brookings Institution, said, "There are times where you need to escalate7 — for example, if you’re losing or not winning. And provided that the escalation8 has been debated, well-conceived and fully9 understood, then it may sometimes be the right answer.”

Those on the ground say current operations in Iraq are nothing like the major U.S. combat missions of earlier wars there.

“Major concentrations of U.S. forces actively10 conducting patrolling, actively conducting attacks against specific enemy known locations in order to gain, seize and hold territory ... it’s not any of that,” said Army Colonel Steve Warren, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition11 in Iraq.

Carter said the debate over whether the U.S. is overstepping its mission with “combat boots on the ground” is confusing specific actions with American troops’ overall role.

“I think to the extent there’s a distinction turning around the word 'combat' is not between a particular operation but between a mission," he said, "and the overall mission of U.S. forces in Iraq is to enable by equipping, training, advising, assisting capable and motivated local forces.”


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1 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
3 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
4 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
5 complacent JbzyW     
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
参考例句:
  • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
  • She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
6 acronym Ny8zN     
n.首字母简略词,简称
参考例句:
  • That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说,这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
  • TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理,储存和处置设施的一个缩写。
7 escalate biszi     
v.(使)逐步增长(或发展),(使)逐步升级
参考例句:
  • It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
  • Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
8 escalation doZxW     
n.扩大,增加
参考例句:
  • The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
  • Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句
9 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
10 actively lzezni     
adv.积极地,勤奋地
参考例句:
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
11 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
参考例句:
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

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