"As we have unfortunately come to expect from this Administration, the seven page document fails to provide much new information and fails to address all the elements required by law," Thornberry said in a statement.
By 3/24/16 11:14 PM
The House Armed Services chairman lambasted the Obama administration late Thursday, calling its newly released strategy to defeat global terrorism "unsettling."
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chided the administration for sending the requested report "Strategy for the Middle East and to Counter Violent Extremism" five weeks past its Feb. 15 due date.
The report was a requirement of Section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016, signed last fall by the 'president.
"As we have unfortunately come to expect from this Administration, the seven page document fails to provide much new information and fails to address all the elements required by law, such as identifying which groups must be engaged to counter violent extremism," Thornberry said in a statement.
"It is unsettling to know that this report may reflect the actual depth of strategic thought within the Administration on how to face this grave threat."
The chairman called the State and Defense Departments' failures to submit the document to the committee prior to Defense Sec. Ash Carter's recent testimony "unfortunate" because they were not able to question the top Pentagon official on the plan his agency helped to craft.
The House Armed Services Committee is now prepping its FY 2017 NDAA and said the White House's minimal plan to defeat the Islamic State leaves "our troops in the wilderness with a compass, but no map."
"Failing to comply with the report deadline represents more than a failure of strategic vision for the White House. It is a lost opportunity for the Administration and Congress to work together on a common approach to face this threat," Thornberry wrote following the initial missed deadline in February.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/bernie-sanders-wins-washington-state-caucus/article/2586913
WHY would we expect anything less than this approach from a traitorous 'president' and 'administration', which also makes us question the U.S.A. military and Defense Secretary Gen Ashton Carter and Gen Dunford. Are they also to be considered of the many traitors to our nation????
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And now consider the following:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?407268-1/defense-secretary-carter-general-dunford-news-conference
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