The Iraq Front - Part 3 - Trump Era

Guardian: Reports " US military will retain core strategy against Isis as Trump mulls escalation..Central Command indicates reliance on proxies for lion’s share of fighting..Defense secretary to present options for expanding conflict next week "

Lets Get Real:

In Iraq the basic strategy is to get the Iraqi forces to do the fighting, this has two reasons, the US voter does not want to see US Soldiers die in Iraq, also it shows that Iraq is a State with the forces required to defend itself, the US and its Allies can not stay there forever.  At some point Iraq will have to stand on its own.   In Syria it is more complicated, the Assad Regime and its backer Russia see rebels as a threat, thus they are more interested in fighting them, than on taking on Daesh, while the US wants to get rid of Daesh as it is seen as a threat to the the Middle East and the US/Western allies.   Thus it might take US ground troops, that would be the ultimate sell by this President.   Iraq and Syria are not going away fast, and it could get worse.

The Iraq Front - Part 2 - Trump Era

CNN - Politics: Reports " US troops wounded on the front lines in Mosul "

Lets Get Real:

It is shock that that US troops are being wounded and it does not make the head of the news, lets us be honest here, Iraq and Syria stories do not get people to watch the news or click news sites for stories, it seems to be going on forever, after Obama withdrew US troops from Iraq we saw the birth of Daesh, that meant after taking forces out of Iraq the 44th President has to put them back in, so the the Wars he wanted to finish did not finish with President Obama, they have taken up another format, with Iraqi troops mostly doing the fighting and getting killed, while US Special Forces help with the air attack on Daesh.  The press should push the Oval on what is it going to do about Iraq and Syria, he promised change, well it time to show change and not play golf.

The Iraq Front - Trump Era

Fox News: Reports " US troops have come 'under fire' in and around Mosul, official says "

Lets Get Real:

One of the tests for President Trump and his term in Office will be how he plans to get rid of Daesh in Iraq and Syria.  On the Campaign trail Candidate Trump promised to destroy Daesh and to come up with a plan in 30 days of his taking office, so far the White House has been quite on that subject.   There are reports that the US Defence Department is considering sending in ground troops into Syria, as to help the the Western supported forces, this would cause problems, as Assad and Russia could cause problems, of course it might be in the interest of Assad and Russia to have ground troops in Syria, if they are fighting Daesh then Russia can say that the US and Russia are on the same side, while not overlooking the problems in East Ukraine.  It depends how far Trump is willing to go to WIN.

Golf and the Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " A Hillary Clinton retweet has drawn attention to President Donald Trump's golf outings, which critics are hoping to turn into a political handicap. "

Lets Get Real:

The modern trend of POTUS playing Golf started with Ike, since then nearly every President has found reasons to Golf, some have been known to cheat, it gets them away from the White House.  Of course President Trump has his own Golf Course, so he does not need to go far from home.   IF the Democrats are down to using golf against Trump they are in a BAD STATE.  It can be argued that you need a relaxed President in charge of the Western World.   It has been a slow news day, Trump must have lost his cell for texting or it has been hidden, things are getting back to normal.