Touting Yemen, Somalia As Success Stories, Obama Sets Low Bar For Iraq -- Michael Pizzi, Al Jazeera
The US trumpeted its success in fighting Al-Qaeda affiliates in those nations, but eliminating them proved impossible
As he laid out his plan to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State insurgency, President Barack Obama told the nation Wednesday night that he planned to pursue the extremists who have seized much of Syria and Iraq just as the U.S. has done “successfully” in Yemen and Somalia. For those familiar with the ongoing collapse of those two states, Obama set a low bar.
But the comparison, analysts said, was revealing of Obama’s true intentions for combating the Islamic State threat: a low-commitment operation that would neutralize — but likely not eliminate — the armed group.
“These are cases where the U.S. certainly hasn’t destroyed Al-Qaeda [affiliates], but we have contained them. That’s probably what he’s looking for in Iraq and Syria,” said David Newton, a former U.S. ambassador to Yemen and Iraq and an ex–deputy chief of mission in Syria.
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More On The Debate That Yemen And Somalia Are Not Successful U.S. Counter-terrorism Campaigns
Yemen and Somalia are examples of U.S. mission creep, not success -- Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post
US strategy against Islamic State to mirror counterterrorism efforts in Yemen, Somalia -- Long War Journal
Obama’s Comparison of Anti-IS Efforts to US Action in Somalia, Yemen Inconsistent -- RIA Novosti
If Yemen Is the Model . . . Then don’t bet on destroying ISIS — Obama’s plans haven’t worked elsewhere. -- Ian Tuttle, NRO
Obama's models: Yemen and Somalia -- Jim Waurishuk, American Thinker
Are Yemen And Somalia Good Examples Of U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy? -- Krishnadev Calamur, NPR
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