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Cooper: Step up pace for ISIS defeat

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., center, said last week the battle against the Islamic State will not be a short-term one.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., center, said last week the battle against the Islamic State will not be a short-term one. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., center, said last week the battle against the Islamic State will not be a short-term one.

By Clint Cooper 4 min read

At the current rate, the Islamic State, or ISIS, may be defeated around 2077.

The United States has decided to send 200 more troops to Iraq and eight Apache helicopters to assist in what seems like a frustratingly incremental approach to defeat the barbaric Islamic State.

Granted, the battle to rid the world of the terrorist scourge in Syria and Iraq has seen some positive upticks in recent months, so a strike-while-the-iron-is-hot strategy seems well-placed.

Even Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter seems to be on board.

“We’ve got to get these guys beaten and as soon as possible,” he said. “We’re looking for opportunities to do more.”