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ThestrategyagainsttheselfdeclaredIslamicStatewasondisplaythisweek:InSaudi
Arabia,thereweretwodaysofcloseddoormilitarymeetings,andinWashington,aWhite
Housesummitoncombatingextremism.
Meanwhile,thePentagonannouncedthattrainingprogramsforSyrianrebelsbeginsnextmonth.
Sofar,sogood,inpublic.
Butprivately,theSaudiviewisthattheaircampaignagainstISIS,nowmorethansixmonths
old,isnotworking.
"
Havingsimplythesepinprickattacksoncertainareasisnotgoingtoresolvetheissue,"says
PrinceTurkialFaisal,aformerSaudiintelligencechiefwhoalsoservedastheambassadorto
theU.S.from20057.
Anoutspokenmemberoftheroyalfamily,Faisal,70,nolongerholdsaseniorpost.Buthis
viewsareconsideredtoreflectthegeneralthinkingoftheSaudileadership.
HesaystheairstrikesagainstISISaretoolimitedandnotwellcoordinated.Inaddition,he
insiststhecoalitioneffortisunderminedbypoliticsinEuropeandmistrustintheMiddleEast.
Asevidence,henotestheU.S.AirForceishittingISISinbothIraqandSyria,countriesbut
theotherWesternalliessticktotargetsinIraq.
"
Becausethoseguys[theEuropeans]refusetooperateinSyria.Totallyinsane,"hesays."It'sthe
sametarget,butbecausethisisSyriaandthisisIraq,theEuropeansdon'twanttohitSyria."
Atthesametime,GulfcountriesthatarepartofthecoalitionhitonlytargetsinSyriaandarenot
activeinIraq,Faisalnotes.
"BecausetheIraqishaven'taskedusto.Howcanwemeetthisvicioussituationifoureffortisso
disjointed,"hesays.
Iraq'sintelligenceonISISisnotsharedwithArabpartnersinthecoalition,headds.
"YoureallyhavetwoairforcecoalitionsoneoperatinginSyria,notcrossingtheborderinto
Iraq.TheotheroperatinginIraq,notcrossingtheborderintoSyria,"hesays.
InWashington,thePentagoninsiststherehasbeenprogresssincetheaircampaignbeganin
August.
ButDr.TheodoreKarasik,amilitaryanalyistbasedinDubai,saysthecoremilitantsofISISare
battlehardenedstrategistswhocansurviveairstrikesandstillattack.
"TheyalsohavelibrariesofU.S.armyfieldmanuals,"hesaysofISIS,whichhascaptured
extensiveU.S.militaryequipmentandsuppliesfromtheIraqimilitary."Theyknowexactlyhow
airstrikesworkandtheyareabletosucceedbecausetheyhavethisknowledge."
ISISalsoknowshowtothriveinchaos,playingonlocalgrievencesofSunniArabs.TheSaudis
insistonewaytoaddressthosegrievanceistheremovalofPresidentBasharAssadinSyria,an
allyofIran,themainSaudirival.
TheSaudisandtheU.S.agreeonthegoalbutnotthetimingandthathasledtorifts.
"Thediseaseisinthefailingstates,"hesays."InIraq,somestepshavebeentakentorectifythis.
ButinSyria,nothinghasbeendone."
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