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SaudisGrowIncreasinglyCriticalOfTheCampaignAgainstISIS

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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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