Exiting Army chief: U.S. could have stopped ISIL ‘if we stayed in Iraq longer’

By World Tribune on July 22, 2015   BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Stateside, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, Washington  

Special to WorldTribune.com The United States might have prevented the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) “if we had stayed a little bit more engaged,” Gen. Ray Odierno said. Odierno, 60, chief of staff for the U.S. Army, is retiring after nearly 40 years as a soldier. In an interview with Fox […]