Major Gen. Bob Scales: ‘Impossible’ To Eliminate ISIS Without Hitting Syria

VAN SUSTEREN Is there ░░░░░░░░ way to eliminate ISIS ░░░░░░░░ striking in Syria SCALES ░░░░░░░░ answer no And the ░░░░░░░░ is that while we ░░░░░░░░ a lot of press ░░░░░░░░ about ISIS in Kyrgyzstan ░░░░░░░░ around Baghdad the center ░░░░░░░░ gravity the heartland if ░░░░░░░░ will for ISIS is ░░░░░░░░ Syria around the city ░░░░░░░░ Rakka That s where ░░░░░░░░ do they force generation ░░░░░░░░ s where they send ░░░░░░░░ to rest that s ░░░░░░░░ they do the paymasteries ░░░░░░░░ s where they do ░░░░░░░░ edited tapings from that ░░░░░░░░ their headquarters And if ░░░░░░░░ can t strike ISIS ░░░░░░░░ their homeland and where ░░░░░░░░ re protected then the ░░░░░░░░ of taking them down ░░░░░░░░ time is virtually impossible ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN All right This ░░░░░░░░ what is so extraordinarily ░░░░░░░░ or difficult is that ░░░░░░░░ Assad of Syria who ░░░░░░░░ have who President Obama ░░░░░░░░ would be leaving office ░░░░░░░░ that hasn t happened ░░░░░░░░ used chemicals against his ░░░░░░░░ and condemned by the ░░░░░░░░ condemned by us as ░░░░░░░░ He hates ISIS he ░░░░░░░░ fighting with ISIS we ░░░░░░░░ fighting with Assad too ░░░░░░░░ to the extent we ░░░░░░░░ ISIS in Syria if ░░░░░░░░ did that we would ░░░░░░░░ be aligned with a ░░░░░░░░ who s dropping chemical ░░░░░░░░ on his own people ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely But remember we ░░░░░░░░ to stop and think ░░░░░░░░ s important here And ░░░░░░░░ strategic end state is ░░░░░░░░ protect not Assad or ░░░░░░░░ the new government in ░░░░░░░░ it s to protect ░░░░░░░░ American people And ultimately ░░░░░░░░ we can t strike ░░░░░░░░ and maybe get an ░░░░░░░░ from Syria not to ░░░░░░░░ down our own airplanes ░░░░░░░░ we can attack ISIS ░░░░░░░░ their homeland then ultimately ░░░░░░░░ may interrupt their ability ░░░░░░░░ visit our homeland VAN ░░░░░░░░ All right The news ░░░░░░░░ were broke just a ░░░░░░░░ seconds ago that the ░░░░░░░░ is doing drone surveillance ░░░░░░░░ Syria and that I ░░░░░░░░ have felt we were ░░░░░░░░ that Why haven t ░░░░░░░░ been doing that SCALES ░░░░░░░░ is the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ process We ve been ░░░░░░░░ at Syria from across ░░░░░░░░ border with high altitude ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ he s given permission ░░░░░░░░ fly drones over Syria ░░░░░░░░ is a step process ░░░░░░░░ increasing surveillance and reconnaissance ░░░░░░░░ time gather the information ░░░░░░░░ the targets and eventually ░░░░░░░░ ll guarantee you we ░░░░░░░░ start bombing them VAN ░░░░░░░░ Why haven t we ░░░░░░░░ surveillance earlier SCALES Because ░░░░░░░░ s international boundary and ░░░░░░░░ administration agreed that for ░░░░░░░░ sake of optics they ░░░░░░░░ t going to violate ░░░░░░░░ Syrian border Now they ░░░░░░░░ their minds VAN SUSTEREN ░░░░░░░░ is most peculiar in ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ as we haven t ░░░░░░░░ them for a permission ░░░░░░░░ do everything SCALES Well ░░░░░░░░ it s a crazy ░░░░░░░░ that it is the ░░░░░░░░ East.”