Richard Engel: ‘There’s a Lot of Concern’ About Obama Admin’s Planned Mosul Offensive

obviously a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about plans announced for ░░░░░░░░ offensive against mosul publicly ░░░░░░░░ Concerns from Baghdad all ░░░░░░░░ way to Washington D ░░░░░░░░ What is the latest ░░░░░░░░ can tell us about ░░░░░░░░ proposed mosul offensive reporter ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about it When you ░░░░░░░░ the kurds saying that ░░░░░░░░ don t think they ░░░░░░░░ going to necessarily be ░░░░░░░░ that they do not ░░░░░░░░ at all that the ░░░░░░░░ army is going to ░░░░░░░░ ready when you have ░░░░░░░░ Iraqi army expressing somewhat ░░░░░░░░ and horror that the ░░░░░░░░ States is setting a ░░░░░░░░ for the mosul offensive ░░░░░░░░ at least a rough ░░░░░░░░ it does raise questions ░░░░░░░░ to whether this offensive ░░░░░░░░ going to happen at ░░░░░░░░ I ve been speaking ░░░░░░░░ military officials and they ░░░░░░░░ very concerned They think ░░░░░░░░ if there is enough ░░░░░░░░ bombing that they can ░░░░░░░░ force an offensive that ░░░░░░░░ can corral the Iraqi ░░░░░░░░ no matter what kind ░░░░░░░░ condition it is in ░░░░░░░░ them to do some ░░░░░░░░ of offensive in mosul ░░░░░░░░ the U S Military ░░░░░░░░ bombing with some advisors ░░░░░░░░ close at hand calling ░░░░░░░░ the air strikes but ░░░░░░░░ are questions whether the ░░░░░░░░ army can hold the ░░░░░░░░ How will the street ░░░░░░░░ street fighting go Has ░░░░░░░░ boobytrapped the city of ░░░░░░░░ most people think it ░░░░░░░░ They re very a ░░░░░░░░ of skepticism I m ░░░░░░░░ that ISIS is simply ░░░░░░░░ abandon mosul in fear ░░░░░░░░ an onslaught Isis has ░░░░░░░░ calling the Americans to ░░░░░░░░ Seems to want this ░░░░░░░░ I think right now ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about the mosul