Claim US hitting Isis 'much harder' not supported by data
Julian Borger in Washington
Friday 3 November 2017 13.52 EDT
First published on Friday 3 November 2017 12.01 EDT
Donald Trump’s claim that the US has been attacking Isis "10 times harder" in the days following the New York attack are not supported by any available military data.
The president’s .. remarks at the White House on Friday morning .. caught the Pentagon by surprise.
"We are working on that and I don’t have anything for you yet," said a spokesman. He suggested checking directly with the White House, and Central Command ...
The daily data produced by Central Command’s counter-Isis campaign, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), did not show any increase in bombing sorties and or other attacks on Isis since Tuesday’s truck attack on a New York bicycle path ...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/03/trump-isis-us-new-york-military-data
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he's just building up our confidence!
