Hearing Hearing Date: January 17, 2018 10:00 am 2154 Rayburn HOB

Battlefield Successes and Challenges – Recent Efforts to Win the War against ISIS

Subject: Battlefield Successes and Challenges – Recent Efforts to Win the War against ISIS
Date: January 17, 2018
Time: 10:00 am
Place: 2154 Rayburn HOB

PURPOSE:

To examine the current administration’s rules of engagement, the subsequent battlefield wins against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and next steps in the war against radical Islamic terrorism.

BACKGROUND:

In January 2017, the Trump Administration put pressure on ISIS by increasing aerial bombing and the use of Special Forces.
ISIS has lost roughly 95 percent of the territory the group once claimed.
The President’s delegation of attack authority to military commanders led to a number of important victories against ISIS over the past year.

Witnesses and testimonies: Mr. Sebastian Gorka, Ph.D.

Former Deputy Assistant to the President

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Mr. Michael Pregent

Adjunct Fellow Hudson Institute

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Mr. Phillip Lohaus

Research Fellow
Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies American Enterprise Institute

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Mr. Robert Anthony Pape, Jr.

Professor, Political Science Department
University of Chicago

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