SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 698828 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-43465"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fjoint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s-blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-now-how-is-that-possible%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Joint+Chiefs+Chairman+says+U.S.+blindsided+by+fall+of+Mosul+-+Now+how+is+that+possible%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fjoint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s-blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-now-how-is-that-possible&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AJoint Chiefs Chairman says U.S. blindsided by fall of Mosul - Now how is that possible?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s-blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-now-how-is-that-possible" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="a8a7d4dd2898b2abe2d33bd134312088" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/465/for_gallery_v2/Chairman_Joints_Chief_Staff_Gen_Martin_Dempsey_XGOZ-GSATCGl.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/465/large_v3/Chairman_Joints_Chief_Staff_Gen_Martin_Dempsey_XGOZ-GSATCGl.jpg" alt="Chairman joints chief staff gen martin dempsey xgoz gsatcgl" /></a></div></div>"Well, no, there were not," Dempsey replies in the interview with Frontline's Martin Smith when asked if there were any contingency plans inside the Pentagon for how to respond if Mosul were to fall to terrorists from the Islamic State (or ISIL, as the group is sometimes called.) <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s--blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-123627706.html">http://news.yahoo.com/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s--blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-123627706.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/748/qrc/2014-06-24T164539Z_698832374_GM1EA6P01IV01_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY.JPG?1443043133"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s--blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-123627706.html">Joint Chiefs Chairman says U.S. blindsided by fall of Mosul</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Gen. Martin Dempsey admits in a new documentary that the Pentagon did no contingency planning for the Islamic State advance.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-05-27T09:16:45-04:00 SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 698828

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-43465"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fjoint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s-blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-now-how-is-that-possible%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Joint+Chiefs+Chairman+says+U.S.+blindsided+by+fall+of+Mosul+-+Now+how+is+that+possible%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fjoint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s-blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-now-how-is-that-possible&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AJoint Chiefs Chairman says U.S. blindsided by fall of Mosul - Now how is that possible?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s-blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-now-how-is-that-possible" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="99376d25facf94a8282bf622f3f7a817" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/465/for_gallery_v2/Chairman_Joints_Chief_Staff_Gen_Martin_Dempsey_XGOZ-GSATCGl.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/465/large_v3/Chairman_Joints_Chief_Staff_Gen_Martin_Dempsey_XGOZ-GSATCGl.jpg" alt="Chairman joints chief staff gen martin dempsey xgoz gsatcgl" /></a></div></div>"Well, no, there were not," Dempsey replies in the interview with Frontline's Martin Smith when asked if there were any contingency plans inside the Pentagon for how to respond if Mosul were to fall to terrorists from the Islamic State (or ISIL, as the group is sometimes called.) <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s--blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-123627706.html">http://news.yahoo.com/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s--blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-123627706.html</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/748/qrc/2014-06-24T164539Z_698832374_GM1EA6P01IV01_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SECURITY.JPG?1443043133"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://news.yahoo.com/joint-chiefs-chairman-says-u-s--blindsided-by-fall-of-mosul-123627706.html">Joint Chiefs Chairman says U.S. blindsided by fall of Mosul</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Gen. Martin Dempsey admits in a new documentary that the Pentagon did no contingency planning for the Islamic State advance.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-05-27T09:16:45-04:00 2015-05-27T09:16:45-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 698858

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not to sure what to think on this one it sorta sounds like we need to put some focus on our inteligience and start looking out further.

2015-05-27T09:28:42-04:00 2015-05-27T09:28:42-04:00 SGT David T. 698881

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>War is chaotic and unpredictable. We never know how it will unfold from one day to the next.

2015-05-27T09:33:21-04:00 2015-05-27T09:33:21-04:00 2015-05-27T09:16:45-04:00