Good to hear that “enormous progress” came out of that 10-day, 33-nation conference that recently gathered at MacDill Air Force Base to discuss strategies for defeating the barbarous Islamic State. That was the assessment of Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, CentCom commander.
Indeed, it was reassuring–and a little surprising–that so many countries were willing to step up and formally sign on. That’s been an issue in the Muslim world.
But still it’s sobering–collaboration notwithstanding–that none of the nations that participated were officially identified. Hardly an oversight.