Congressional and military leaders must stand up to the White House and demand leadership in the fight against the Islamic State, retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely said Friday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on
Newsmax TV.
"I don’t want to see another drop of American blood shed over there under this leadership and lack of a forward strategy and an endgame," Vallely told guest host Dennis Michael Lynch.
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"I wouldn’t put any of our young men and women in harm’s way over there unless we have that. Congress and the generals and admirals need to stand up to this White House which seems to be clueless on any kind of a military strategy," he said.
"They don’t have the people in the White House that understand how to fight this war."
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