Paul Eaton Quoted on CNN.com on US Efforts to Contain ISIS

Two things that could hinder US efforts to ‘destroy’ ISIS

By Deena Zaru

September 10, 2014 | CNN.com

The United States welcomed the transition with the hope that al-Abadi will lead Iraq into stability.

“It appears to me that the United States is trying to contain ISIS to buy time for a political solution in Baghdad,” said retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton, who commanded the training of Iraqi troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Eaton said that for the United States to be successful, along with NATO and regional allies, working with the al-Assad government is a necessary evil and one that would require “sophisticated diplomacy.”

“There’s no guaranteed success, but there’s no reason to think that Assad will try to shoot down American planes. The last thing the Assad regime wants is to provoke a full-out confrontation with the U.S.” said Eaton. “It can be as simple as having Assad sit on his hands, do nothing, while he lets a coalition into Syria to contain ISIS.”

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