Generals

In 2014 while Syria was busy with a civil war the Islamic State (ISIS) came to power and gained global prominence in 2014, when their militants successfully captured large territories in northwestern Iraq and eastern Syria, taking advantage of the ongoing civil war in Syria. When Trump came into office in 2017 he instructed the military to do what ever was necessary to destroy ISIS. When the military is left to the generals instead of being run by Washington bureaucrats it can be very effective. The scourge of ISIS which had be growing and promoting terrorist activities for four years was completely dismantled in 6 months.