My Sunday column: A War Trump Won:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/opinion/sunday/war-trump-islamic-state.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=0 …
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This is one with something to annoy most everybody. Which doesn't mean it's right.
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To a couple of points: Yes, there's been coverage of the victory from serious reporters on the ground, incl. for NYT. But that's not the same as "media coverage commensurate w/the coverage when ISIS was rising," or "commensurate w/other aspects of the Trump presidency."
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Also: Fine to argue that this is all just Obama's strategy (I've heard args on both sides). But you can't just say, "it's Mattis following through, not Trump." Mattis was picked by Trump, as Rumsfeld was by Bush. If Mattis is winning, POTUS gets some credit.
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Looks positive at the moment. But maybe caution is warranted when proclaiming Mission Accomplished in Iraq (and Syria) when major combat operations complete.
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