Watch: Footage Shows ISIS Island Stronghold Blown to Smithereens by the US Military

There’s something about watching ISIS getting blown up that puts a pep in your step and a bit of a smile on your morning.

On Tuesday, the United States military attacked an island said to be “infested with ISIS,” and thankfully but on a show of bombing it. According to the Daily Wire, these types of bombings against ISIS and the Taliban has stepped up as of late:

“We’re denying [ISIS] the ability to hide on Qanus Island,” Maj. Gen. Eric T. Hill, Commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force, said. “We’re setting the conditions for our partner forces to continue bringing stability to the region.”

“U.S. jets have doubled the amount of bombs targeting ISIS in the past month, according to new strike data released from the U.S. Air Force,” Fox 32 reported. “In Afghanistan, U.S. strikes have also picked up. According to the newly released data, American jets have dropped 28 percent more bombs on Taliban and an ISIS-affiliate in August compared to the previous month.”

Without further ado, here’s the video. Enjoy it with coffee.

VIDEO: Here’s what it looks like when @USAFCENT #F15 and #F35 jets drop 36,000 Kg of bombs on a Daesh infested island. هكذا تبدوا الجزيرة الموبوءة بداعش بعد أن أسقطت عليها الطائرات المقاتلة #أف-15 و #أف-35 36,000 كغم من الذخيرة pic.twitter.com/2v6FAEL9Rn

— OIR Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins III (@OIRSpox) September 10, 2019

This bombing comes after President Donald Trump offered to hold peace negotiations with leaders of the Taliban, but foolishly — and very oddly — tried to give themselves a bargaining chip by killing a U.S. soldier. It’s unclear why they thought that would be helpful for them, and as Trump tweeted out later, it wasn’t.

Trump noted that the attack that took the lives of the soldier and 11 other people only made it worse for themselves, and wondered aloud how many more years they’re willing to fight on.

….an attack in Kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers, and 11 other people. I immediately cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations. What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position? They didn’t, they….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2019

….only made it worse! If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks, and would even kill 12 innocent people, then they probably don’t have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway. How many more decades are they willing to fight?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2019

Trump wasn’t lying in this regard. The Taliban did make it worse for themselves as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Chris Wallace’s show on Fox News and said that in response for the taking of one soldier’s life, the American military killed 1,000 Taliban:

So, we’ve made real progress, but in the end, the Taliban overreached. They forgot that America is always going to protect its interests — the commander, the commander of Resolute Support and the NATO forces there are still at this hard. We killed over a thousand Taliban just in the last 10 days.

And while this isn’t a war of attrition, the American people should know we will continue to apply the appropriate pressure to make sure that we’re never struck with terror again from Afghanistan.

The lesson here is plain to see. You can either come to the table and make efforts to be peaceful or continue to fight and die by the thousands.

Between the video and the death count, Trump is displaying the real power of America’s military might to her enemies. Hopefully, it changes some minds, or at the very least, takes some of the fighting spirits out of them.

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