Pentagon Chief Orders 'Accelerated' Budget Review to Crush Daesh

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered a review of the Pentagon’s budget in order to accelerate the fight against Daesh terrorist group, according to a memorandum made public on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In December, Pentagon officials said they were seeking to take advantage of recent successes against Daesh to accelerate and intensify the campaign against the terror group in working with coalition allies.

"The amendment will address urgent warfighting readiness shortfalls across the joint force, and new requirements driven by acceleration of the campaign against ISIS [Daesh]," the document stated.

The budget amendment would also include offsets from "lower priority programs," according to the memo.

The Pentagon will prepare the amendment to the budget by March 1, the document said.