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During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump made defeating ISIS a centerpiece of his foreign policy, criticizing President Barack Obama for being “out of touch” with what it takes to wipe out the so-called Islamic State (perhaps because he was the terrorist group’s “founder”). But despite Trump’s year-and-a-half-old claim of having a “foolproof” and “absolute” plan to “crush” ISIS, he has offered few details other than tactics like “bomb the shit out of ’em,” “take the oil,” and “take out their families,” the majority of which are considered war crimes under international law.

But in early September, he finally provided a glimpse into what this plan entails: He will task his “top generals” with creating it—and they’ll have just 30 days to do it once he enters the White House. Until then, let’s review what he says he’s planning:

Now that Trump has won the election, those clueless generals better get to work. If Trump sticks to his timeline, we should have an amazing plan to defeat ISIS on his desk on February 19—100 days from now.