article_snippet.sent: a military mother, left, was outraged when Dempsey wrote off the Iraqi city where he died as 'not symbolic in any way' while discussing operations against ISIS .
article_snippet.sent: Dempsey had spoken dismissively of the Iraqi city where he died last week at a briefing when asked how damaging to U.S. and Iraq's military efforts it would be were the Iraqi city where he died to fall into the hands of ISIS.
article_snippet.sent: Responding to a journalist's question, Dempsey said: 'the Iraqi city where he died is not symbolic in any way.
highlights_snippet.sent: General Martin Dempsey had belittled importance of Ramadi at a news conference last week .
  