U. S. Is Rethinking Strategy for Battling ISIS headline indicated heated debate within the White House regarding what to do in Iraq after ISIS's taking of Ramadi. The wrong use of the word strategy versus tactic indicates our foreign policy's befuddlement. Strategy is not a reaction to an opponent's action. ISIS's slow conversion to a political union, on the other hand, is a recognition of a strategy, one to rule the areas they conquer. This change by ISIS indicates game over for our politically dysfunctional Baghdad ally. The small win in Syria for American lead Rebel Forces shows a successful tactic without a strategic backup of what to do once the base is conquered. Is there anyone in the area who cares that the base was conquered by the U. S. backed rebels?
June 11
Trainers Intended as Lift, but Quick Iraq Turnaround Is Unlikely. The war against ISIS was lost as soon as it morphed into a political union that is preferred by Sunnis compared to Baghdad's Shia alternative. Apparently we are doubling down on our commitment for a unified Iraq in pursuit of sunken costs. Its what happened in Vietnam.
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