Strategic Patience and the Unprecedented Coalition

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  1. Hagel: Focus on ISIS, not Assad
    CNN‎ - 19 hours ago
    Arab states under pressure to do more in fight against Isis
    The Guardian‎ - 1 day ago
    Russia blames US for ISIS, Obama says Assad's gotta go
    Hot Air‎ - 14 hours ago
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    War with Isis: President Bashar al-Assad admits he has given up ...
    The Independent › uk › ... › Middle East
    Jul 26, 2015 - Many thousands of young men have fled Syria rather than fight for the Assad regime, and thousands ...
    Assad Calls on Syrian Rebels to Join Him in Fight Against ISIS - ...
    The New York Times › world › middleeast
    Sep 16, 2015 - Assad Calls on Syrian Rebels to Join Him in Fight Against ISIS. BEIRUT, Lebanon — President Bashar al-Assad of Syria called on insurgents fighting his government to join with his forces instead, and do battle against the Islamic State.
    We Can't Fight Assad and ISIS, Syrian Rebels Warn - Newsweek
 
More....

Iran Offered Iraq 'Open Check' in ISIS Fight, Official Says - ABC News[/paste:font]
abcnews.go.com › International › story
Jul 23, 2015 - Iraqi Army armored vehicles prepare to attack Islamic State extremists in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq, ...
War with Isis: Iran seeks to join international coalition battling ...
The Independent › uk › ... › Middle East
Aug 18, 2015 - A senior Iranian diplomat told The Independent: “There is no border at the moment between Iraq and Syria and Isis has its headquarters in Syria, so it is artificial to keep a campaign just to Iraq. After all, that is why Britain wants to join the Americans in extending bombing from Iraq to Syria. Iran can defeat Isis.”
Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present) - Wikipedia, the ...
Wikipedia › wiki › Iranian_intervention_...
"Iran sends troops into Iraq to aid fight against Isis militants". the Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2014. Jump up ...
Iran will do what it takes to fight ISIS - CNN.com
CNN › opinion › bazzi-iran-iraq
Jan 3, 2015 - Iraq is at the center of several regional proxy battles: Iran is heavily involved in shaping Iraqi policy, while ISIS represents spillover from the Syrian civil war next door. The militant group is also a byproduct of the Gulf Arab states that support Sunni jihadists in both Syria and Iraq.
Meet the American Who Went to Iraq to Fight ISIS But Ended Up ...
Time Magazine › american-ryan-oleary-f...
Aug 24, 2015 - And he's training the soldiers not to fight ISIS, but Iranian forces he says are repressing Kurdish ...
4 Iranian Weapons of War ISIS Should Fear | The National Interest
The National Interest › node
Mar 25, 2015 - Iran is leading the fight against the Islamic State. Here's what it is using...
 
And Turkey at Thanksgiving...


Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War - Wikipedia, the free ...
Wikipedia › wiki › Turkish_involvement...
"Syrian Kurds continue to blame Turkey for backing ISIS militants". Al-Monitor. Jump up ^ Wilgenburg, Wladimir van (6 ...
Why Turkey Has Finally Declared War on ISIS | TIME
Time Magazine › turkey-isis-war
Jul 24, 2015 - “ISIS and Turkey had a nearly two-year-long Cold War in which they avoided fighting, with the ...
U.S. works with Turkey on ISIS but is wary of its politics - CNNPolitics ...
CNN › turkey-elections-isis-syria-iraq
Aug 25, 2015 - On Tuesday, the U.S. and Turkey announced they had finalized joint anti-ISIS air operations.
Turkey could cut off Islamic State's supply lines. So why doesn't it ...
The Guardian › Opinion › Turkey
5 days ago - Had Turkey placed the same kind of absolute blockade on Isis territories as they did on Kurdish-held ...
Turkey threatens Russia over bid to obliterate sick Islamic State ...
Daily Express › uk › News › World
1 day ago - RUSSIA and Turkey are in deadlock after the latter threatened Moscow with “ serious ... Russia DOUBLES jets bombing Syria ISIS targets as single missile attack kills 600 jihadis ...
 
Russia can singlehandedly defeat ISIS on the ground in Iraq/Syria, and apparently Russia wants to.

I say let them. Let someone else do the dying for awhile.
 
Russia can singlehandedly defeat ISIS on the ground in Iraq/Syria, and apparently Russia wants to.

I say let them. Let someone else do the dying for awhile.
And allow Russia greater influence in the region as well? No thanks. We should own the ME to the extent practical, not the Russians.

Perhaps you ought to read up on the ME. They have an awful lot of a thing called "oil" over there that is essential to the functioning of industry around the world.
 
Mix in some Saudis, Egyptians, Jordanians. Need a leader.

Sorry, we don't have one...looks like Putin will be the one doing the deed

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Obabble meets with Hollande tomorrow...but they will discuss weather...
They are both raging leftists. Leaving security plans to those two is like Abbott and Costello to build the Hubbel telescope - it ain't getting done.
 

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