Monday, June 8, 2015

Doubling Down on a Doubtful Strategy

Why the current U.S. plan to win back Iraq only guarantees the Islamic State won’t be defeated.
Doubling Down on a Doubtful Strategy BY MICHAEL KNIGHTS-JUNE 5, 2015
In Paris this week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken gave us his vision of the war effort: It will be a long war, but the right strategy is in place, and Washington is going to “redouble our efforts.”