Dealing with the Islamic State
Everyone wants to do something about the Islamic State. But what? So far most of the action has amounted to a bunch of press conferences in which supposedly intelligent people drivel blather about the non-Islamic beliefs of those carving out the new Caliphate. For instance, Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has refused to call the Islamic State the Islamic State because he believes it is not Islamic or a state. So he referred...
Losing the Western will to fight (Part 1): An 8 step plan for failure
Two weeks ago it was announced that President Obama would spend the next two weeks outlining his vision for US foreign policy. It started with a speech that Obama gave in Afghanistan stating that the US would bring the war there to “a responsible end” by withdrawing US military forces. Then came the release of Taliban prisoners. Not much else has been announced that could be remotely described as visionary. In other news, Iraq’s...
