Department of deja vu. when US Secretary of State John Kerry embarks to the Middle East and Europe this week to enlist what he has called a "coalition of the willing and capable" against the Sunni-led militants controlling large swaths of Syria and Iraq, he must tread carefully. Significantly, the Arab League nations are not interested. Why would they be? Why would they want IS to become motivated to move to a neighbourhood near them? Our guess is that Obama will make a few drone attacks, declare victory ('Mission Accomplished'?) and leave, blaming the Iraqi and Syrian people. LINK9/09/2014
Coalition building can be tricky
Department of deja vu. when US Secretary of State John Kerry embarks to the Middle East and Europe this week to enlist what he has called a "coalition of the willing and capable" against the Sunni-led militants controlling large swaths of Syria and Iraq, he must tread carefully. Significantly, the Arab League nations are not interested. Why would they be? Why would they want IS to become motivated to move to a neighbourhood near them? Our guess is that Obama will make a few drone attacks, declare victory ('Mission Accomplished'?) and leave, blaming the Iraqi and Syrian people. LINK
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