The Washington Post: States the following on the Obama policy towards IS, " Mr. Obama will not permit U.S. trainers to work with Iraqi forces on the ground or send U.S. spotters to make airstrikes more useful.....unwillingness to match means to strategy that threatens to prolong this war. "
Lets Get Real:
Even the more limited liberal WP has had enough of the losing war policy of POTUS when it comes to Iraq. One can understand why President Obama is wary, he knows that if he sends troops back in there will be losses, thus the candidate who promised to get the US out of Iraq and did so in 2011 would be forced to admit that he made a great strategic mistake in 2011 in taking ALL US troops out of Iraq. Also the Liberal base of the Democratic Party would be up in arms, at the end of the day POTUS might have no choice, if IS can get close to Baghdad this might force the US to send in US Special Forces to resuce the new government and the people of Baghdad. Also POTUS can not just wait to pass the buck on the Iraq War, there is nearly a year and half to go of the Obama Presidency, the IS might move closer to Baghdad or to other Middle East countries, thus better for the Oval to act when it is not under threat, if Obama waits he might get suckered punch by a threat to Baghdad.
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