The Strategic importance of Palmyra Part 2 - New War on Terror

The New York Times: Reports " Control of Palmyra gives the Islamic State command of roads leading from its strongholds in eastern Syria to Damascus and the other major cities of the populated west, as well as new links to western Iraq, the other half of its self-declared caliphate.  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the question what will the US and its Allies do about Palmyra, the answer NOTHING, the Obama Oval is weak, it would have to reverse years of policy to do something NOW, the Oval would have to admit that it was wrong in 2011 when it removed ALL troops from Iraq, as this allowed for the growth of IS in Syria and Iraq.    The Oval Office wants to hand over the issue of IS to its successor, of course by then it will be worse, one has to question will Obama defend Baghdad if he as too, is he willing to allow IS to take OVER all of Iraq as the cost of not using US ground troops.    The failure of the Obama Oval when it comes to Syria  and Iraq will be a major issue of the 2016 Presidential election, when the new President takes over he or she will have a lot to deal with when they reach the Oval Office, the damage will have been done by a weak US President. 

What should the West do about Palmyra - New War on Terror

Telegraph: Reports " The antiquities authorities have also called for international assistance, but the western air coalition attacking Isil positions elsewhere in Iraq and Syria has held back from actions where the jihadists are directly fighting the Assad regime. "

Lets Get Real:

This is where the Middle East gets murky, the Assad Regime is a vile and murderous regime, but they are secular, also at present the Assad Regime has the backing of Russia, so lets get the Russians to pull their finger out, they like going in to other Countries, let pressure Putin to send troops and planes to take on IS in Syria.    Then everyone would have skin in the game as it is said by our American cousins.   This would show that Russia does get the fact that its part of the international community, of course the Russian military might not to be hot on the idea, we have seen what happens to prisoners of IS.    The UN and this means the US and Russia have to DO SOMETHING, when you wipe out history you destroy the past for future generations and help in the destruction of civic society, 

The Strategic Importance of Palmyra - New War on Terror

Guardian: Reports " The loss of the city and its surrounding gas fields, which supply electricity to much of the Assad regime’s strongholds in western Syria, is another strategic defeat that could expose Homs and Damascus to the terror group’s advances. "

Lets Get Real:

The recent success of IS in Iraq and now Syria shows that air bombing alone does not work with IS, as the New York Times pointed out yesterday, when there is a sand storm in strategic places such as Ramadi  IS will move, the Western airforces are stalled on the ground.   The US must have a rethink of its IS strategy, of course this depends on POTUS, if Obama hopes to pass the issue on to his successor he might be out of luck, history can strike when it wants, not the other way around, the tail end of the Obama Presidency can not be that he LOST IRAQ to IS and was afraid to change his mind, history is not forgiving of weak Presidents.    The US as stated by this blog as others needs ground troops in Iraq, that is the only way to WIN, otherwise you have failure. 

When you Destroy the Past you Destroy the Future - Palmyra

BBC News: Report the following on the ancient Roman ruins of Palmyra, " There are fears that the militants will destroy ruins considered among the most important in the Middle East and named by Unesco as a World Heritage site. "

Lets Get Real:

The World Community has to react, the destructive cult that is Islamic State is a threat to the history of the Middle East and to the present World Community.   They have and will destroy the past of the Middle East through its destruction of ancient sites in Iraq and Syria, if we have no past we have no future.   The US should bomb the hell out of IS, of course this requires a strong President, if anything President Obama is weak, he does not beyond his own election as President.   Either tomorrow or later the US and the World will have to act, it will be costly even more so because the West has had chances to stop IS and has failed. ACT NOW or LOSE HISTORY.