The Rise of IS - The New War on Terror

The New York Times: Reports " Islamic State militants staged attacks near Baghdad and the Libyan city of Surt on Tuesday, underscoring the group’s persistent strength on both fronts.. "

Lets Get Real:

The cancer that is ISLAMIC STATE ( IS) has to be removed from the body politic in Iraq, Syria and Libya it brings nothing but destruction and death to the people.   There no talking to IS, there are no committee meeting you can have with them, they have to be taken by their roots and removed.   This can only mean one thing, that is Western ground troops in the above countries.   The Obama Oval needs to take action, its problem is POTUS, the Candidate who ran against the Iraq War does not want to send troops back in, it would make him look foolish and the Obama ego can not take that, this is a result of people falling at his feet in 2008, he has drunk his own PR spin.  The problem is others are being killed while the Oval watches the World burn in the Middle East and Africa. 

Hillary Clinton and Libya - New War on Terror

CNN - Politics: Reports the following on Libya and Hillary Clinton, " But she'll face a broader challenge in what's become of the North African country since, as secretary of state in 2011, she was the public face of the U.S. intervention to push out its longtime strongman, Moammar Gadhafi. "

Lets Get Real:

The subject of Libya and its fall in to a failed State is about the 2016 US Presidential Election, the disaster that is Libya  today is down to the foreign policy of Hillary Clinton; in the eyes of Republicans; when she was the US Secretary of State, she pushed for action, the results, a failed State, the death of the US Ambassador and the rise of IS.   The Republicans in both the House and Senate will want to place the blame on the front door of HRC.   In the case of Libya HRC did the right thing, she pushed for the overthrow of Gaddafi when he become a threat to Benghazi .   The fallout is based on not planning for afterwards, the same with Iraq.   This blog has been critical of HRC in the past but not over this issue, she tried it did not work, that is a lot more than Obama can say about Iraq and Syria. 

Is Assad on the Way out - Syrian Crisis

Telegraph: Reports " Syrian rebels say they have captured major army base near Damascus..The Southern Front mainstream rebel alliance has announced the 'liberation' of the Liwa 52 base, less than 60 miles south of the capital "

Lets Get Real:

There was a report in the UK Times that the US and Russia were having talks on what should happen in Syria should Assad fall from power, it would be ironic; if after Secretary Kerry stated that the West should talk to Assad at the time because his side was winning; then for Assad to lose in the end.   The Russians would want to keep their base in Syria, of course that depends who is in power, Tehran will use all its power to make sure that Assad does not fall, but if it he does, lets hope neither Al Qaeda or IS take power, that would be a disaster for Syria and the Middle East. 

Obama on Russia - The New Cold War 11

Guardian: Reports on remarks by President Obama on Putin and Russia, the article notes the following, " “Does he continue to wreck his country’s economy and continue Russia’s isolation in pursuit of a wrong-headed desire to recreate the glories of the Soviet empire? Or does he recognise that Russia’s greatness does not depend on violating the territorial integrity and sovereignty of other countries?” the US president said.. "

Lets Get Real:

This was a firm slap for President Putin, one can guess that there will be an increase in the violence in East Ukraine, as Russia makes its feelings known about the latest comments and threat of more sanctions by G7.    The G7 and other World bodies have to be firm with the Russian bear, once it takes one basket it will go for others,  one can see at  a future date that news breaks that Russian forces have invaded the Ukraine and are heading for the Capital Kiev, while other Russian forces head for the Baltic States and Finland.   The question is what will the US and its allies do then, words mean nothing to Putin, he is a Russian bear, that needs his nose slapped and his clawed broken off, force is the only thing that Putin understands.   Thus the 2nd cold war faced by the West. 

The Terror in Mosul - The New War on Terror

BBC News: Reports on the terror that is faced by all the people of Mosul due to IS, the article notes the following, " Secretly filmed videos obtained by the BBC's Ghadi Sary show mosques being blown up, abandoned schools, and women being forced to cover up their bodies. "

Lets Get Real:

The stories coming out of Mosul show why IS has to be destroyed root and branch, they bring terror to all people, men, women and children.   The Iraqi Government should make the retaking of Mosul one of its top aims in this new war on terror.   The US military needs to play an active part in Iraq, that means ground troops, the US voter has to be made aware that IS is one of the most dangerous groups to come out of the Middle East in years.   It is brainwashing children at an early age, their education is now full of hate.   Women are not allowed to work or leave their homes without their husbands.  All opposition to IS is seen as a threat, thus they are either killed or are forced to leave.  IS is nothing but Middle Eastern version of Nazi Germany.   Then there was a FDR, Churchill even Stalin to oppose them, what about now voter, will will save the Middle East.