Obama speaks about authorizing strikes. youtube/New York Times
Bipartisan criticism for Obama grows as both Republicans and Democrats call for a more aggressive stance in Iraq. Yahoo/CSM Republicans, including Rep. Peter King and Sen. Lindsey Graham called for all out airstrikes and the arming of the Kurdish Peshmerga. Graham even called for expanding the air war to Syria. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton, made similar claims after a highly critical interview with The Atlantic.
My Comment:
I'm conflicted here. I don't want any additional involvement in Iraq. We desperately need time to rest, rearm and retrain our troops after a decade of war. And this is clear mission creep. I also don't want to be on the same side as Hillary Clinton... On the other hand, I hate half measures and Obama's limited strategy screams ""half measure". If we really do want to defeat ISIS and save the religious minorities in Iraq, a couple of limited airstrikes isn't going to do it.
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