[ExSES]

And the Islamic state sent troops along one road to attack Palmyra -- why were they not bombed?

Simple..., there might have been some innocent tourists caught in the traffic! It appears that, unless we have near positive ID of the bad guys, we can't shoot. As for the hospital in Afghanistan, the narrative continues to be spun by the administration (perhaps there is another YouTube video maker really responsible???)

[Cronos]

yet we say that the Russians hit the IS only 10% of the time