Posted on 06/13/2014 12:48:24 PM PDT by Mount Athos
US President Barack Obama is not considering military action against al-Raqqa, Syria, the self-declared capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a US official tells The Jerusalem Post.
"At the moment, the options being considered are focused on Iraq," the official said. "Of course, that could always change."
The terrorist militia ravaging the sovereignty of Iraq is headquartered in Syria, where the group gained strength through the strife of the civil war there.
The US is now considering military strikes against the group, two years after pulling troops from the country after nine years of war.
But the decision not to strike in Syria suggests the Obama administration's priority is the protection of the Iraqi government, under threat in its capital of Baghdad, more so than the denigration of ISIS' wider operational capacity.
Meanwhile Herr Obozo and his Wookie have other important plans!
Amid Foreign and Domestic Crises, Obama Plans to Fundraise and Golf This Weekend
Townhall.com ^ | June 13, 2014 | Leah Barkoukis
Posted on 6/13/2014 12:29:17 PM by jazusamo
The Iraqi government is pleading for help from the U.S. as ISIS militants close in on Baghdad; Syria is still in the grips of war; veterans are dying from long wait times at the VA; and weve got a humanitarian crisis going on at the Southwest border.
With all this at the forefront, youd think the president would work tirelessly to address these problems. Alas, hell be doing what he does best this weekend: fundraising and golfing.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama should land at Palm Springs International Airport at about 6 p.m. Friday, straight from a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Saturday, theyll jump over to Laguna Beach for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, followed by the commencement address to UC Irvines Class of 2014 at Angel Stadium, which wraps up at 1 p.m.
That puts the Obamas back in the desert at about 2 p.m. Saturday. They will stay for Fathers Day, before flying home to Washington, D.C., mid-morning on Monday. Its unclear if their daughters, Malia and Sasha, will tag along.
What is Obamas plan here in the Coachella Valley? Presumably a short vacation, and likely a round of golf or two though the details remain fuzzy.
Priorities.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3167418/posts
ISIS is the Liberal Mideast Expeditionary Force.
That is a fair description.
He was held at a detention center in Iraq and released.
Unfortunately I can only answer by saying “I don’t know”
Since they have our AA missiles that is probably a good idea.
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