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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House on September 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate approved his plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Knew Arming Rebels Was Useless, But Did It Anyway

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House on September 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate approved his plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Knew Arming Rebels Was Useless, But Did It Anyway

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 18: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the White House on September 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate approved his plan for training and arming moderate Syrian rebels to battle Islamic State militants. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Knew Arming Rebels Was Useless, But Did It Anyway

What’s worse: Launching a disastrous military campaign under false pretenses to achieve goals you wrongly believe are attainable? Or launching a disastrous military campaign you know is doomed in order to help your party win an election? I ask in light of today’s New York Times story about how President Obama asked the CIA a […]

New ISIS Propaganda Film Features Canadian-Sounding Fighter

Murtaza Hussain

New ISIS Propaganda Film Features Canadian-Sounding Fighter

Murtaza Hussain

New ISIS Propaganda Film Features Canadian-Sounding Fighter

Murtaza Hussain

A new propaganda film from ISIS is narrated entirely in English and features a fighter who speaks with an American or Canadian accent.

BALAD AB, IRAQ - MAY 21: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Specialist Seth Gerkin (R) and Private First Class Brian Cruz from the 303rd Armor Attached to the 81st Brigade, LSA (Logistics Support Area) Anaconda, Iraq, fire a 120mm mortar May 21, 2004 from Balad AB, Iraq. (Photo by Aaron Allmon II/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)

News Organizations Finally Realize Obama’s War Plan Is a Hot Mess

BALAD AB, IRAQ - MAY 21: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Specialist Seth Gerkin (R) and Private First Class Brian Cruz from the 303rd Armor Attached to the 81st Brigade, LSA (Logistics Support Area) Anaconda, Iraq, fire a 120mm mortar May 21, 2004 from Balad AB, Iraq. (Photo by Aaron Allmon II/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)

News Organizations Finally Realize Obama’s War Plan Is a Hot Mess

BALAD AB, IRAQ - MAY 21: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Specialist Seth Gerkin (R) and Private First Class Brian Cruz from the 303rd Armor Attached to the 81st Brigade, LSA (Logistics Support Area) Anaconda, Iraq, fire a 120mm mortar May 21, 2004 from Balad AB, Iraq. (Photo by Aaron Allmon II/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)

News Organizations Finally Realize Obama’s War Plan Is a Hot Mess

Our newspapers of record finally remembered it's their job to point out the flaws in the president's plan to defeat ISIS.

Obama’s Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let’s Make Friends with Iran

Murtaza Hussain

Obama’s Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let’s Make Friends with Iran

Murtaza Hussain

Obama’s Best Hope Against ISIS Was Just Killed, So Let’s Make Friends with Iran

Murtaza Hussain

Obama is about to tell us about his plans to “degrade and destroy” ISIS. He probably can't do that without cutting a deal with Iran.