America Watches As Iraq Implodes

U.S. Watches As Iraq Speeds Toward Disaster -- David Francis, Fiscal Times

Fighters for the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took Mosul today, giving the militant group control of Iraq’s second largest city and setting the country on a path toward chaos.

ISIS militants already control Fallujah, a city that American Marines took in 2004 in what was the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War. Now, with both Mosul and Fallujah under their control, nearly half of Iraq is in the grips of a group that is a formal affiliate of a terrorist group.

Equally troubling are the circumstances under which the city fell. Iraqi security personnel simply abandoned their posts, according to reports.

This is problematic for a host of reasons. First, it shows that the American-trained Iraqi military is not adequate. Second, Iraqi soldiers left their weapons behind – giving ISIS a huge cache of equipment.

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My Comment: There is zero public and political support in the U.S. to become re-engaged in Iraq. Unfortunately .... if ISIS perseveres and carves it's Islamic fiefdom in Iraq and Syria .... thereby providing a safe haven for Islamic radicals .... it will only be a matter of time before they start targeting the West and launching attacks in the same matter that Al Qaeda did when they had their safe haven in Afghanistan. I hate to admit it .... but the groundwork is now being laid for the US to become re-engaged with it's military in Iraq .... the question that needs to be answered is when..