Are U.S. Airstrikes Enough To Defeat ISIS In Iraq? -- CBS
ERBIL, Iraq - President Barack Obama warned Saturday that America's latest incursion into Iraq will not be brief.
Airstrikes on ISIS, and air drops for the people the militants have trapped, began Friday. They will likely continue for months.
On Saturday evening, there was word of new U.S. airstrikes, this time targeting ISIS armored personnel carriers.
The ISIS militants are members of the Sunni branch of Islam, at war not just with Iraq's Shiite majority, but also with other ethnic and religious minorities, including Kurds, Christians and Yazidis.
American F/A-18 fighter jets are flying over Iraq once again - this time targeting ISIS militants.
The aim is to help Kurdish soldiers - the only force on the ground in northern Iraq still doing battle with the Islamic extremists.
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Update: Analysis: Limited U.S. strikes in Iraq may not work -- Jim Michaels, USA TODAY
My Comment: Launching a few U.S. air strikes here and there is not going to make a difference on the ground for ISIS .... and it will definitely not stop them nor make them re-evaluate their overall military strategy/goals. If anything .... ISIS is laughing at the U.S. for their feeble response.
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