White House press secretary Josh Earnest took questions about ISIS, Iraq, and Syria during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Aug. 25, 2014.
US: Military Force Not Only Tool to Confront Islamic State -- Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama has not yet made a decision to pursue military options in Syria against Islamic State extremists.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest Monday said that while the U.S. was serious about confronting the Islamic State threat, military force was not the "only tool in the toolbox."
He added that the only sustainable solution would require the active involvement of an effective and inclusive Iraqi government.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 25, 2014
What would trigger US strike in Syria? Mixed messages from DOD -- FOX News
Islamic State Now Resembles the Taliban With Oil Fields -- Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Bloomberg Businessweek
Germany to arm Kurds against Islamic State in test of stronger global role -- Sara Miller Llana, CSM
Israel says no difference between Hamas and Islamic State: True? -- Christa Case Bryant, CSM
Saudis Must Stop Exporting Extremism -- Ed Husain, NYT
ISIS, Hip-Hop Jihadists and the Man Who Killed James Foley -- Christopher Dickey, Daily Beast
Iraq Explains Why The U.S. Shouldn't Leave Afghanistan -- Paul Miller, Foreign Policy
War in the Taiwan Strait: Would China Invade Taiwan? -- J. Michael Cole, National Interet\
China to Rule on Hong Kong’s Democratic Hopes: Decision Could Spark Mass Protests Against Beijing -- Daniel Wiser, Washington Free Beacon
Ukraine Parades for Independence Day Under Putin's Shadow -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast
Ukraine fight shows how far Russia’s star has fallen from Soviet ‘glory’ -- Jason Fields, Reuters
What a Deal Between Ukraine and Russia Could Look Like -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times
Did columnist Paul Krugman help topple the French government? -- BBC
Will Italy Wreak Economic Havoc on Europe? -- Milton Ezrati, National Interest
1 comment:
"U.S. President Barack Obama has not yet made a decision to pursue military options in Syria against Islamic State extremists."
It has been 2.5 months since the fall of Mosul.
He's waiting 'til Doomsday to make a decision?
Nah can't be, that would be fast work for him.
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