Is President Obama's Strategy To Fight The Islamic State Starting To Fall Apart Before It Has Even Started?

"Moderate" Syrian Rebels Sign Non-Aggression Pact With ISIS; Iraq Defies US -- Zero Hedge

First it was the 'broad coalition' that appeared a little narrower than President Obama explained to the world last week. Today, 2 more crucial aspects of the 'strategy' appear to be faltering. Despite the promise of $500 million to train "moderate" Syrian terrorist/rebels to fight ISIS, GlobalPost reports Syrian rebels and jihadists from the Islamic State have agreed a non-aggression pact for the first time. Under the deal, "the two parties will respect a truce until a final solution is found and they promise not to attack each other because they consider the principal enemy to be the Nussayri regime." Not exactly what Obama and Kerry had in mind. But it is John Kerry's trip to Iraq that appears to have had blowback already as Reuters reports the newly installed US-friendly PM al-Adadi ordered his air force to halt strikes on civilian areas, "even in those towns controlled by ISIS," just a day after Kerry's visit (which left Turkey explaining how it would not support US airstrikes either). So far, so good?!

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My Comment: No one said it was going to be easy.

Update: Peter Foster at the Telegraph has a must read post that explains his reasons on why President Obama's strategy is hard to believe .... and why it will not work. The link is here.