Will President Obama's Strategy To Combat The Islamic State Work?

Will Obama's Anti-IS Strategy Work? -- Jonathan Marcus BBC

US President Barack Obama was clear. Islamic State - or Isil as he calls it - represents not just a threat to Washington's friends and interests in the Middle East. It could potentially become a threat to the American homeland itself.

Mr Obama is calling for concerted action: a wide array of countries have already joined the struggle against IS.

Indeed, the Islamic State threat has already begun to break down some of the region's long-standing divisions, with Iran and Saudi Arabia - standard-bearers of the Shia and Sunni constituencies respectively - both eager to assist the Iraqi government.

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Will President Obama's Strategy To Combat The Islamic State Work?

Former CIA Deputy Director: ‘Chance Of Success Is Not High’ Going With Syrian Opposition To Take Out ISIS -- CBS
Former CIA Director: Obama’s Anti-IS Strategy Over-Dependent On Air Power -- RIA Novosti
Obama’s ‘Strategy’ Has No Chance of Success -- Fred Kagan & Kimberly Kagan, Weekly Standard
The president outlined a reasonable strategy for attacking ISIS. What could go wrong? -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
Bombs, boots and bluster won't work as ISIS strategy -- Eugene Robinson, News Observer
Rebel Rivals of ISIS Fear U.S. Airstrikes Could Help Assad -- New York Times
Obama’s strategy to fight Isis cedes too much control -- Afzal Ashraf, The Guardian

My Comment: Many (especially in the media) are praising President Obama's speech last night .... but what is disturbing to me is that with the exception of the White House .... no one is coming out publicly and saying that this strategy will actually be a success .... even in the long term.