Pentagon Predicts More Syrian And Iraqi Cities Falling To The Islamic State. Baghdad Is Also Under Threat

Pentagon Sees Baghdad At Risk Of Islamic State Takeover, Expects Kobani To Fall -- Washington Times

Calls increase for U.S. ground troops in Iraq, Syria as airstrikes fail to stop terrorists

The Pentagon on Wednesday made the sobering prediction that more towns in Syria and Iraq will fall to the Islamic State in the coming weeks, and that air power alone is not going to be enough to prevent the fall of the Syrian city of Kobani near the Turkish border.

It also raised the prospect of Islamic State terrorists marching on Baghdad, a fear that lawmakers and former top military officials say can only be addressed by ground forces.

“We know that [the Islamic State] is going to continue to grab ground, and there are going to continue to be villages and towns and cities that they take,” said Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, press secretary to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. “We all have to recognize that reality.”

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My Comment: They are not admitting it publicly .... but for the moment the Islamic State is winning the war.