America's Arab Allies Are Abandoning The U.S. War Effort Against The Islamic State

Washington Times: Obama’s anti-Islamic State coalition crumbles as Arab allies abandon effort

The major Arab powers once deemed essential to the fight against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq have largely pulled back from the U.S.-led military campaign, undercutting the Obama administration’s claims about the depth and reach of the coalition it has built with allies in the region.

The Obama administration consistently touts the “65-nation coalition” it has assembled to fight the group also known as ISIS, ISIL and Daesh — but critics say that fewer than a dozen nations today are contributing anything significant to the campaign.

WNU Editor: I am not surprised that America's allies are abandoning the U.S. .... I am just surprised that it took them this long to do so.