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Taking the “Is” out of ISIS

The geopolitical and military crisis posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) can be dealt with efficiently, with a minimum of U.S. involvement. ISIS, an extremely radical al-Qaeda-inspired group, now threatens Baghdad and further destabilization in the Middle East. After rapidly taking control of large areas of northern Syria and central […]

John A. Warden III and Patrick J. McCloskey write in Forbes:

The geopolitical and military crisis posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) can be dealt with efficiently, with a minimum of U.S. involvement. ISIS, an extremely radical al-Qaeda-inspired group, now threatens Baghdad and further destabilization in the Middle East. After rapidly taking control of large areas of northern Syria and central Iraq—even declaring a new Islamic state—ISIS’s successes have also increased its vulnerability. This should not be difficult to exploit, since American interests accord with those of the surrounding states of Syria, Iran, Kurdistan (de facto), Turkey and the Baghdad Iraqi government.