Obama Says U.S. Lacks Complete Strategy On ISIS

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Obama Says U.S. Lacks Complete Strategy On ISIS

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"The United States does not yet have a "complete strategy" for training Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama said Monday amid signs of weakness in Iraq's military." 

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/obama- ... id/649324/

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I like the idea of the Iraqis, Saudis, et al fighting their own battles, but I don't see how they can ever beat the crazed confidence of ISIS fighters who draw their courage from a belief in Armageddon. Saudi pilots can do their bombing runs, but the Iraqis on the ground are understandably terrified. Obama admitting that the strategy is incomplete? Well that's just ISIS on the cake.
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Sigh.  Can we nuke the Middle East yet?
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