As we wait for the president to reveal his big strategy to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the jayvee terrorists also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS/Islamic State tonight at 9 p.m EDT, he’s sent John Kerry to Iraq to meet with the country’s new prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, in an attempt to convince al-Abadi:
[. . .] to cede more power to the Sunni majority to bring them on side so Iraq can more effectively confront militants who control a swath of territory straddling Iraq and Syria.
John Kerry in Baghdad for talks as Obama prepares to unveil Isis strategy http://t.co/y8U3OKxEh8
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) September 10, 2014
Or has the president sent John Kerry not as a diplomat, but as the world’s oldest Special Forces solider?
John Kerry copters into heart of the ISIS fight http://t.co/cc8ad1aZua
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 10, 2014
Like the scene in “Apocalypse Now” maybe? We love the smell of Nantucket in the morning. . .
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@CBSNews God speed.
— Aslan T. Soobzokov (@AslanAdighe) September 10, 2014
Yes, God speed Mr. Kerry and good hunting.
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