You have to be kidding!
After Obama speech, Islamic State wins new recruits in Syria: http://t.co/twxTOOcjOU
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/NBTWT/status/512212019135938561
After Obama speech, ISIS wins new recruits in Syria http://t.co/WfJa6OQFZs
— The Daily Star Lebanon (@DailyStarLeb) September 17, 2014
Well, at least somebody liked the speech.
In other ISIS-related news, none of it good. . .
The president is at MacDill Air Force base in Tampa today to discuss ISIS strategy:
https://twitter.com/USATWashington/status/512222361450717184
There’s no longer a “Free Syrian Army”:
Russia: ‘Free Syrian Army No Longer Exists’ http://t.co/uLwqt2Hbec
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) September 17, 2014
We’re not winning the “hearts and minds”:
US strikes in Syria won’t turn locals against Islamic State http://t.co/LA9rvGbZdQ via @AlMonitor
— Aaron Magid (@AaronMagid) September 17, 2014
ISIS is threatening Times Square in New York:
ISIS is urging supporters to attack Times Square with easily-made pipe bombs http://t.co/6URKcySfnT pic.twitter.com/GQOtfG574O
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) September 16, 2014
Which makes this story all the scarier:
It's worth noting that the New Yorker arrested for trying to help ISIS is from Yemen given the growing concerns over ISIS-AQAP linkages.
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) September 17, 2014
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The editors of the New York Times seemed shocked that something the president said isn’t really what the administration means:
Editorial: Is U.S. Policy on Fighting ISIS Already Changing? http://t.co/ddDwaFqptk
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) September 17, 2014
A good question: why can’t the U.K. or America locate these guys?
Why can't British intelligence services locate Islamic State hostages? The latest in our Big Question series: http://t.co/BAAMLrVTr2
— Telegraph World News (@TelegraphWorld) September 17, 2014
Finally, there’s this from Jonah Goldberg:
Jonah Goldberg: Obama is Rushing Into War Against Islamic State http://t.co/okLDWdCAnA
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 17, 2014
It must kill Democrats and Obama supporters that they’re secretly on the same page as Goldberg.
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