Does this news shock anyone?
Despite months of bombing ISIS targets, the terrorists formerly knows as a JV team have actually increased the amount territory they control in Syria and Iraq:
Remarkable graphic via @WSJ: Months of airstrikes fail to slow ISIS in Syria; moved into west and nearer Damascus pic.twitter.com/Vtg4WToc6G
— Norah O'Donnell?? (@NorahODonnell) January 15, 2015
As widely, sadly, predicted. Air strikes fail to slow IS in Syria http://t.co/G4844GCP12
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 15, 2015
ISIS (red) has expanded in Syria despite months of American air strikes, in two maps: http://t.co/Hddi6VPKaA pic.twitter.com/FNfWgzovVg
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) January 15, 2015
The results of a lack of strategy: 4 months of sporadic US airstrikes fail to contain ISIS in Syria. http://t.co/8YnDFHvAu0
— Walter Russell Mead (@wrmead) January 15, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: ISIS gaining ground in Syria despite US strikes http://t.co/M7CAYzxv5Y
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) January 14, 2015
As Joe Biden did say, “gird your loins,” because things just aren’t getting any better.
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