It is not exactly clear that bombing and military intervention is working. Six months after the first U.S. strikes against ISIS and allied groups in Iraq and Syria, the Obama administration formally asked Congress to approve an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that would allow for a continuation of American involvement in the conflict.The proposed AUMF would limit military action against the Islamic State to three years. It would also allow limited use of U.S. ground troops for things like rescue operations or intelligence sharing, according to the Huffington Post.The formal request comes at …read more
Source: AlterNet