9:43 PM: This essential point – both on Russia and ISIS – is a real needle to thread but incredibly important. Russia’s aggressive behavior in Ukraine and Syria are largely tied to fear of losing few remaining international clients. And puncture this nonsense about the fight against ISIS being World War III or the war of our time or whatever, nonsense. It’s really nonsense. Even the point of continuing to refer to them as their “caliphate” is factually silly and strategically foolish. I heard a few days ago the Prime Minister of Iraq referring to ISIS as a “criminal gang.” …read more
Source: TPM
