I am firmly in the camp which believes that ISIS, now known as the Islamic State [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant], has overplayed its hand. They’re smart [http://www.blogsofwar.com/the-isis-five-year-expansion-plan], organized, well-led [https://blogsofwar.com/why-the-spectacular-success-of-isis-will-be-its-eventual-undoing/] , and now resource rich

No Western politician wants to commit forces to Iraq right now. The world has demonstrated an amazingly high tolerance for terrorism and bloodshed in the country. And the current leadership is showing every sign of not being up to the task of defending itself. But with ISIS exploding into a

There is a widespread tendency for people to refer to any frightening group of Islamists as al-Qaeda. It’s sort of like Texans referring to any sort of soft drink as a “coke”. However, details matter when we’re trying to understand the actions of heavily armed and dangerously violent