Topic: IS

File - In this Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 file photo, Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Mosul, outside Irbil, Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants on Monday, launching the country on its toughest battle since American troops left nearly five years ago. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File) (AP)

Simon Mabon - The Conversation
(Reuters)

America has grown soft

Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch.com
Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush (Reuters/AP/Sara Stathas/Kevin Lamarque/Stephan Savoia/David Manning)

America's next Iraq disaster

Elias Isquith