The war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria isn’t exactly making headway, indeed it seems destined to be the latest open-ended military boondoggle in a long line for the US in that region.
Still, that doesn’t mean the mess can’t get even bigger, and that’s exactly what’s likely to happen, according to officials familiar with the situation who say that the US is likely to agree to expand the ISIS war to include its assorted affiliates across the planet.
Certain nations within the US coalition, primarily Egypt and Saudi Arabia, are demanding the war be expanded to other countries with ISIS presences as well, and US officials say that keeping those nations satisfied will virtually oblige the administration to accept the demands.
Right now, the focus seems to be on getting the war expanded to Libya and to Egypt’s own Sinai Peninsula, where factions have pledged allegiance to ISIS and gained recruiting credibility as a result.
These are far from the only ISIS affiliates abroad, however, with Nigeria’s Boko Haram noteworthy in having renamed itself ISWAP to reflect its new position as Islamic State West Africa Province. Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan all also have meaningful ISIS presences. Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan are also struggling with ISIS attempting to set up shop there.
The ISIS war isn’t going particularly well to start with, however, and the White House still hasn’t gotten it authorized by Congress. It seems like this would be a particularly difficult time to sell the idea of expanding it from two countries to a dozen or more.
Woohoo! War everywhere, ye$$$!!
So the ISIS is essentially just another name for the global war on terror, in which case nothing has actually changed, just ISI
Well they'll be having to fight them in Syria and Lebanon soon enough the way things are going with their irrational stupidity over the Syrian Govt. What a crazy f..ked up world
Saudi Arabia and Washington fighting their own creations ? How.. surreal.
You just can't tell where "Emmanuel Goldstein' will show up.
Since Uncle Sam is already busy killing and destroying in all the places named in the article, I fail to see what is actually new in this article.
I'll never understand why Mr Ditz makes claims and then links us to his "source", which doesn't support his claims! I've read and re-read the article linked to and I can find no reference to any "official" claiming that "the US is likely to agree to expand the ISIS war to include its assorted affiliates across the planet". The interesting question is thus why it's so vitally important to have us believe that the US is going to expand the the war on ISIS and who would benefit from our believing it..
And I'll never understand why you continue to try that trick, knowing that it can't possibly work.
The link is right there for anyone to click on, after which they'll read exactly what Jason Ditz implied they would read.
If they're interested enough to read your claim that it won't, what makes you think they're not interested enough to go find out for themselves, after which they'll know you're lying to them?
Retired Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney admits “We Helped Build ISIS”
http://youtu.be/Z_zf7GPQqxU
Once again,the USA would wage wars everywhere against any one that those tyrants want eliminated in the name of fighting ISIS,ISIL or whatever.
Most of those so called ISIS affiliates are fake created to hook the USA.
Perpetual war is the only valid explanation Saturday, 04 April 2015
Daily Pickings previously referenced Israel's Yinon plan for creating division and conflict across the Middle East to ensure Israel's supremacy. Israeli citizens, holding dual (Israel/US) nationality, are driving policy in Washington and the Pentagon.
http://freecriticalthinking.org/daily-pickings/13…
What did Dick Cheney say about "GWOT"??
"ISIS"/ISIL/IS = CIA/NATO/Mossad.