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To: FJB who wrote (791569)	6/24/2014 9:01:37 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1578937

Rarely has any American administration experienced so much ignominious failure, or had its ignorance and miscalculation so brutally exposed.

To: FJB who wrote (791569)	6/24/2014 9:03:26 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1578937

No one will call this administration’s Middle East policies either competent or wise—though the usual press acolytes will continue to work to spread a forgiving haze over the strategic collapse of everything this White House has attempted, as they talk about George W. Bush at every chance they get.

To: FJB who wrote (791569)	6/24/2014 9:04:31 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1578937

From the ruins of the Obama Administration’s Middle East strategy, the most powerful and dangerous group of religious fanatics in modern history has emerged in the heart of the Middle East. The rise of ISIS is a strategic defeat of the first magnitude for the United States and its allies, the gravest threat to U.S. and world stability since the end of the Cold War.

To: FJB who wrote (791569)	6/24/2014 9:06:05 AM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578937

The rise of ISIS/ISIL is a disaster.. How could the U.S. government have been caught napping by the rise of a new and hostile power in a region of vital concern? What warning signs were missed, what opportunities were lost—and why?

To: FJB who wrote (791569)	6/24/2014 9:10:16 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578937

Secretary Kerry faces a tough week, especially after the Egyptians celebrated his visit by convicting three Al-Jazeera journalists on terrorism charges and giving them long prison terms.