Monday, October 6, 2014

After we have bombed Syria, what comes next?

Two weeks of almost daily airstrikes against Syrian bases of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have had an impact. - Washington Examiner

The U.S.-led strikes have disrupted the Islamist extremist group’s ability to make money from selling oil, interfered with command and control, and forced its fighters to be more careful when moving around.

But the success of the strikes, which Pentagon officials describe as “strategic” in their aims, have exposed a weak spot in U.S. plans for Syria: What comes next?