Crushing the Islamic State Militarily Comes First

Crushing the Islamic State Militarily Comes First



"That some Arab countries are willing to supply such (military) aid, and directly at that, speaks volumes about how much the world’s views of the Kurds have evolved – except within the Obama administration, it seems. "



"While the United States has been helping the Kurds via air strikes against ISIS and some supplies (an air drop of supplies and weapons to Kobane last year and light weapons and munitions sent via Baghdad to the Iraqi Kurds), others recognize the best antidote to ISIS more clearly. Yet Washington is apparently busily preventing even Arab countries from directly supplying the Kurds with military aid, insisting that everything go through Baghdad. That some Arab countries are willing to supply such aid, and directly at that, speaks volumes about how much the world’s views of the Kurds have evolved – except within the Obama administration, it seems. "