Carrying a Little Stick
Degrade and Destroy ISIS…But Not for a Couple of Months

Iraqi and Syrian forces may not be ready to go for a few months—but don’t count on ISIS to sit still until then.

Carrying a Little Stick
As Anbar Falls, Are Any Americans on the Ground There?

Reports suggest that, yet again, despite the Obama Administration’s bellicose rhetoric, American forces are being deployed too few and too late to the fight.

Carrying a Little Stick
U.S. Airstrikes in Syria May Actually Be Bolstering ISIS’s Position

American airstrikes aren’t doing much damage to ISIS—just giving our enemies cause to ally with each other.

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