Zero to nowhere: Obama’s Syria-Iraq ‘policy’ leaves reality behind | Theoptimisticconservative's Blog

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative | October 26, 2014

Zero to nowhere: Obama’s Syria-Iraq ‘policy’ leaves reality behind

Syria is burning. (Image: AFP via BBC)

Syria is burning. (Image: AFP via BBC)

New post up at Liberty Unyielding. Enjoy!

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