Why is President Obama passively standing by as perhaps the nastiest of all the Islamic radical groups in the world is expanding its “Caliphate” at the expense of longstanding (and highly capable) allies of the United States? Only the president and Valerie Jarrett can answer that question definitively, but it is worth asking. For there are few situations with a greater contrast between the good guys and the bad guys. The Review & Outlook column of the Wall Street Journal points out the troubling stance of President Obama and its consequences: Another day, another Middle Eastern defeat. On Sunday the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, ousted Kurdish forces from three towns in northern Iraq and laid siege to the country's largest dam. The question now is whether the Obama Administration will abandon our long-time Kurdish allies as they battle the jihadist army. Earlier this summer ISIS routed the Iraqi army in Mosul, and its success against the...(Read Full Post)