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Kerry to Baghdad as ISIS Spreads
Secretary of State John Kerry is in Baghdad, meeting with Iraqi
government leaders as ISIS continues to gain strength in the region.
Kerry says
that ISIS poses “a threat to Iraq, the region and the world.” Will the
government in Iraq change in order to address minority concerns? It's
possible, and
it seems clear that the U.S. would be OK with that, but Kerry continued
to echo Obama in asserting that this was the Iraqi's issue to decide. A
senior Arab
diplomat was briefed on a call that took place between American
officials and Sunni Arab leaders, and he says they felt Americans were
“greatly
misinformed. The insurgency isn't just about ISIS, but Sunnis fighting
back against injustice." It seems as though ISIS is achieving its goal
of breaking
down borders, particularly between Syria and Iraq and creating its
desired regional caliphate. Syrian rebels are now reportedly using American Humvees that were seized in Iraq when ISIS
took control of Mosul. Since ISIS took Mosul just weeks ago,reports are that they are
“turning the clock back” hundreds of years by imposing Sharia law at its extreme. A 16-point document
outlining the new rules prohibits “the selling and consumption of
alcohol and drugs as well as smoking, and forbade gatherings and
carrying weapons. Women
are to wear non-revealing clothes and keep to their homes, while
'shrines' are to be destroyed.”
ISIS Goes Global?
In this new age of social media, ISIS' “brand” has gone global.
T-shirts and
hoodies are being sold on Facebook and online sporting sayings like
"Mujahideen Around the World/ United We Stand" and "I Love Jihad." The
American public
remains mixed on our obligation to Iraq and how we should become
involved.
According to a New York Times/CBS News poll
, 42% of Americans believe we have a responsibility to do something to
help Iraq overcome the ISIS insurgency. However, 50% of Americans say we
do not have
an obligation. There are mixed feelings as to whether growing
instability in Iraq would lead to the possibility of terrorism in the
United States. A
plurality of Americans (41%) believe Obama is properly addressing the
situation, compared with 29% of Americans who believe we should be doing
more to help
and 22% who say we should do less. While Americans may not be sure
whether civil war in Iraq will result in the increased chance for
terrorism to spread to
the United States, we will certainly pay for it at the gas pump. AAA reports that gas prices have risen for the past
nine days and prices are expected to rise throughout the summer as turmoil persists.
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Should we be in a panic over global warming? New evidence
shows that climate records published by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration have been manipulated, which has led to the
exaggeration of temperatures in recent decades. Rather than using real
temperature data, scientists have allegedly been using fabricated
computer model data to enhance the narrative of the Earth warming
dramatically in recent decades. The truth is that the hottest decade on
record was actually the 1930s, and the Earth has been cooling ever
since. Remember in the 1970s when TIME Magazine warned of the coming ice
age? Yet liberal politicians boldly state that the science is settled
and calls anyone who doubts the merits of global warming a "denier." How
can the science be settled if it's simply made up?
>>TV Tonight (10pm ET on Fox News)
Tonight the latest developments on the U.S. involvement in Iraq. Plus
Edward Klein talks about this new book. And Phil Robertson's nephew,
Zach Dasher, opens up about his race for Congress. |
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