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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Cheat Sheet - No One on the Ground Can Beat ISIS

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August 26, 2014
GROUND PRESSURE

Obama has a double Iraq-Syria dilemma: There isn't a force on the ground today that can topple the growing power of ISIS. Jamie Dettmer argues that if Washington is counting on the Kurds to defeat the caliphate with a little support from American drones and warplanes, it better think again.

STAR POWER

The Bryan Cranston-Julia Louis Dreyfus kiss! Sarah Silverman's bonkers speech! From Billy Crystal remembering Robin Williams to Amy Poehler as Beyoncé, Kevin Fallon reviews the best night of television.

DON'T TELL ASSAD

President Obama authorized flights over Syria to survey increasingly powerful groups of Islamist militants, according to officials on Monday. The mission, including both manned and unmanned aircraft, could be the precursor to military intervention and airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. Syrian officials recently demanded coordination of military action against militants, but the Obama administration does not plan to alert Bashar al-Assad's government of its flights. "It is not the case that the enemy of my enemy is my friend," said Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

SEE IT SPREAD

With the Democratic Republic of the Congo now stricken by Ebola, fears of an epidemic are rising. It's six months into the West African outbreak and the virus isn't stopping. Until the world helps Africa meet basic health care needs, Kent Sepkowitz writes, paranoia is warranted.

POINTING FINGERS

A report conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general's office found no evidence to support the claim that 40 veterans died as a result of delays at a veterans medical center in Phoenix. A letter from new VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald to the inspector general stated "O.I.G. was unable to conclusively assert that the absence of timely, quality care caused the deaths of these veterans." The allegations over the deaths led to a national scandal that resulted in the resignation of former VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and a $15 billion federal overhaul of the VA medical system. "I'm relieved that they didn't attribute deaths to delays in care, but it doesn't excuse what was happening," said deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan D. Gibson.


DRY SPELL
Guatemala Declares State of Emergency
Worst drought in decades.
SORRY, KIDS
WHO: Regulate E-Cigarettes
Ban sales to minors.

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