The Collapse of Consensus

◼ We have entered treacherous waters when it comes to international security because there is no longer a consensus about US interests and US responsibilities.  - Larry Johnson/No Quarter

...I have watched with a combination of fascination and horror that wide variety of strategic prescriptions being advance by politicians and pundits on dealing with the threat of ISIS. It is completely fragmented, with one important exception.

Most Americans agree with the mantra, “no boots on the ground.” Of course, these same Americans are either ignorant, willfully blind or uninformed about the fact that we do have US “boots on the ground” in Iraq....