Don't Look Now, But Another One Of Obama's Counter-Terrorism "Success Stories" Is Falling Apart

◼ In September of last year, Obama addressed the nation regarding the increasingly perilous situation in the Middle East as ISIS expanded its reach from Syria to Iraq and had begun to threaten Baghdad. - HotAir

In September of last year, Obama addressed the nation regarding the increasingly perilous situation in the Middle East as ISIS expanded its reach from Syria to Iraq and had begun to threaten Baghdad.

“This counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort,” Obama said, “using our air power and our support for partner forces on the ground.”

“This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years,” he added.

At this, terrorism analysts rolled their eyes. Obama’s assertion that the West’s counterterrorism strategy in Yemen is some sort of model was a dubious claim even in the early autumn of 2014.

“According to Yemeni intelligence memos obtained by The Daily Beast, Obama’s Yemen model has been helpless to prevent recent waves of Al Qaeda attacks despite being notified of their specifics days and weeks before,” The Daily Beast reported at the time....