written by daniel mcadams thursday november 3, 2016 if isis is such a mortal threat to the united states, why has us military action in iraq and syria been proceeding at such a leisurely pace? is it possible that isis and al-qaeda in syria are being used -- or even supported -- by the us and its allies as a "regime change" weapon against syria's assad government? the us pursued this policy before, when it used saudi-trained radicals to fight a soviet-backed government in afghanistan. those radicals became al-qaeda... copyright <u+00a9> 2016 by ronpaul institute. permission to reprint in whole or in part is gladly granted, provided full credit and a live link are given.
isis: mortal threat or paper tiger?
daniel mcadams