How Do Iraq's Neighbors Feel About U.S. Airstrikes? -- CBS
Middle Eastern leaders have watched the violent disintegration of Iraq over the last several months with a growing sense of alarm, quietly pushing the United States to do something to turn the tide against the steady advance fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
And on Friday, Iraq's neighbors got what they asked for.
In a significant escalation of U.S. involvement in the bloody civil war, American planes dropped bombs on the insurgents advancing on Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and previously a bulwark of stability in the otherwise war-torn country.
Leaders in the region are likely to greet those airstrikes with a muted sense relief, analysts say, but the demands for greater U.S. involvement probably won't end there.
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My Comment: The Islamic State has no allies .... so reaction to U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East (even including groups like Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah) is one of relief. But this "relief" is measured. Everyone is of the opinion that U.S. influence is in decline, and no one knows with certainty what is the U.S. long term strategy and policy for the region .... especially on issues like Iraq, the Syrian civil war, Iran's nuclear program, the Arab spring, and the Israeli - Palestinian conflict.
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