Pres. Obama announced a plan today in reaction to events in Iraq during the last week. The US will send 300 advisors to assist the Iraqi Army in its defense of key cities that have been besieged by militants and minority sect members who have taken up arms against Karzai's forces. The Kurds in the north east have taken a key city by driving out members of ISIS(islamists in Syria).
Apparently, this is a continuation of the Arab spring of last year, only this time it involves more people and more state/sovereign nations. The map of the Arab world is being redrawn as I write. What it will look like in 6 months or a year?, nobody can predict.
I don't see the Russians jumping in to this dogfight; they content to roust about within their sphere of influence( hapless border states, newly independent).
Mr. Obama will be burning the midnight oil for the next week. I doubt he'll be watching any World Cup action..
More soon.
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