Back in January it was clear to everyone whose name isn't Barack Obama that our Middle East pullout had created a massive power vacuum. Filling that vacuum was a variety of Rebel groups - Al Qaeda offshoots that had gained a foothold in Syria and Iraq. We now know them as ISIS or ISIL, and we've been witnessing their brutality against Christians, Jews, and resistant Muslims for months. If only someone could have talked to President Obama at the beginning of the year and warned him that this new insurgency was a genuine threat that needed to be taken seriously.
