Kerry continues to tie the fate of the Islamic State to the fate of Assad--which will assuredly fall on deaf Russian ears

America's Policy Mistakes Give Islamic State Big Breaks

By David Singer —— Bio and Archives--September 24, 2015

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America's ongoing insistence on wanting Syria's President--Bashar al-Assad--removed from power -continues to hinder American policy on removing the Islamic State as a threat to international peace and security. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reportedly made it patently clear to America on 2 June 2015 that the issue of removing Assad as Syria's President should not be confused with removal of the Islamic State from the world scene:

"The U.S.'s "obsession" with [Syria's President] Assad isn't helping in the common fight against the threat from Islamic State... People put the fate of one person whom they hate above the fight against terrorism. Islamic State can go "very far" unless stopped, and air strikes alone "are not going to do the trick. If people continue to acquiesce with what is going on and continue to acquiesce with those who categorically refuse to start the political process until Bashar Assad disappears, then I'm not very optimistic for the future of this region..."

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