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Obama Is Making Two Huge Mistakes in the War on ISIS in Mosul

Obama Is Making Two Huge Mistakes in the War on ISIS in Mosul

October 21, 2016 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The long-anticipated battle to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, is the biggest test to date for President Obama’s strategy against ISIS and other terrorist groups active in the Middle East. The chances of success are decidedly mixed. Paradoxically, the forces…

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