A little less conversation, a little more action, please. When it comes to the Mideast, Elvis’ famous lyrics had it right. Yet President Obama opts for the “Seinfeld” approach instead: His is a strategy about nothing. President Obama has finally settled on our enemy: It’s ISIS. Or ISIL. Or the Islamic State. Or Daesh. Oh, never mind. You know, the former “JV team.” But even after Obama defined the war goals with laser-like precision (we will “degrade and destroy” them), some insiders bicker over who threatens us more, ISIS or al Qaeda. Never mind. For now, we’re devising a military strategy. Or are we? With “no boots on the ground” as a mantra, we need foot...
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