We’re not going to let [ISIL] create some caliphate through Syria and Iraq, but we can only do that if we know that we’ve got partners on the ground who are capable of filling the void.In another story, Politico quotes Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin as follows:
The bottom line is this: There is so much we can do to help the Iraqis help themselves. Because only Iraq can save Iraq. (snip) I can tell you this: Escalating it is not in the cards.Don't you wish someone had asked Obama and Durbin what, if anything, we will do if the Iraqis cannot come together to form a unity government that is a viable partner. This outcome appears to have a high probability.
Depending on the Iraqis hasn't worked, and won't work. Now what? COTTonLINE suggests arming the Kurds. It may not work either, but is worth a try as they're less scatty than the Arabs.
