The Iraq Redline: Why Obama Chose Now to Initiate Airstrikes against ISIS

Situation Reports - August 8, 2014
By Zachary Fillingham
An F22 launching an airstrike

It took just one day for President Obama’s announcement of US air strikes in ISIS-held Iraq to translate into operational reality, and the first target chosen by US forces illustrates why this policy shift came about.

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