Gordon Adams, Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center

Six airstrikes near Kobani in Syria are part of today's Operation Inherent Resolve action. The Defense Department says the military executed two more airstrikes...

Six airstrikes near Kobani in Syria are part of today’s Operation Inherent Resolve action. The Defense Department says the military executed two more airstrikes near Fallujah in Iraq. Gordon Adams is Professor of International Relations at American University, and distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center. He writes in Foreign Policy magazine under the title “The Varnish of Vietnam.” On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained why the fight against the Islamic State isn’t winnable.

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