By Andrew J. Bacevich Andrew J. Bacevich, the George McGovern fellow at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, is writing a history of U. S. military involvement in the Greater Middle East. As America’s efforts to “degrade and ultimately destroy” Islamic State militants extend into Syria, Iraq War III has seamlessly morphed into … Continue reading IRAQ-SYRIA: Even if we defeat the Islamic State, we’ll still lose the bigger war