Is The Islamic State Losing The War?

Members of the Islamic State group have admitted for the first time that they were defeated in the Syrian town of Kobane

Peter Bergen and Emily Schneider, CNN: Is U.S. coalition winning war vs. ISIS?

WNU Editor: According to Peter Bergen and Emily Schneider the campaign against the Islamic State has succeeded but only to a modest degree, and that "the introduction of American forward air controllers to call in precise U.S. airstrikes and of U.S. Special Forces embedded with Iraqi units on the front lines will ultimately be necessary if the goal of American policy is to defeat ISIS, rather than simply playing for a draw with the group, which is, de facto, the current Obama administration policy".

As to what is my take .... I am not even optimistic that even such a U.S. combat presence would make a difference in the long run. Iraq's sectarian split is now complete, and even if the Islamic State is defeated, Iraq will be facing and enduring a terrorist campaign that will probably last for years. In the meantime .... the U.S. coalition airstrikes continue.