What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State?

Name: What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State?
Uploaded: 2014-08-26T00:02:05Z
Duration: P598S
Description: Islamic State fighters captured the last major military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, bolstering its influence in the already unstable region. The U.S. kept up airstrikes against the group over the weekend, amid growing talk of an expanding ai campaign into Syria. Jeffrey Brown gets analysis on the threat from retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor and Stephen Walt of Harvard University.

Clip: 08/25/2014 | 9m 58s

Islamic State fighters captured the last major military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, bolstering its influence in the already unstable region. The U.S. kept up airstrikes against the group over the weekend, amid growing talk of an expanding ai campaign into Syria. Jeffrey Brown gets analysis on the threat from retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor and Stephen Walt of Harvard University.

Aired: 08/25/14

Rating: NR

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What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State?

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