Islamic State Advances

There is much talk about the US military taking out the man who ran the sales of oil for ISIS. This is no doubt a victory for the West. It is a small victory though. At the same time, American ground forces showed skill and courage eliminating one important terrorist, the Islamic State captured Ramadi. This victory by the jihadists is a terrible blow. It is a strategic threat to Baghdad itself. That taking of a city seventy miles from Iraq's capital by the Wahhab murder cult is more important than our special forces knocking off a functionary, who though valuable to the terrorists, is easily replaced.