Iraq IS(IS) a Hard Place

U.S. boots on the ground, 2003                    Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images

ISIS militants are moving toward Baghdad and the United States is moving some of its people out. Photos show mass executions. Iraq's former prime minister, Ayad Allawi, says his country is disintegrating. Iran may be getting involved. Now what? Some say we need to move more troops in. Others, that we must get out. Surprisingly, at least one prominent Republican advocates talking with Iran. It's difficult to make sense of it all, but a little (recent) history and a look at the current power map is a good beginning: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27815618
   "ISIS" stands for "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant." The militant group, which is said to be brutal in the areas it controls, is led by one Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was an al-Qaeda leader in Iraq: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24179084