[hinckley buzzard]

The "Battle for Mosul" appears to me to be timed as an election stunt for consumption here at home. It doubt it is any more serious an offensive than the "allied" actions in Syria, which have dragged on interminably..

[PIF]

According to some it is an 0bama created distraction - however, like all the rest of his policies, it is going badly with the Turks threatening to attack the Kurds if they participate, and the Kurds withdrawing ground support for any attack on Raqqa, all the while the Iranians are waiting to clean up the spoils.