Cut Down the Black Flag: A Plan to Defeat the Islamic State

by Jim Hanson

The Islamic State (IS) , also known as ISIS or ISIL, has been wreaking havoc, killing thousands and presenting a serious threat to the security of the United States and the world. This monograph examines the current situation and failed US strategy and provides 5 alternative Courses of Action.

This conflict and the rise of the inter-continental Caliphate run by IS are a direct result of the failure to maintain a US presence in Iraq after the successful prosecution of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A new strategy and will to win is required to replace the failed attempts by President Obama to do as little as he can get away with.

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 17, 2015