The Leashes Are Really Off Now

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Syrian government aircraft bombed Sunni militant targets inside Iraq on Tuesday, further broadening the Middle Eastern crisis a day after Israeli warplanes and rockets struck targets inside Syria.

Meanwhile, following the Kurds' practical declaration of independence, our Secretary of State had this to say.

“A united Iraq is a stronger Iraq, and our policy is to respect the territorial integrity of Iraq as a whole,” Kerry told NBC.

A good follow-up question would be, "Who cares what the US policy is?"

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