Why did the US help the Kurds in Iraq but leave Isis to massacre them in Syria?
Cale Salih
Cale Salih: The fall of Kobani is a microcosm for a policy that is doomed to fail. It was an avoidable tragedy
August 2014
If he really wants to stop Isis, Obama must make new friends in Iraq – fast
Cale Salih
Cale Salih: The Kurds are a unique US ally – largely secular, pro-Western and willing to fight a group that could threaten America more than al-Qaida in its heyday