War

I suspect Obama's proxy army in Syria, ISIS and al Qaeda affiliate al Nusra Front, are the model for destroying Iran.

"A Defense Intelligence Agency analysis of the Syrian civil war, dated August 12, 2012, starts out by drawing the battle lines, noting that the “major forces driving the insurgency” are “the Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood, and AQI [al-Qaeda in Iraq]” and are being supported by “the West, Gulf countries, and Turkey.” Russia, Iran, and China are said to support the Assad regime. The war won’t unseat Assad, but will develop, predicts the memo, into a “proxy war.” In order for the West to win that war, the author recommends setting up “safe havens under international sheltering, similar to what transpired in Libya when Benghazi was chosen as the command center for the temporary government.”"

The US and its allies did that for both ISIS and al Nusra Front. Obama is following a playbook that's been around a while.

"In a matter-of-fact tone, the memo projects the establishment of “an Islamic State through its union with other terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria.” While positing that this could endanger the unity of Iraq, the memo goes on to say that this project is supported by “Western countries, the Gulf states and Turkey,” and makes this alarmingly prescient prediction:"

The CIA probably convinced the jihadists to change their name to ISIS or IS.

"“… [T]here is the possibility of establishing a declared or undeclared Salafist Principality in eastern Syria (Hasaka and Der Zor), and this is exactly what the supporting powers to the opposition want, in order to isolate the Syrian regime, which is considered the strategic depth of the Shia expansion (Iraq and Iran).”
Such a development would create “the ideal atmosphere for AQI to return to its old pockets in Mosul and Ramadi” – which is precisely what has happened. Mosul fell last year, and Ramadi was just taken, much to Washington’s consternation.
Far from being taken by surprise, the rise of the Islamic State was anticipated – and facilitated – by this administration. Critics of our Syria policy, including this writer, have been saying this for quite some time, but this DIA memo documents and confirms it for the first time."

Yep.

US trains and equips terrorists, the people's Mujahedeen or MEK, to rebel against Iran. 

DIA responds with non-response to claim that US policy promoted ISIS as documented by recently released, under FOIA, DIA memo on the subject.

Using fog of war as an excuse for killing civilians with drones is illegitimate.

Elon Musk's SpaceX cleared for military launches. Of course. He's a plutocrat.

Another report Russia is massing troops and weapons on Ukrainian border.

"The scene at the base on the Kuzminsky firing range, around 50 km (30 miles) from the border, offers some of the clearest evidence to date of what appeared to be a concerted Russian military build-up in the area."

That's not exactly the border. It's a Russian base. Maybe they're preparing to repel a NATO invasion.

US trains and equips terrorists, the people's Mujahedeen or MEK, to rebel against Iran.

Four people exposed to anthrax because US military accidentally shipped live samples.