John Kerry: Iran Could Lead The Fight Against The Islamic State If The US 'Fails Miserably'

John Kerry Suggests Iran Could Lead Fight Against Isil If US 'Fails Miserably' -- The Telegraph

Secretary of state's hypothetical scenario likely to frustrate White House and stoke Sunni suspicions.



John Kerry suggested today that the task of defeating the Islamic State could fall to Iran and the Syrian government if the US was "failing miserably" in its effort to defeat the jihadists.



The hypothetical scenario raised by the secretary of state is likely to be a new frustration for the White House, which has spent the day quashing speculation by American generals that US ground troops could be sent back to Iraq.



Mr Kerry's words may also heighten Sunni suspicions that the US secretly intends to ally with the Shia governments in Damascus and Tehran against Isil.



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My Comment: How can one have confidence in the U.S. strategy against the Islamic State when even it appears that the U.S. Secretary of State does not have confidence in the plan.