Rapid Fire August 9, 2013: Al Qaeda Didn’t Get Obama Memo on Its Defeat

Rapid Fire August 9, 2013: Al Qaeda Didn’t Get Obama Memo on Its Defeat

* Al Qaeda’s resurgence in Iraq has contributed to a serious increase in casualties, with more than 1,000 deaths – most of them civilian – last month alone. * The Economist, on AQ: “In May Mr Obama spoke of the ‘war on terror’...