To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up bombing ordinary city folk. For the US to be bombing Sunni towns all these years later on behalf of Mr. al-Maliki would be to invite terrorism against the US.
![To the extent that the (ISIS's) advance is a series of urban revolts against the government of PM Nouri al-Maliki, the US would end up bombing ordinary city folk. For the US to be bombing Sunni towns all these years](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/juan-cole/to-the-extent-that-the-isiss-advance-is-a-series-of-urban-revolts-against-the-government-of-pm-nouri-al.jpg)