Obama war strategy faces key test in Ramadi

The loss of Ramadi in May was a serious blow to the Shiite-led Iraqi government. | AP Photo

President Barack Obama's military strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, under fire from nearly every quarter in Washington and on the campaign trail, is finally poised for a key victory.

The Pentagon on Tuesday declared it “inevitable” that Iraqi forces backed by U.S. air strikes and military advisers will soon retake the city of Ramadi, whose fall to the Sunni terrorist group earlier this year marked a major setback for the president's approach.

Source: POLITICO