National Security Policy

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/world/middleeast/isis-believed-to-have-as-many-as-17000-fighters.html Read article and watch included video segments. This is a solid back story of U.S. involvement in Iraq present day. Comment on what you can learn from the article and segments over any of the following topics: ISIS / ISIL threat in general - reaction / questions U.S. options / key players - reaction / questions If you share opinions about anything, provide support specifically from article or segments

United States Economy and Fiscal Policy

Read and watch the included link and answer as a response below: How successful / unsuccessful was Obama's Fiscal Policy approach to the Recession we have just endured? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbxXns0zero http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/lessons-from-the-recovery-act/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=economicstimulus&_r=0 You must reply to answer the above question. You must also return to the blog at least 1 day later to read and react to classmates' comments.