OBAMA’S GO SLOW APPROACH ON ISIS MAY DOOM DEMS

President Obama is seeking to stretch the timeline for victory over Islamist militants who are building a terror state in the remnants of Iraq and Syria. It will take years, he says, and likely go beyond his term in office before the victory is complete. It’s no wonder, given that bridging the 1,377-year feud that his riven Islam since the death of its founder is a precondition for progress, according to the White House. Starting any process without first getting the Saudis and Iranians in agreement sounds like a long haul, indeed. Stretching out a timeline that pretty well guarantees success since the sun will eventually implode. Last night, Obama dined with the cream of the national security think-tank crop at the White House and today he will share his new thoughts on his month-old air campaign in Iraq with the four senior members of Congress. Not for authorization, but for something called “buy in,” which sounds more like something from a magazine article on management techniques than, say, the Constitution. What the president clearly doesn’t want is legal authorization for swift, aggressive action.