James Fallows on U.S. military fails, U.S. policy on ISIS-Iraq and poetry helps Honduras orphans

James Fallows on U.S. military fails, U.S. policy on ISIS-Iraq and poetry helps Honduras orphans
James Fallows on U.S. military fails, U.S. policy on ISIS-Iraq and poetry helps Honduras orphans

James Fallows on U.S. military fails, U.S. policy on ISIS-Iraq and poetry helps Honduras orphans

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We talk with James Fallows of ‘The Atlantic’ about his article, “The Tragedy of the American Military”. It looks at current failures of the U.S. military. And we talk with Al Jazeera journalist, Reese Erlich, about his recent Op-Ed. He writes, “the Obama administration has few options for winning the war against ISIL.” Erlich is author of “Inside Syria: the Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect.” Then we talk with filmmaker, Brad Coley, about his documentary, Las Chavas, about American poet Spencer Reese’s year teaching poetry to girls at Our Little Roses, the only all-girl orphanage in Honduras. PHOTO: (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)