So Zero is building his ‘coalition of the willing’ to combat ISIS, except it can’t contain Syria or Iran because they have ‘cooties’. It will apparently contain Saudi Arabia and the Emirates who have been funding ISIS for years. Also we aren’t supposed to talk about Sunni-Shi’ia differences or the fact that this is a conflict about religion. This is all about ‘Terrorism’ which apparently doesn’t have any reason to exist.

This will not involve any troops on the ground … well, other than some advisors and trainers … and some troops for security of US facilities … and maybe provide some logistics support … The talk about ‘slippery slopes’ will cease immediately.

The political satire sphere is in a dither with the news that Toronto mayor Rob Ford has withdrawn from his re-election campaign because of a diagnosis of an ‘abdominal tumor’. His brother Doug has entered the race promising to continue the Ford policies and program. Political scientists should have more insight as to whether people voted for Rob Ford for his policies or his entertainment value. Doug has no entertainment value.

Position: 23.4N 48.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Minimum central pressure: 994mb ↓.

Currently about 1010 miles [1620 km] East-Northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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