Trying to Figure Out American Foreign Policy, But Being Unable To

ONCE UPAON A TIME the United States and Iran were allies. Then, they became enemies. Currently, they are both; enemies on the Arabian peninsula, in the battle of Yemen,allies in Iraq, against the self proclaimed Islamic State. The self proclaimed United States of America was once the enemy of Iraq, but is now allied with iraq, against the Islamic State, which, as mentioned above, proclaims itself thus, and, since it thinks it is, therefore it is. At least, that was the criteria last time anyone checked, which apparently wasn't recently. The United States, Iran, and Iraq are all allied agaisnt the islamic state in Syria and while the United States and Iraq are allied against Syria, or what's left of it. Iran is allied with Syria. If this sounds a bit confusing, its beacuse, quite simply, it is. Most of it thanks to the foreign policy of the United States, which never met an alliy it couldn't turn into a friend, nor a friend it couldn't turn into an enemy. Let the confusion continue! The best guess is that the Islamic State is here to stay. Recruits are flocking to it from all over the world, and although some of them are being apprehended and jailed before they can get out of their home country, most arrive safely in that part of Syria and Iraq wherein said I.S.I.S. resides, where evidently they feel far more welcome and part of something bigger than themselves than they ever did at home. There must be a lesson in this, somewhere. Meanwhile, you haven't heard much about American airstrikes lately. That's because there isn't much to hear. They are ineffective, as usual. Hide underground until the bombs stop falling, then come out, and go about your business. Nobody seems to want to take on the self proclaimeer on the ground, and until that happens, nothing is happening. Considering current circumstances, it is becoming rather difficult to equate American foreign policy with anything other than sheer and utter chaos. Let the craziness continue!