Two years after President Barack Obama declared that his administration
had ended the catastrophic US war in Iraq “responsibly… leaving behind a
sovereign, stable and self-reliant” government, the US has rushed
emergency shipments of Hellfire missiles to Baghdad and appears to be
preparing for a possible renewal of direct military intervention in the
form of drone missile attacks.
-- Bill Van Auken, "US prepares strikes against Islamists in Iraq" (WSWS).