Regarding MOSUL: I bet that within the next FOUR days, just before the US Presidential election date, the US/Iraqis (on CNN) will find some poor small girl in the rubble and race her away to a nice hospital...and even give her fast track American citizenship...after butchering her parents... They will blame ISIS for using these children as human shields, although, mind you, after the constant US total saturation bombing of the whole city (it is the only way to be sure)...after they've told everyone to stay in their own homes...and then bombed them...I bet the US finds a nice spin in it just before election day, just for a day... Why? Because that's exactly the kind of people they are, and they have the kind of Government they like. It makes them feel Good. Their self esteem is very important to them.