Barak ##zai : As airstrikes against ISIL fail , Washington should look to Syrian ##s . ISIL is strongest force in northern , eastern Syria , he says ; Islamist rivals are weakened . He says Kurds eager to fight , can supply the kind of order ISIS brings to conquered territories . But there 's evidence that many do not harbor such trepidation . Barfi : Do n't rely on the Syrian ##s ; Kurds ' objectives more in line with D.C. 's .
Barak ##zai : As airstrikes against ISIL fail , Washington should look to Syrian ##s . ISIL is strongest force in northern , eastern Syria , he says ; Islamist rivals are weakened . He says Kurds eager to fight , can supply the kind of order ISIS brings to conquered territories . Barfi : Do n't rely on the Syrian ##s ; Kurds ' objectives more in line with D.C. 's .