Robert Ford : U.S. will strike on ISIS elements in Iraq . U.S. pressure on Iraq , including to form new government , has bolstered efforts to fight ISIS . He says the moderate Syria opposition will help them do the same , as al - Assad weakens . Ford : Aid should hinge on rebels making new government with shared focus on driving out ISIL .
Robert Ford : U.S. mulling strike on ISIS elements in Syria . U.S. pressure on Iraq , including to form new government , has bolstered efforts to repel ISIS . He says aiding moderate Syria opposition would help them do the same , as al-Assad weakens . Ford : Aid should hinge on rebels making new government with shared focus on driving out ISIS .