What A Summer!!!!

Syrian Civil War Create ISIS  ISIS takes over Eastern Syria and Western Iraq creating a caliphate  ISIS decapitates, kidnaps and crucifies, enslaves and bury alive Christians and also Muslims that don’t meet their brand of Islam  Blew up the Jonah’s Tomb - sacred to Christians and Muslims  US provides limited airstrikes to protect Christian Iraqis yazidis stuck on a mountain with no food and shelter

Malaysian flight MH 370 shot down at 30,000 ft. by Pro Russian Separatist in Ukraine  298 Dead  Equipment and training given by Russia to separatists  US and others put tougher sanctions on Russia  Tens of thousands of troops mass on Ukraine border.  Putin showing continued defiance following the annex of Crimea following the Winter Olympic Games

A New Cold War?  U.S. has no means to the international space station. Head of Russian Space Agency says US can use a trampoline to get to the space station  New Russian nationalism and pride. Going back to the old ways  Russia masses hundreds of trucks going into the Ukraine. A Trojan Horse?  Russia breaks long standing missile treaty

Libya Descends into chaos  Americans evacuate U.S Embassy in Tripoli ‘Enough is enough': Berlin outraged by alleged US spying

Israel Responds To Hamas in Gaza  Hamas Launches rockets into Israel  Tunnels created to attack Israelis  Israel responds with massive airstrikes and troops  Palestinians suffer greatly due to Hamas using them as shields  Iran and Syria continue to supply rockets to Hamas

Boko Haram kidnaps and slaughters innocents in Nigeria  300 Nigerian girls Kidnapped forced to convert from Christianity to Islam  Sold into human trafficking  Sold to men for 24 dollars  World responds with a hash tag war  Entire towns and villages burned with citizens murdered

A Nuclear Iran?  Iran and U.S. +Allies fail to reach a July deadline for Iran to meet obligation.  Results: 4 month extension, more sanctions lifted  Iran’s Leader Hassan Rohani has always boasted how to win by smiling, telling the enemy what they want and stalling to win

 Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors come from poor and violent Central American Countries  Crisis conditions exist in creating housing to process and care for these immigrants  Not all are innocent children, gang members MS13 are entering as well as adults  Children are being sent, without notice or funding, to states around the country. (over 3,000 to Florida)

Worst Ebola Virus Outbreak Hits West Africa  Nearly 1000, dead with a 90% death rate  Two American doctors who contracted the disease are flown back to the U.S. bringing the virus here for the first time.

18 Year Old Michael Brown Fatally Shot By Police In Missouri Chaos in Ferguson as protest descends into violenceChaos in Ferguson as protest descends into violence. Shooting creates a national debate on race and the militarization of police.

Other Stuff!!!  Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, alleged deserter from hit unit in Afghanistan was captured by the Taliban  He was traded for 5 top Taliban Generals  IRS mysterious missing s  House votes to sue the President  Congress,Senate and the President are all on vacation leaving their work undone and the world in crisis

How did we get here?????