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The Middle East's Mounting Danger
(Washington Post) Editorial - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which can make the original al-Qaeda look moderate, controls large swaths of territory stretching from northern Syria into Iraq. If Iraq joins Syria in full-fledged civil war, the danger to U.S. allies in Israel, Turkey, Jordan and the Kurdish region of Iraq is immense. These terrorist safe havens also pose a direct threat to the U.S., according to U.S. officials.