The sooner the United States and its allies make it their strategy to just pacify the Middle East will they realize what a losing proposition it is to keep Iraq together. Today's headline Rising Anxiety in Baghdad Tempers Gains Against ISIS in Iraq's Provinces shows the pitfalls of top a down policy agreed to by establishmentarians when fighting an antiestablismentarian foe fomenting chaos and emotional reactions that exacerbate rather than pacify the region.