When the Islamic State jihadis lose they lose, and when they win, they lose, also — as long as the American people don’t catch on to how they’re being played for fools. The blinkered Blinken, and the Obama administration in general, almost certainly know better. They just hope you don’t.

If Blinken is correct, the U.S. should stop being so successful against the Islamic State, so that they will lay off the jihad attacks.

“State Dept.: ‘Indiscriminate’ attacks a measure of success in fight against ISIS,” by David Sherfinski, Washington Times, July 5, 2016: