attribution: Ian Bremmer via Daily Kos

The new U.S. war in the Middle East has only begun and already there are clear winners:

Support for Islamic State increased after U.S. airstrikes began in Iraq and the militant group may take more hostages to try to force concessions from Washington, the FBI director told Congress on Wednesday.

Islamic State is “committed to instilling fear and attracting recruits” and to drawing public attention, as shown through its use of social media and in videos it released of the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, said FBI Director James Comey.

“ISIL’s widespread use of social media and growing online support intensified following the commencement of U.S. airstrikes in Iraq,” Comey, using an acronym for the group, said in prepared testimony for a congressional hearing on threats to the U.S. homeland.

Because the U.S. is doing exactly what the terrorists want:

There are many reasons the U.S. shouldn’t go to war with the Islamic State – and the best one may be because that is exactly what […]