Seven Key Points from Obama's Isis Speech And What They Actually Mean.

I disagree with the article on the conclusion of the first point. If it's a question of fighting threats to the US, it does not follow that the US should only fight the worst one. But this is a side issue, since it's relevant only if you believe that the most important thing about ISIS is whether it threatens the US directly.

The second point's conclusion is simply wrong. There is nothing "preventive" about responding to a continuing armed attack.

However, the other five points are valid.

Citing BP for "gross negligence" hardly did justice to the company's persistent pattern of safety violations around the world.

San Diego's "school police" has acquired a mine-resistant armored vehicle. They must think students will riot against whatever follows the Common Core and might turn to improvised explosive devices.

Jabhat al-Nusra released the 45 Fijian peacekeepers that it took prisoner two weeks ago.

The job of these peacekeepers was to separate Syrian and Israeli forces. I think that no forces currently separate al-Nusra from the Israeli border.

In Pennsylvania, fracking causes illness in 40% of the households within 1km of a frackwell.

Fracking probably contributes even more to global heating than coal. Fracking should be banned, so that as we cut down coal mining, it is not replaced by another fossil fuel.