President Obama is expected to ask Congress this week for authorization for the use of military force to fight the militant group ISIS. Veteran foreign correspondent Reese Erlich says the authorization is an example of mission creep and he hopes Congress votes it down.
Erlich has covered the Middle East for three decades and was in northern Iraq at the start of the U.S. bombing campaign against ISIS. He reports regularly for National Public Radio, CBC, Australian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio Deutsche Welle. His latest book is Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect.
During a visit to the University of South Dakota, Reese Erlich joined Dakota Midday to discuss the latest news from Syria and the fight against ISIS.