BEATING THE WAR DRUM

The hawks took over CPAC

http://www.vox.com/2015/2/28/8120457/cpac-hawks

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/hawks-fly-high-at-cpac-115558.html

The real state of Islamic State (hint: not good)

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_02/odds_ends_25054416.php
[I]f you watched any of the speakers at CPAC, you might be tempted to think that ISIS is marching across the Middle