Part Military, and Part Humanitarian, Perhaps Obama has Gotten it Right

   To war, or not to war, to help another people. President Obama's response to the crisis in Iraq has been part military, and part humanitarian. And, at least for what he has done the past week, I think he has gotten it right.
   We air dropped life supplies to the Yazidi people on the mountain. Then, our war jets struck at ISIS military positions. Then, we sent in soldiers to assess the needs of the Yazidi refugees as Obama considered a rescue. The soldiers reported the air shellings had given most of the Yazidi refugees cover to flee the mountain on their own, and now no rescue is needed. I would say, if those still on the mountain -- though small in number -- need rescue, then rescue them, but perhaps they are no longer in danger.
   It strikes me as noble that Obama sought the safety of the refugees. And, perhaps unusual. It would make for an interesting news article to review the times military forces have air dropped supplies or evactuated people to safety. It seems more common to say the offenders must be punished, and to mount an all-out attack on the likes of ISIS.
   Not that our air strikes were not a military response, but that military response was coupled with a humanitarian effort. If you can help a people, you should, and that is what Obama has done.