Homeland Understands ISIS Better that President Obama Does
The season finale of Homeland on December 20 wrapped up what was arguably the best season since the first. This season, Homeland took on a “ripped from the headlines” feel, with storylines similar to the real-life counterparts of Edward Snowden, Vladimir Putin, and more importantly, the rise of the terrorist group ISIS.
The timing couldn’t be more prescient, particularly with the havoc ISIS is causing around the world. It couldn’t be more different from President Obama’s tendency to look the other way while he insists his strategy to defeat ISIS is working, despite all evidence to the contrary.
The fifth season of Homeland begins in part with Peter Quinn, a CIA operative returning from a two-year stint in Syria where he was assessing the situation with Bashar al-Assad and taking part in Special Forces missions against ISIS. In a meeting with CIA, military, and civilian officials, Quinn’s brief, tense exchangeexemplifies the way our current administration has handled ISIS.
Bureaucrat: You said the program should be renewed, I’m asking is our strategy working?
Quinn: What strategy? [Awkward silence.] Tell me what the strategy is and I’ll tell you if it’s working. [More awkward silence.]
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