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Page 8 glorila nò (Observer October 22, 2014 New Prices Effective May 1,2010 Martin Cleaning Service x rr 1 <©/4Z “• • MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ,4* e O pQ r Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Residential & Commercial Services 7 Minimum Service CHG $45.00 " no A sm all distance/travel charge m ay be applied ' 9 ✓/ X here CARPET CLEANING 2 Cleaning Areas or more $30.00 Each Area NO ftoOTc ON o R oum D Pre-Spray Traffic Areas Ï X (Includes: I sm all H allw ay) '- Y ' 1 Cleaning Area (only) $40.00 I Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area (Hallway Extra) Stairs (12-16 stairs - With Other Services)-. $25.00 Area/Oriental Rugs: $25.00Minimum Area/Oriental Rugs (Wool): $40.00Minimum Heavily Soiled Area: Additional $10.00 each area (Requiring Extensive Pie-Spraying) UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Sofa: $69.00 Loveseat: $49.00 Sectional: $109 - $139 Chair or Recliner: $25 - $49 Throw Pillows (With Other Services): $5.00 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Area & Oriental Rug Cleaning Auto/Boat/RV Cleaning Deodorizing & Pet Odor Treatment Spot & Stain Removal Service Scotchguard Protection Minor Water Damage Services SEE CURRENT FLYER FOR ADDITIONAL PRICES & SERVICES Call for Appointment (503) 281-3949 ’osed to Leave Behind a Middle East Quagmire Now it’s Obama’s ‘dumb’ war by P eter C erto If B a ra ck Obama owes his presidency to one thing, it was the good sense he had back in 2002 to call the Iraq W ar what it was: “dumb.” Now, with scarcely a whisper of debate, Obama has become the fourth consecutive U.S. president to bomb Iraq — and in fact has outdone his predeces sors by spreading the war to Islamic State targets in Syria as well. With the Pentagon predict ing that this latest conflict could rage for three years or longer, Obama is now poised to leave behind a Middle East quagmire that closely resembles the one he was elected to end. Obama says the plan is to ham m er Islamic State targets from the air while bolstering part ners on the ground. There are two big problems with this. First, bombs kill and injure civilians, potentially radicalizing their friends and families. Look no further than the drone war battlegrounds of Y emen and have refused to collaborate with after funding Osama bin Laden’s the United States. crusade against the Soviets in Pakistan, where terrorist re While the Kurds may prove Afghanistan — supplying the cruiters have exploited the se more reliable allies, their first very fighters who would later vere trauma inflicted on civil priority is to consolidate their form groups like al-Qaeda and ians there to sign up new mem own territory in Iraq — as evi the Taliban — the enemy of bers. A similar dynamic could denced by their seizure of the your enemy is not necessarily play out in Iraq and Syria, disputed (and oil-rich) city of your friend. where the White House has Kirkuk during the chaos of the The Islamic State is gaining suspended the already paltry rules Islamic State invasion in June. ground because o f political meant to limit civilian casualties In Syria, the options are even breakdowns on both sides of the from drone strikes. worse: It’s either the dictator Ira q i-S y ria n b o rd e r. T h at Second, those partners on the Bashar al-Assad — with whom vacuum is one salient legacy of ground come with a lot of bag Washington has refused to co the last war in Iraq. Pumping gage. operate — or a gaggle of so- more money, bombs, and arms Despite outnumbering Islamic called “moderate” Syrian rebel into the region will only deepen State forces 40 to 1, the Iraqi groups that the W hite House the crisis — while turning more Army turned over M osul — plans to vet, train, and arm to the Americans into targets. Iraq’s second-largest city — teeth. If Washington wants to do without firing a shot, leaving be The CIA, which has been work som ething about the Islamic hind millions of dollars worth of ing directly with Syrian rebels in State, it should send humanitar advanced U.S. military equip Jordan, is reportedly deeply skep ian aid to displaced civilians, re ment. And when the Iraqi Army tical of this plan. These rebels are start talks to end Syria’s civil does fight, it has a nasty pen unlikely to defeat either Assad or war, and condition all assistance chant for dropping indiscrimi the Islamic State, much less both to Baghdad on its willingness to nate (and illegal) barrel bombs of them. A better bet is, like the improve conditions for Iraq’s on civilian neighborhoods, as it even better-funded Iraqi Army, Sunni minority. did in Islamist-held Fallujah ear many of them will wind up turning The last thing Obama should lier this year. their arms over to the Islamic do is fight a war for allies who Shiite militias may step in to fill State’s fighters. are losing a popularity contest to the gap left by the Iraqi Army. Remember this: If the Islamic a group that beheads people. But many of these groups were State gets beaten back, the Peter Certo is the deputy deeply involved in the sectarian United States will be responsible editor o f OtherWords and the bloodletting of Iraq’s turbulent for whatever takes its place. As editor o f Foreign Policy In post-invasion years, and some Washington should have learned Focus.