Growing Mayhem - US Operating on Both Sides of Syrian-Iraqi BorderUS may attempt to arm and provide air cover for terrorists in Syria after claiming success in fighting ISIS in Iraq using Kurds. As predicted, the sudden appearance of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) in northern Iraq weeks ago, has created the rhetorical framework within which the United States and its regional partners will attempt to militarily intervene in both Iraq and Syria. Token US airstrikes have already been underway in Iraq, and it is now revealed that US special operation forces have been operating in Syria, under the guise of attempting to rescue abducted and now slain American journalist, James Wright Foley. The New York Times in an article titled, U.S. Tried to Take Foley and Other Hostages From ISIS, claimed: With one American journalist, TIME reporterSteven Sotloff, still missing and allegedly being held by ISIS terrorists, further US military incursions into Syrian territory may be attempted under a similar alleged pretense. To further justify expanding across the border and into Syria already ongoing US military operations in Iraq, the Western media has begun claiming that ISIS leadership, fearing US airstrikes, are fleeing to safety in neighboring Syria. The Wall Street Journal in its article, Iraqis Say Some Commanders of Insurgency in Iraq Retreat to Syria, claimed: Theyve got much better cover in Syria than they do in Iraq, said Will McCants, an expert on militant Islam at the Brookings Institution and a former State Department adviser. When they have that kind of strategic depth, theyre just allowed to live another day. It should be remembered that ISIS itself is a creation of the United States, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Qatar, and has been harbored and provided material assistance by NATO-member Turkey for years. Portrayed by various names by the Western media ISIS, al-Nusra, the Free Syrian Army in reality it is a conglomerate of Western-backed mercenary forces raised as early as 2007 to overthrow the government in Damascusand confront Iranian influence across the entire region, including in Lebanon and in Iraq. Read other contributed articles by Tony Cartalucci here. 