Close to two years ago, reports began surfacing that militant jihadists were gathering power in Syria.

President Obama did not take any action.

Then the situation began to get worse, ISIS infiltrated into Iraq and a full-fledged ground war began.

Once again, President Obama did little.

Finally the situation threatened Kurdistan, a strong American ally in the northern part of Iraq.

That situation forced Mr. Obama to step up bombing the ISIS savages, who also were taunting the USA and the world by beheading captured Westerners on camera.

But despite all the carnage, President Obama and the Pentagon did not develop any cohesive plan to defeat ISIS.

January 9, 2015

O'REILLY: “Why is there no coordinated strategy to defeat the jihad after all this time?” 

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September 3, 2014

O'REILLY: “Teddy Roosevelt's basic philosophy was, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick.’ With the Obama administration we basically have, ‘Speak incessantly and carry nothing.’” 

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February 4, 2015

O’REILLY: “The American people deserve to know the truth about President Obama's campaign to defeat the jihad.  And the truth is there is no campaign.”

And to this day, there is no campaign.

Today, tens of thousands of refugees in Iraq are creating chaos in Baghdad.

ISIS has captured the city of Ramadi, just 70 miles away from the Iraqi capital.

Shades of Vietnam … this is a catastrophe.

Yet the Obama administration still doesn't see the urgency:

May 19

JOSH EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: “We have seen a lot of success.  But we've also seen significant periods of setback.  And that's part of what a military conflict is going to be, particularly when it's going to be a long-term proposition like this one.” 

Well it will be a long-term proposition if the Iraqi government falls, which is certainly possible.

Perhaps all Americans should send Mr. Earnest some sand so he can put his head in it.

The brutal truth is the Obama administration is losing the fight against ISIS.

That savage group is now operating in nine countries.  It may even have infiltrated into Afghanistan; we'll get to that in a moment. 

Talking Points believes that the apathy the Obama administration has shown to this growing worldwide threat endangers all Americans.

The best historical comparison I can give you is President James Buchanan, who ignored the growing threat of secession from the southern states.

Buchanan did little to keep the country together and the bloody civil war broke out.

Thank God Abraham Lincoln had the guts and intelligence to win that war.

If President Obama doesn't kick it into gear quickly, the next president of the United States will be facing an armed conflict in the Middle East that will dwarf anything we have seen so far -- including the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And that's the memo.