Ex-NSA director Michael Hayden: ISIS airstrikes are like 'casual sex'

Ex-NSA director Michael Hayden: ISIS airstrikes are like 'casual sex'
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Here's a comparison you probably haven't heard yet about the United States' airstrikes on ISIS holdings in the Middle East:

"The reliance on air power has all of the attraction of casual sex," retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden told U.S. News & World Report. "It seems to offer gratification but with very little commitment. We need to be wary of a strategy that puts emphasis on air power and air power alone."

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.