Jason Ditz, news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses ISIS's capture of US-made anti-aircraft missiles and why the Sunni offensive in Iraq will slow down now that they have captured territory.

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the neoconservative strategists of yesteryear who brought about the current almighty mess in Iraq; why the US continues to support the Syrian opposition; the resurgence of Saddam's Baath party; and the risks of terrorism blowback in Europe and the US.

Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, discusses what's happening in Ukraine while the world's attention is focused on the Middle East; the Kiev government's reference to Russians as "subhuman;" and the State Department's questionable claim that Russian tanks are deployed in Ukraine.

Hillary Mann Leverett, co-author of Going to Tehran: Why America Must Accept the Islamic Republic of Iran, discusses why Washington policymakers can't see the connection between US support for the Syrian opposition and the surge of well-armed and trained ISIS fighters storming across Iraq.

William Astore, a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and editor of The Contrary Perspective, discusses the militarized realities of fortress America where criticism of soldier-warriors or their war-planning superiors isn't tolerated.

Yousaf Butt, a former scientific consultant to the Federation of American Scientists, discusses the common US and Iranian interest in saving Iraq's government from an al-Qaeda takeover, and whether that can create enough goodwill to ensure a successful Iranian nuclear deal.

Mitchell Prothero, a journalist with McClatchy DC, discusses ISIS's remarkable takeover of a large swath of Iraq where an upstart Islamic caliphate is being established.