This statement, which coincides with the selection of Barrack as a US Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria while retaining his duties as Ambassador to Turkey, raises a legitimate and cynical question simultaneously: Can we consider this ugly entity as the "new leader of ISIS in its original version"? As an accurate abbreviation for "The American State in Iraq and the Levant"!
Combining these three files under the authority of one man confirms that Washington is dealing with this vital geography as a single bloc of influence managed through a "High Commissioner" with broad powers, redrawing the region's paths according to the American strategic vision and interests.