Cheat Sheet - ISIS’s Enemies Beg Pentagon for Drones

Read This, Skip That .... August 13, 2014 PRETTY PLEASE 1. ISIS's Enemies Beg Pentagon for Drones A combination of American airpower and Kurdish troops has managed to slow ISIS for the moment. Eli Lake reports that local fighters in Iraq say if they're going to continue the battle against ISIS, they'll need drones and advanced weapons. Read it at The Daily Beast FAREWELL 2. The Legend With the Look Lauren Bacall looked better, sounded better, could flirt better, sing better, walk better than every man she ever shared the screen with, including her husband, and he knew it. Teo Bugbee remembers a screen legend. Read it at The Daily Beast OH, THOSE TWO 3. Hillary Calls Obama About Her 'Attack' A spokesman for Hillary Clinton said she called President Obama on Tuesday to clarify her criticism of his administration's Syria policy as a "failure." Clinton made that remark during an interview with The Atlantic last week. She wanted to "make sure he knows that nothing she said was an attempt to attack him, his policies, or his leadership," the statement said. It noted that the two have their differences on issues, but they agree on most issues. "Like any two friends who have to deal with the public eye, she looks forward to hugging it out when they see each other tomorrow night." That is, until Clinton finds out that Obama told lawmakers in a private meeting that the criticism is "horseshit." Read it at Politico SUFFOCATING 4. Michael Brown's Home Is Under Occupation The black residents of Ferguson, Missouri, don't feel like they're living in America's heartland. "We are being occupied," one resident tells Justin Glawe, and they say it feels more like Gaza than America. Read it at The Daily Beast GET IT TOGETHER 5. Digging Out of Our Stupid Sh*t Policy Policy prescriptions for the Middle East from U.S. leaders like Obama, Hillary, and McCain are either nonexistent or stupid, says Leslie Gelb. From the man who predicted Iraq's splintering, here is a strategy they should consider. Read it at The Daily Beast FINALLY Iran Endorses New Iraq PM May be final blow for Maliki. CALM DOWN Feds Want to Review Police Brutality They're using too much deadly force. EXPERIMENTAL Canada Sending Ebola Vaccine to Africa Around 1,000 doses. NOT ANOTHER LAPD Accused of Killing Unarmed Man Shot in the back. WTF Drive-By Shooting at N.W.A. Movie Not a stunt. The Cut Avoiding the Breast Cancer 'Warrior' Trap Political Wire Mitch McConnell Inches Ahead in Kentucky Esquire How Jimmy Fallon is Changing Late Night for the Better GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. How Mrs. Doubtfire Won the Culture Wars by Tim Teeman So How Hawkish Is Hillary Clinton? by Michael Tomasky Miami's Chris Bosh Goes High Fashion by Justin Jones

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