erbil, hours after 18 fighter jets dropped 500-pound bombs against another isis position. u.s. aircraft dropped food and water whereas many as 40,000 yazidi iraqs remain trapped with no sustenance. the leader of isis released an audio statement warning america that soon enough you ll find yourself in a direct confrontation with the sons of islam who have prepared themselves well for the day we fight you. this afternoon white house press secretary josh earnest repeatedly said the mission would not be prolonged but declined to offer an idea as to when it might end. the authorization that the president has been given for military action is very limited in scope. the president is determined to ensure that the united states is not dragged back into a prolonged military conflict in iraq. not in a position to offer up a specific date, but i am able to offer a specific presidential commitment that a prolonged military conflict that includes u.s. involvement is not on the table here
In an upcoming study from ACS Catalysis, researchers developed a series of novel phosphonium borane catalysts and investigated them using Raman spectroscopy in the context of CO2/epoxide copolymerizations.