According to US Defense Secretary Ash Carter's latest statement, the US has been so encouraged by its Mosul operation, it's gearing up to take Raqqa from ISIS. RT crosses live to Bassam Abuabdallah, Professor of political sciences at Damascus University, to discuss the issue.
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