Quote from: cbase on June 15, 2015, 01:42:12 PM

Quote from: bryant.coleman on May 31, 2015, 02:11:55 PM

Quote from: syuhide on May 31, 2015, 02:01:31 PM

The terrorists seem well-ensconced in their twin nerve centers for Iraq and Syria, Mosul and Raqqa, respectively, and do not appear threatened in Fallujah, only miles from Baghdad. This despite the allied air campaign designed, in President Obamas words, to degrade and ultimately destroy the group.

Airstrikes alone will not defeat the ISIS. If the NATO is serious about destroying the ISIS, then it should bring in the infantry and the battle tanks. For every 10 terrorists killed in the US-led airstrikes against the ISIS, 50 more joins them after crossing the Turkish-Syrian border. ISIS has also stepped up the recruitment of local Sunni Arabs.

I think this will only stop when everything comes under ISIS in Iraq. Only then it will be affordable for US or NATO to be at War with ISIS. Even Russia will be eying the opportunity to let its army go into the war.

I don't think that a good idea. Lots of people will die, there will be more refugees witch is already a problem for EU. The quickest way is to stop ISIS now, but every body seems busy with something else. And I don't think that Russia will intervene, they know it's costly so they will stay out of it military wise.