Quote from: Snorek on June 15, 2015, 04:42:53 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.

That is correct, against ISIS we need ground forces. Airstrikes alone is not enough. USA and Obama created this abomination, their meddling in the internal affairs of the middle eastern countries caused shift of the balance and brought extremist to power. All because of the power play and greed for oil and spoils of war and then contracts made for reconstruction of destroyed cities... So now USA should finish this, once and for all.

Quote from: Snorek on June 15, 2015, 04:42:53 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.

That is correct, against ISIS we need ground forces. Airstrikes alone is not enough. USA and Obama created this abomination, their meddling in the internal affairs of the middle eastern countries caused shift of the balance and brought extremist to power. All because of the power play and greed for oil and spoils of war and then contracts made for reconstruction of destroyed cities... So now USA should finish this, once and for all.

Do not know whether that will be a good idea to send ground forces. The US Army are still returning back after a decade long deployment in Afghanistan. Sending them back again to Iraq can backfire in a big way.