That seems like a terrible assumption to make for something this weird, even if it did turn out to be right.

This, I want to give more stars. The longer we stay in the middle east the longer we will have problems with them.

I can tell you right now you have no future in American politics. How dare you make a statement that is the product of cool, calm, rational analysis of the situation rather than a rabid, pseudo-macho, reactionary diatribe?

The worst part is that for every day that goes by where a clear and plausible strategy is not established, it will be much tougher for the next Commander-in-Chief to do so.

Where are you suppose to eat? Underneath the bleachers like some morlock ?

Enlisting is an option, especially when you advocate sending us to fight. Kind of the point. Put your money where your mouth is.

Yes. Heaven forbid we let any understanding of the climate that brought about this conflict in the first place dictate our decisions. Quit your posturing.

Please correct my lack of understanding, but I thought that the goal of combat was to deny the enemy what he “wants”? If that is the case, wouldn’t it be a sound decision *not* to engage ISIS in the kind of battle they want?

Only a truly callous moron would say a land war is a “no brainer.” Why don’t you stop beating the war drum relentlessly and actually consider what is to be gained or lost and whether it’s even worth it for us to address this via military campaigns? Changing minds with warfare doesn’t work. Preventing atrocities…

Oh you have sources do you...the voices in your head?

Tyler you are clueless. Who are you to be pontificating on these subjects?

Yeah, you have better intel than the President of the United States, LOL

“Who cares what the enemy wants?”

I get that it’s a small group of top guys and should be a relatively safe bet for success, but if any of our guys gets kill/captured (god forbid) ISIS would have a field day, it’s exactly the kind of thing that fuels their recruitment.

Not the worst one either. As blasphemous as it is to say on Jalopnik, I’d be cool with shifting the world away from oil dependency as fast as possible and letting the oil economies of the Middle East die on the vine.

Whole lotta armchair generals in here ready to send in thousands of troops to kick some ass.

putting together such a force to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria is a no brainer

“historically”= happened with 1 player and ended 7 years ago. Got it.

Lots of women have rape fantasies. Please remember that kink shaming is not okay, and neither acting in nor viewing videos simulating rape is an endorsement of actual rape.

The Russian media is all state-controlled now, and is completely unreliable. The RADAR track the Russians insist on looks like a check-mark in the middle of a race-track pattern. NOT credible.