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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Terrorism and fundamentalism is a Hydra. It's a many headed beast and they grow back twice fast as you can cut them off. Every time they take down a leader, two more grow in it's place. The only way to really create a lasting solution is to build stability, create eduction systems, and build an economy to fight the poverty that drives desperate people into the arms of welcoming fanatics.
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That is the long term solution. Short term JSOC has been extremely effective. There is a political game to be played here too. Get the various factions in Iraq to work together against ISIS in exchange for help from NATO, EU, etc, etc.
Sad that you have to play with human life to get what you want, but the US has no other choice right now.