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Originally Posted by rubecube
Do people really not see the connection between IS' recruiting abilities and Western military presence in the middle East? You put boots on the ground and it's just more material they can use to recruit.
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This is why I think it's critical that the "boots on the ground" come in the form of soldiers from Arab League nations (backed with a UN mandate), not Western forces. I think there's a role to play for NATO to assist anti-IS operations with intelligence-sharing and air support, but more Western meddling in Middle East affairs isn't going to solve anything. We need the governments of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, etc. to really step up and take a leadership role in stamping out Islamic extremism.