ISIS is much worse than Mexican drug cartels because of the proportion of their impact that directly affects innocents. That in addition to the fact that cartels have a largely economic agenda; ISIS is a group of religious zealots who sincerely believe they are righteous in everything they do.
I'm aware of the practical difficulties in actually achieving anything, much less knowing the results of any intervention effort one could dream up. But that does not change the fact that, given that the West likely could do something to stop what's happening over there, it's hard to stomach just allowing it to continue.
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