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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
Except that, historically, when crap hits the propeller Russia takes the gloves off and they will play dirty pool to get the job done if need be. And not be apologetic about it at all.
After 9-11 the US went hard into the ME. If it comes out this was indeed a terror attack on innocent Russian civilians you can bet your bottom ruble they will get nasty.
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The question is will that help? ISIS doesn't care if you carpet bomb a city. They don't care about civilian casualties. You can't beat them down with hardships, and they will exploit any military action as motivation to recruit more members. They want an apocalyptic and widespread jihadist war. That's where they thrive.
ISIS has also shown themselves to be adaptable and mobile. When you push them out of one area with a heavy military presence, they set up shop somewhere else. How do you stop that? Send in 2 million troops to impose military rule and fight some never ending urban guerilla conflict all across Syria? It's the same reason military campaigns failed in Vietnam and Afghanistan. It's an unwinnable conflict.