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Originally Posted by blankall
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.
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No doubt this is true for a hard-core of ISIS members but there are also reports of disillusionment and desertion as the situation gets tougher for them. The best defense may be offense – keep them on the run
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