11-09-2016, 10:34 PM
(11-09-2016, 08:40 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Let Assad and Russia handle it in Syria. We may need to step in in Iraq.
Unfortunately, that won't work in this case unless it is a coordinated joint operation. ISIS moves back and forth across the Iraqi-Syrian border at will. The Syrians can't conduct combat operations in Iraq. The Iraqis can't conduct combat operations in Syria. We had an intervention in Iraq called The Surge which was hailed as a success at the time. But, the insurgency just crossed into the Syrian desert for rest and refit. Then moved back into Iraq when the opportunity presented itself.
