Originally Posted by Osem

We're in between a rock and a hard place. Sometimes allies and enemies change in the course of a conflict (my enemy's enemy is my friend and all that...) but, one thing's for certain IMHO, that if we don't deal with these people they will deal with us and our way of life. Doing that isn't going to be easy or simple. It will take years during which there will be mistakes and quite possibly changes in who we see as our 'friends' and 'enemies' but getting rid of ISIL has to be a priority. Sitting back and letting things unfold is not a sensible option. We tried that in the run up to WWII and look what happened. The best option left open to us is only the least worst option.