[techguyone]

This is a multi faceted issue, with multiple layers of complexity that go well beyond the scope of the thread.

Certainly not helped by an at times disastrous immigration policy, nor by a huge failure of integration. Over successive & different governments. (anytime you get a people that describe themselves by their culture/religion first & Country second you have lost it)

EU's frankly bizarre policy making is also aiding the enemy without to become the enemy within...

Getting back to the topic itself, it's not entirely fair to draw parallels with the 1930's & the Nazi build up. This at least had the benefit of one united & clearly defined 'enemy' & state you could oppose.

Iraq/Syria doesn't have that luxury, it's made up of many factions, whose allegiance probably changes daily, compounded by the fact that even amongst the 'Western forces' we're at odds as to who 'the enemy' is, we should take the lessons learnt from recent history and leave well alone

Air & drone strikes only take us so far...
We never have any real idea what to do after we've rolled in & taken out the military (the easy bit - relatively) we should leave well alone, it's an arabic country - in the middle of other arab countries, perhaps it wouldn't be too much to expect for them to clean House. We wouldn't expect Iran to come in and fix stuff if <Insert Western Country of your choice> started getting uppity.

I don't suppose this will happen as we'll blink first, and we'll end up rolling in as some sort of coalition, thus creating another generation of resentment and so it will continue on and on.

I think on reflection I prefered the Cold War at least we knew who the 'enemy' was, they were there, we were here, and it was scary but known.

The ongoing warm brush conflicts are far worse and seemingly unwinnable unless the West drastically does something new & different on many levels.

Interesting times we live in.