[livius]

I thought the point about the difference between Al Qaeda and ISIS being that the existence of ISIS was utterly dependent on having land, that is, the territory of their “new caliphate,” as proclaimed by their “caliph,” Al Baghdadi, is vital. Take away the land they have seized by killing them and retaking it, and they evaporate.

But that’s going to mean ground troops. Bombing alone isn’t going to do it, unless we’re willing to do saturation bombing of any inhabited area of their territory, causing a lot of collateral damage.

Al Qaeda, on the other hand, because it depends on attempting to impose Islamic law on existing countries through fear and gradual acquisition of legal power, is a different matter.

[piasa]

Take away the land and they won’t evaporate as claimed either, they’ll just remerge with AQ.

[Art in Idaho]

Take away the land they have seized by killing them and retaking it, and they evaporate.

The article was very good. This whole caliphate thing was a joke to me at first, but the article points out how important it is to them and now that they have land, it's Muslims 'religious duty' to join up now. The longer we wait, the more land they will acquire and the Muslims worldwide will join up.

I agree that taking away there land is the key and yes, this will involve a Desert Storm Blitzkrieg type of operation. Hey Dumbo, we shouldn't have left in the first place. Another spike in your negative legacy. He's so worried about his legacy. What a joke. Just send him Nachum's list and post it outside his 'Presidential library' - every page.

So, it's now or later Pentagon, it's your call. Hit their supply chains and let the festivities begin. What, he won't let us? . . . . You're telling me this guy is determining the future of our nation and the world?

What would Chesty Puller do?