We should not arm any of these people. But I am in favor of wiping the Islamic terrorists off the face of the earth. But you can’t do that by pussyfooting around. Declare war, mobilize and blast them out!! And then keep our bases in place for the next time
And then demand compensation from the Muslim world for their protection (both Iraqi, Saudi, and Syrian oil) because WHY should WE (as in the USA) always have to foot the bill for others’ protection?
Set off a small battlefield nuke on the ISIS HQ or on Mosul. Claim irrefutable satellite proof that Iran did it. Show maps and Satellite pix in the UN. Bomb hell out of Iran- destroy the country’s infrastructure, military, economy. Colonize the oil in Iran, Arabia, Iraq, and the Emirates and Qatar with no compensation to the host countries. Jihadists around the world will take note. Arabs will rapidly relapse into the torpor of the first half or the 20th century.
You are correct. Was is hell. There is no other way to fight than to completely pummel your foe into submission.
Containment will never work. Unless the ROE are changed, there should be no action.