[LeoWindhorse]

It’s a good thing to waste all those islamo nazi children , the brainwashed , murderous little bastards . It is also the perfect time to direct all air power to wipe Raqqa off the face of the planet . It not a low yield nuke strike , massive strategic bombing by the heavy bombers would do . Press the advantage , kill them in numbers wherever they congregate and immediately hang all captured ISIS fighters . Film and broadcast the public hangings widely in Europe .

[BeauBo]

I would expect that there are deliberate campaign plans by now to strategically defeat ISIS - within the American military, by the Iranians, and probably a few others.

All that is going to be coming down on them.

Operations are underway now to clear them from around Ar Ramadi. It seems that they are being attritted in many areas, and not gaining ground anywhere in Iraq anymore. In fact, it looks like they are being slowly pushed back.

While the situation is being shaped on the ground and they are being attritted, they can be hit anywhere within their rear area, including Raqaa, whenever intel provides a target.

I would anticipate that an assault on the major city of Mosul (this Summer) will be supported by strategic attacks in depth to disrupt their supply, communications and command and control.

In summary, I expect a Summer of Death for ISIS in Iraq, and plan to be personally prepared with popcorn and cold drinks.

[AlphaOneAlpha]

I am with you....I say kill them all:
The men of military age
All the women of child baring age
All the children and all of the aged

They are a fanatical scourge that will not stop until they kill everyone else that will not bow to them and their religion.

Look at Europe, its a mess.

[MeatshieldActual]

Aside from the fact that killing every kid is a bad idea from a PR standpoint, carpet bombing cities are even worse from a tactical perspective. Part of the reason that Stalingrad was so difficult for the Germans is because the Luftwaffe destroyed the place before sending in the 6th Army. All of that rubble created a snipers playground and inhibited the movement of tanks. In city fighting, its best to only destroy the buildings that you need to. If you want to prevent the next generation from becoming Mujahids, identify ISIS members and liberate their youngest children. Those kids can be adopted in civilized countries and be raised as non-muslims, even better, they can be raised without all of their birth-family tribal BS. Death doesn't scare the mujahedeen, but the effective disintegration of their family and tribes do. The idea of their children growing up as unbelieving western infidels who couldn't care less about tribal nonsense is what will scare Islamists into compliance!