Richard, Whether you like it or not, the US is at war with another group. ISIS must be taken out of Iraq first before any of the other parts in the plan can be implemented.
For the time being, the Assad government should be a US friend while ISIS is still alive and well in Iraq and Syria. Once ISIS is eliminated, the relationship would dramatically change. But, at the same time, Obama has the option to take out the ISIS leaders in Syria if the opportunity presents itself. One big bomb could wipe out their leaders if they are housed in one building. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Emptybill, That scenario you're imagining is a bit extreme. The jihadists' agenda in Syria is very much in flux. They could change at any moment. It is very likely that ISIS will disappear and simply blend in with the rest of the so called friendly rebels. In that case, they would be unified in fighting the Assad government. And they could possibly win, especially if the US supplied the weapons that are intended to defeat ISIS. IMO, the existence of ISIS is now severely threatened since all of the Arab nations and the rest of the world are heavily against it. It would be best for them to conveniently disappear and fight another day after Assad is toppled. If not, Obama will hunt its leaders with drones and special forces commandos similar to what he did with Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. The situation is complicated. Apparently there is not a single country on the planet willing to send in military boots on the ground to fight ISIS in Iraq, except the Kurds. What we need to remember is that we are dealing with Islamic fundamentalists of one strip or another - all one family, according to Sam Harris. There will probably NOT be any military action taken by NATO or anyone else against the ISIS, even after the ISIS strikes their own country. We are familiar with this based on previous engagements where the U.S. pays in money, blood, sweat and tears for almost the entire defense budget of Europe and the Far East. There may come a time, and probably sooner than later, when the U.S. will not be willing to fight everyone's battle for them anymore. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <emptybill@...> wrote : "This pact complicates the scenario in fighting ISIS. Its probably not a good idea to arm the so-called friendly rebels at this time." Doesn't matter. Islamic State will attempt to convene an "Islamic Caliphate" to establish regional lordship over Muslim countries. They will then come back home to further "educate" us into real Islam - like they are doing now - by following their genocidal prophet. American Muslim jihadi-s are going through Turkey to get through to the Syria/Iraq border. That means no passport stamps are necessary, so they just appear to us as East-European travelers. Wait until the jihadi shooters unload their hollow-points into the crowds at a football game, music concert or else go blow-up a big metro hotel. Mothers Against Murdering Muslims will demand a police state and people will happy to comply - just to feel safer. We will be one step closer to The Other Final Solution - Nuking Mecca.
