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Originally Posted by detbuch
Yes, it is obvious that we moved on. But ISIS has not. It is still stuck in its version of the middle ages.
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Hence the subtext. What we've seen with the coalition comprised of many Arab states and just recently a Sunni Arab state pretty much declaring war on ISIS gives a glimmer of hope that modern Islam may be prepared to move on as well.
With everyone clamoring about Obama's lack of strategy here, we seem to have an Iraqi army regrouping to take back Mosul, a Jordanian military out for blood in Syria and a UAE back in the game. With our support the locals appear to be taking matters into their own hands...which I think actually was the strategy Obama laid out some time ago.
I think ISIS is going to be purged from Iraqi pretty quickly. It's going to be messy but they've never really had to deal with air and ground campaigns simultaneously. Retreat to Syria will be an attractive option.
The big complication will be what to do with Assad and the Sunni/Shiite implications.