re: The Kurds just made a combat jump.

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The real question is what happens after Raqqa and Mosul fall. We already have Rangers playing referee between opposing factions in Syria. I don't want to see anymore mission creep but I'm not hopeful.

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That is the question. ISIS won't maintain any of its territorial holdings, but they aren't going to disappear and will find safe-haven in poorly governed areas and among populations. They're still going to be a pain in the arse as a more traditional terrorist threat. But the more immediate concern will be managing the remaining "victorious" factions in Iraq and Syria. You'll have the Assad Regime, Moderate Syrian Opposition, Turkey, and the Kurds all wanting their piece (well Assad will eventually demand the whole of Syria back, though he may play it cool at the outset). And you have Iran, Russia, and US-aligned powers all vying for a say in how it plays out. Legitimately may be the most complicated foreign policy mess in decades with Russia, Iran, and NATO allies all standing on each other's pricks.

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They'll have to divide that place up;

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This^....these countries are all synthetic states drawn up by colonial powers after WWI.