re: Obama and the military brass at odds with strategy to fight ISIL

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Big12fan mentioned bringing in the Israeli army into the fray, not I.

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I did and for a reason. They have a lot more at risk than the US does. Ultimately all of the Western European countries do as well and I think Turkey being on the northern borders with Syria & Iraq has an unmet obligation.

There costs of further US involvement in Iraq far outweigh the gains. If ISIS really is the military power that everybody seems to fear, then the Germans as well as the French, Italians, Pol, and the Brits should be able to handle the situation. And what about the Iranians? They have a huge score to settle with the Sunnis.

My point is that we have no real friends in the region. Robert Gates once said that anyone who considers ground troops in the ME ought to have his head examined. Oh and what about Syria's best friend Russia? They damn sure have a military and Putin has 16 million Muslims within his borders who might well join forces with an ISIS advancement.

Why would we go there? "Fighting for our freedom" doesn't seem to be a legitimate reason any longer. ISIS would like nothing better than to get the US back in Iraq and I believe it to be sadistic to send our soldiers back into that bobbie-traped, IED-laden, sand pit and have them endure more then they've already encountered.

If ISIS is the big bad wolf, Europe will have to act or get eaten alive. I'm willing to sit this one out and force our "allies" to take more responsibility for their security.