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comment by Raisins_of_doom
Raisins_of_doom  ·  3453 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: U.S. Weighing More Military Bases in Iraq to Fight ISIS, Top General Says

The whole situation over there is pretty effed with ISIS... so long as we go into this with diplomacy in mind I would support aiding our allies in defending this threat. I do get concerned about how many recruits ISIS is managing to muster despite our bombing runs and I wonder if boots on the ground would cause more harm than good (it can be argued that this has been the case thus far in the middle east). Either way, I know we can't just keep banging our heads against the wall with air support if it is not effectively reducing their sphere of influence.