Quote (card_sultan @ Feb 13 2015 05:36pm)
i don't think ISIL is a traditional army , more like an ideology, a splattering of loonies, and an occasional grouping.
Theres probably not much to bomb to stop it - you really need boots on the ground and to look at each person
and that would take $ and commitment and we don't really have that.
I disagree to an extent. While true they are not a traditional army they still use traditional methods of warfare. They are well organized and their attacks are strategic and with purpose. It's not as if 5 of these goat fuckers got together and decided to go attack a military base. While i'm not aware of ranks i do believe that there is some sort of command structure or there is no way they would of made the progress they have in the past.
Honestly i think the right amount of air power would completely halt them. Reconnaissance drones can easily monitor and relate large movements. You could send out a few AC-130 and blanket them or just have drone patrols it would largely diminish their will to go after bases when 24/7 you have drones dropping loads of led on your head.
This post was edited by ofthevoid on Feb 13 2015 07:47pm