Bombing will be increased no doubt. And it is quite likely that the Kurds will continue to make gains, as long as their immediate objectives fall within the boundaries of what they will consider the State of Kurdistan. Syrian troops may make gains on the ground, but ultimately their use appears to be limited unless US and European governments decide to recognize Assad. What is needed is a strong Allied army of Sunni troops..Saudis, Jordanians, Turks, Egyptians...who can give some confidence to the largely Sunni populace that the Daesh propaganda which claims that the US and Iran and a powerful Jewish banking consortium are planning to exterminate the Sunnis is not the truth. If you can assemble these troops, then you still have the problems with Assad, and you have to keep the Turks and Kurds distanced from one another to avoid a possible conflict there. On another note, it is somewhat encouraging to note that the clandestine Western hacker group known as Anonymous has declared that they will take down all ISIS-related websites and twitter accounts, and have apparently begun doing so. Like it or not, a borderless Europe would also seem to be a thing of the past, as well. By the way, wasn't this thread closed for a while? I was surprised to see it open again.
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