stratos stratos:
No I mock your typically American Ready-Fire-Aim strategy.
And exactly how do you think this should be handled?[/quote]
What, exactly, needs to be handled? We are engaged in a war with ISIS in order to degrade and destroy their ability to wage war through sustained counterterroism activity, if I understand the obective correctly.
By all accounbts, coaltiion operations are proceedings as planned, best demonstrated by ridding Kobani of ISIS. Or by recruits fleeing back to their own countries. Or by the softening of their lines due to the loss of battle-hardened fighters and only weakling idealogues like Canadian John Macguire to replace them. If anything this latest barbarity simply highlights ISIL's own weakness. It was a stupid thing to do. It will not garner them recruits, it will further alienate them from other Muslims, and it strengthens the resolve and unity of their enemies.
I see no reason to stray far from the current course as far as the war goes.
I do think Canada should simply cancel citizenship for Canadian who joined ISIS. I didn't support this at first, but now I think they've gone beyond the pale and we don't want them back in Canada.