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The Russians have their own problems. The last thing we want is that bully Putin deciding that the only way forward for Russia is to invade a few more sovereign territories ( I think the Russians need a bitch slap for what they are doing in the Ukraine).
This whole problem started with Syria and will only ever be sorted out when Assad is over thrown which won't happen as long as he's buying weapons from Russia. Russia is cash strapped and needs the income. IS formed in the lawless regions of Syria because no one was willing to step in and assist the rebels against Assad during the so called "Arab Spring" a couple of years ago which saw the fall of a few other dictatorships in the middle east.
Sadly, the only force that is holding IS in check are the Kurdish and they are getting the cold shoulder from everybody in their struggle as their civilians get slaughtered by IS. I personally think these guys should be armed, Well supplied Kurdish fighters are more than a match for IS.
This whole problem started with Syria and will only ever be sorted out when Assad is over thrown which won't happen as long as he's buying weapons from Russia. Russia is cash strapped and needs the income. IS formed in the lawless regions of Syria because no one was willing to step in and assist the rebels against Assad during the so called "Arab Spring" a couple of years ago which saw the fall of a few other dictatorships in the middle east.
Sadly, the only force that is holding IS in check are the Kurdish and they are getting the cold shoulder from everybody in their struggle as their civilians get slaughtered by IS. I personally think these guys should be armed, Well supplied Kurdish fighters are more than a match for IS.