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Comment author: ChristianKl 24 November 2015 09:47:23AM 0 points [-]

I would say that a ground campaign would defeat IS in Syria and Iraq. I cannot be bothered to dig for a definite source for that, but USA, EU military is vastly better than IS and I don't want to waste my time arguing with anyone who thinks that an America/EU/Russian alliance would lose a ground war against IS in Iraq and Syria.

Then why didn't the US win against the groups that are precursors to daesh when they had boots on the ground in Iraq?

Comment author: tsathoggua 24 November 2015 05:12:48PM 3 points [-]

Did the Allies win WW I?

I think it is pretty obvious that by most measures that the central powers did not win the war, but did that victory create a lasting peace?

It obviously didn't. The way the "victory" in WW I was handled pretty much set the stage for WW II.

It is the same way in the middle east, you can have a "victory" or "win" but that does not mean long lasting peace.

Comment author: ChristianKl 24 November 2015 05:53:52PM 0 points [-]

Did the Allies win WW I?

They didn't beat Germans in Germany. They beat the German army outside of it and the Germans admitted defeat. The Sunni groups that are precursors of deash and that were active before the US left Iraq were never beaten to defeat.

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