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Old 21st Mar 2015, 14:23
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ShotOne
 
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Well, fox I share those same sentiments in terms of hating IS and terrorism but disagree 100% on your plan for dealing with them. To paraphrase your own post, "carpet bombing...how's that working out for you??" We dropped countless tons on Iraq and that facilitated rather than eradicated IS. How about Libya; do you count that as an example of successful use of air Power?

IS have targeted Tunisia precisely because they have lost the battle of ideas there and the population have overwhelmingly chosen our values over theirs. If we were to start lobbing airstrikes there, IS would delighted!
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