Whenurhappy,
Couldn't agree more. Where o' where do journalists come from these days? (and it's not just aviation). I have pretty much given up on the printed media. Speculation and hype I can cope with - it's the darn right ignorance and stupidy that I cannot abide. There is no excuse nowadays with the interweb on tap.
To answer the original question - yes, but only because we have to be seen to be doing something. Will it lead to the defeat of IS? Unlikely. This is not a conventional army that can be defeated by conventional tactics.