The current situation has changed the game in the ME. This is threat to the whole region, and potentially some Western nations including Britain. The only way that anything can be done is to stabilise Iraq and Syria.
Iraq may be getting there, now that Maliki is gone. If the next government can be all-inclusive and buy-in the Sunnis with Western help - more than currently on offer - then IS can be pushed from that direction.
Fixing Syria requires that the West reverse its current stand and actively supports Assad. That would allow defeat of the opposition, the moderate ones unfortunately as well as IS, and close with the forces in Iraq.
Fairly unpalatable for the West, but the aid could force concessions from Assad towards a better government, more representation etc.
Anyone got any better ideas?
Iraq may be getting there, now that Maliki is gone. If the next government can be all-inclusive and buy-in the Sunnis with Western help - more than currently on offer - then IS can be pushed from that direction.
Fixing Syria requires that the West reverse its current stand and actively supports Assad. That would allow defeat of the opposition, the moderate ones unfortunately as well as IS, and close with the forces in Iraq.
Fairly unpalatable for the West, but the aid could force concessions from Assad towards a better government, more representation etc.
Anyone got any better ideas?
