11-16-2015, 08:15 PM
If the coalition backs increased military aggression and the Arab member nations take a leading role, I don't think the U.S. will hesitate to step up our efforts.
I think Obama is trying to avoid having Syria become another occupied failed state to be carried by (and resentful of) the U.S. for years into the future, or for the fight against ISIL in Syria to morph into a proxy war of Russia, Iran, China vs the West.
I don't want to see those things happen either. I'm interested to see what, if anything, changes in terms of coalition strategy and whether France will petition for NATO to come to its defense under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. Since France officially declared itself to be at war with ISIL, I think that a NATO call to action is technically feasible.
I think Obama is trying to avoid having Syria become another occupied failed state to be carried by (and resentful of) the U.S. for years into the future, or for the fight against ISIL in Syria to morph into a proxy war of Russia, Iran, China vs the West.
I don't want to see those things happen either. I'm interested to see what, if anything, changes in terms of coalition strategy and whether France will petition for NATO to come to its defense under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. Since France officially declared itself to be at war with ISIL, I think that a NATO call to action is technically feasible.