[amorphous]

As usual, it means the exact opposite of what the government says it is.

Exactly!

This is a proxy war, with ISIS both the proxy and the red herring.

[justa-hairyape]

Yep. Turkey goes to fight ISIS, and bombs the Kurds. The US goes to fight ISIS, and bombs Syrian troops. Russia goes to fight ISIS, and bombs rebel forces. Saudi Arabia goes to fight ISIS, and .... well that should be obvious by now.