“ISIS’s strength is exaggerated”
It is exaggerated. You don’t judge a military force by how well it can slit the throats of civilians unfortunate enough to live in an occupied town.
ISIS strength IS exaggerated. Anyone remember the 300 Marines a few miles away from an ISIS army? Somehow they never got around to attacking them.
ISIS has no artillery.
ISIS has no air.
ISIS has no capability beyond a pickup full of bullies murdering nearly defenseless people.
ISIS has never faced a capable modern military. They are about to, and are about to be wiped out as a “force”.
The remnants will engage in terror bombings etc, but the days of ISIS convoys, and holding real estate are over.
I hope you are correct....but I don't see anyone with the will to put a stop to them.