We do have allies and we can use them for some of the fighting. The Peshmerga, for example, is a pretty tough fighting force. If we could get them heavy weapons, they could do a LOT of damage to ISIS.
My point is that we have never declared war only to fight a
limited engagement war. That’s what Rand wants to do and it
is indefensible. What happens if the Peshmerga fail? If we
DECLARE war we need to get our hands dirty from the start, period.