[AdmSmith]

A comment by Alicia Goodluck from
“Leaked Calls Give a Look at How the US Military Is Trying to Understand the Islamic State Share Tweet By Colleen Curry”

At the core of ISIS is Islam. At the core of ISIS is support from Muslims.
ISIS is not made up of losers, psychopaths and young adults. Their leadership are well-sorted out and are full-tilt into their ideology that allows them to tap into a worldwide pool of Muslims to join their ranks.

The short-term goal has to be to stop their military advances and to put them on the reverse. Then attack their stronghold and leadership. Then hit the supply lines and financial reigns. Then go after the financial backers hard. For foreign fighters, each one that leaves should not be allowed back, each one is guilty of a crime against humanity. One cannot simply join a group that commits mass murders and crimes against humanity and simple expect to be treated lightly.

For the long-term, but starting early, Islamic countries and institutions must be told that they are responsible for the acts of their followers. The world will not tolerate a religion or ideology to run amok. We cannot allow a WMD to be used by terrorist and this is where we are heading as I see it. That is the only way the enemy will be able to create a substantial impact for their cause.

When this happens, those accountable should be told now, not later, that they will be held accountable and all options will be on the table.

https://news.vice.com/article/leaked-calls-give-a-look-at-how-the-us-military-is-trying-to-understand-the-islamic-state

Well said.

[TigerLikesRooster]

all options will be on the table.

Most of all, there should be a will to follow through once the decision is made even if it takes time. You cannot defeat the likes of ISIS without sustained political will. We have plenty of quislings these days who will cry engagement if results does not come fast.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks AdmSmith. Those are interesting quotes:

[snip] The short-term goal has to be to stop their military advances and to put them on the reverse. Then attack their stronghold and leadership. Then hit the supply lines and financial reigns. Then go after the financial backers hard. For foreign fighters, each one that leaves should not be allowed back, each one is guilty of a crime against humanity. One cannot simply join a group that commits mass murders and crimes against humanity and simple expect to be treated lightly. For the long-term, but starting early, Islamic countries and institutions must be told that they are responsible for the acts of their followers. [/snip]

I think I'd quibble with the order:

1. put prices on the heads of the known leaders, and big rewards for information
2. hit their financial supporters (hit like the mafia hits)
3. hit their financial ratlines
4. hit their supply lines
5. Islamic countries and institutions must be told that they are responsible for the acts of their followers -- in fifth place, because the criticism comes after they realize we mean business
6. herd their forces into kill zones and start killing them without mercy
7. foreign fighters should not be allowed back -- they should be planted, no ifs and or buts, no quarter, cry havoc
8. non-foreign fighters, same treatment -- they die on the field, and the buzzards pick clean the carcasses -- no muzzie rites
9. by the way, these should not be restricted to ISIS -- Islam must be destroyed, no compromises
10. all the existing highways in formerly muzzie hell-holes should be lined on both sides with their skulls on poles
11. all of their infernal temples of satan, no matter how old or how pretty, need to be leveled, and the land reused for commercial purposes