What should we do about Assad + ISIS/L?

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A whole lot of bad choices tbh

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Seriously though, I think the US and Russia should order a ceasefire in X days, and any parties not prepared to abide by such terms should be treated as enemies of the peace. That would include ISIS (obviously) but also any pro- and anti-Assad factions and groupings. From then on, play good cop, bad cop with Russia to oust Assad and give him exile, install a transitional leader in Syria from the current ruling party to prepare for elections in X years, send targeted drones after the leadership of factions still fighting in Iraq, prepare for an independent Kurd state and try to reform Iraqi governance under non-stupid means (i.e. no al-Malaki/Shia supremacists). In the long term, gather the leadership of Iran and Saudi Arabia and continually bash their heads together until they agree to wind down their childish feud; and generally blockade MENA dictatorships/rebel groups from arms imports.

no fly is basically garbage

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Well partly I don't care about what Turkey does anymore. The US needs to start treating its allies with a bit more contempt tbh (well tough love, anyway).

Actually now that I remember, the PKK doesn't actually support an independent Kurdistan anymore; rather they went sort of left-libertarian confederation remaking of the entire area.

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Turkey (like a lot of countries) think ISIS can be used for their own geopolitical ends.

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We should do absolutely nothing.

I thought your response would be "form a worker's state in Syria and Iraq"?

I would definitely not advise jiggling with borders though. Such a "solution" often comes out looking a lot uglier.

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The Syrian regime is by far the most disgusting perpetrator of war crimes in the conflict, to the extent that Daesh and their cribbed together McGuyver army don't really hold a candle. The difference of course, is that Assad doesn't media whore his crimes like Daesh do.