Mostly an awful price.
France ...the 3rd most bombed ( read civilian deaths ) country in W.W.2
"And people were split between their pain, their anger and their gratitude towards these pilots who brought them freedom. Who died for that."
57 ,000 FRENCH CIVILIANS DIED AS A RESULT OF ALLIED BOMBING.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27703724
So let's be clear , VERY clear here.
You Iraqi's . Kurds. Syrians want to be rid if ISIS in your backyard ?Permanently ?
REALLY ?
Do you know and accept the price ...?
Because, this is their tactic, that is working extremely successfully
Islamic State fighters fled into civilian areas at first sight of Australian( READ ...U.S.A. ETC ETC , ANYTHING 'ALLIED' ) forces: Defence
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...lian-forces-defence-20141008-10rrml.html#poll
Easy for me, in safe and sleepy Aus to write this, my home won't be bombed today by friendly fire, but, still , the facts remain. Despite the tech. shift to smart bombs, etc etc , you will not defeat ISIS without
a) troops on the ground.........the west won't envisage this scenario at all. End of story.
b) You hit ISIS wherever it hides , the gutless bully that it is , and that means taking out innocent civilians as well.But u do reduce isis numbers.
c) You limit your air-strikes to not include the innocent , which guarantee's that ISIS will grow to ever increasingly sub-human levels of depravity re torture , rape and killing in ever- increasing numbers .
How much do they really want freedom ?
