And not until they are ready to talk to each other will there be an effective way to combat ISIS.
Thomas Friedman takes that thought a bit further and amplifies it.
He makes a coherent case that putting U.S. boots on the ground is a recipe for disaster without any clear path to a successful outcome because the one thing removing dictators in the Middle East from ruling is to illustrate that the basic building block of a modern civilization is missing. That building block is a belief that life is not a zero sum game between citizens. Working together we make things better for everyone.
Link to Thomas Friedman column
And while I am writing, I will note that I picked up a reader in Cambodia. I don't think internet is that widely available in Cambodia so it must be either a government official or a banker cruising blogs when they should be working.
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