Defeating ISIS won’t be the end of the matter but it cannot be ended without their defeat either. We didn’t choose the fight but that does not mean we can shrink from it either. There comes a point at which dignity, as well as the national interest, demands a response. It might not be enough. It might not work. Success too, however it is defined, is liable to spawn fresh intractable problems. So be it. We move to deal with them as and when they arise.
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