In Berlin, the government is seeking to assuage its critics while at the same time playing down the dangers -- the greatest being that Germany could ultimately be pulled into a ground war. In Berlin, government officials say any speculation about ground troops is "imprudent." That, though, sounds more like an effort to choke off discussion than like a convincing argument. After all, nobody in Berlin believes that IS can be defeated from the air alone. And it's not just Berlin. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn says: "All experts are saying that you cannot win the battle against IS from the air alone."
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