I'm inclined to agree with you here. I don't think aerial bombardment (or any immediate unilateral military solution) is going to be particularly effective at this point. With a group like ISIS, the end result tends to be creating more followers for them rather than achieving anything else.
At this point, Maliki needs to put an end to sectarian politics and begin to take steps for political inclusion of minority opposition. These are groups that (while they do not support ISIS) are at best apathetic towards the current regime. Without their full backing, any military solution to the ISIS threat will be shortlived.
I'm inclined to agree with you here. I don't think aerial bombardment (or any immediate unilateral military solution) is going to be particularly effective at this point. With a group like ISIS, the end result tends to be creating more followers for them rather than achieving anything else.
At this point, Maliki needs to put an end to sectarian politics and begin to take steps for political inclusion of minority opposition. These are groups that (while they do not support ISIS) are at best apathetic towards the current regime. Without their full backing, any military solution to the ISIS threat will be shortlived.
What alternatives exist?