This thread is all over the place and the GUEST moniker does not help since I have no idea to whom to address my questions, so someone explain the meaning of some of the posts.

1. A poster said the war against ISIS is about economics and not religion. Can someone explain that to me ?

2. In the book by Mcchrystal he mentions his plan used earlier in Iraq. The OP suggests that this is the way to defeat ISIS. Does that not mean we need ground troops, which I thought he/she was opposed to ?

3. Another poster used revised history to come to a conclusion that we should not fight ISIS at all. What is the premise with that poster...just sit back and wait ?

Like I said, hard to tell who posted what but if those folks could clarify for me anyway, I would appreciate it.