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The_Seldom_Killer
There is just far too much to say about this utterly confused situation than anyone has time for. Why the hell does France now claim to be at war? These people have no state, they're not recognised by anyone in the international community, and all France is doing is elevate their state. How exactly do they want to wage war when it would all take place on Syrian and Iraqi territory, or indeed in France? Why are they stepping into the bear trap set for them? Is it because of the iconic status of Paris? They're giving the guerillas more than they could have hoped for.
I have to say that this whole guerilla situation reminds me a lot of animal culls. They never work over a large range (you can do it on small islands, and even there some often slip through the net) and the culled species only come back in greater numbers, e.g. grey squirrels. It's like trying to cut off the heads of the hydra.