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Let's try the other side of the coin.
Let's say the great powers, including Russia, all just backed off and left Daesh alone. What would you expect to happen?
Let's also say the west backed off and Russia didn't. What would you expect to happen then?
Edit to add - I'm not expressing an opinion for or against, I just want to know what people think would be the outcome of not intervening.
Various opinions on bombing Syraq:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/26/syria-airstrikes-cameron-case-highly-contentious
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/26/jeremy-corbyn-labour-mps-airstrikes-syria-isis
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/26/syria-airstrike-case-david-cameron-seven-points-analysis
Only Grauniad links, as I'm fairly predictable, but I expect there's enough warmongering tub-thumping out there in the rest of the press to fill your boots.