Suppose we were to escalate somewhat? Start making regular raids into Syria and Iran by air and by ground at multi-battalion level or greater.
Advantage: gives us the initiative, brings the battlefield into a setting in which we are more comfortable, inhibits supply to terrorists.
Disadvantage: PR, not to mention we might lose control of the situation.
On the other hand not escalating may hurt PR more. It may be we have to raise or fold. And the dangers of losing control are considerably less then they were in Vietnam. |