"Human, civilized society has lost the battle against barbarism. I have lost all hope."

[Scootaloo]

28. International sanctions on Saudi Arabia, the primary sponsor of Daesh and its ilk

re-align US policy eastward, using the nuclear deal as a springboard towards bringing Iran into a more prominent role in this issue; Iraq wants their help, they want to help Iraq, and we're in their way currently.

Cease our own support for "Syrian Moderates," our effort to topple Assad isn't just wasteful, it actively empowers Daesh. Assad's a nasty douchebag, but for a moment let's pretend we learned something from Iraq and Libya, yes? Use what contacts we have with these groups to point them towards Daesh, instead pf huddling in the south trying to take Damascus.

Stop supplying Iraq with expensive gadgets and doodads. The Iraqi army shows low morale, these things are just going to get abandoned to Daesh. If we're going to equip Iraq, keep it basic. It's a comparison i'm wary to draw, but think of how the Reagan administration did with the Afghans; nobody gave the mujihadeen advanced tanks. Basic munitions aren't flashy, but they're effective.

And it won't help fix either Iraq or Syria, but the Bush administration needs to face a war crimes tribunal, and hte guilty need to be hanged until they are dead.