Boots on the ground is the path to victory in Syria
It is time for a radical change in counter terrorism strategy by the West. Bombing Syria alone is not enough, even though the UK Parliament voted for air strikes. We live in volatile times. Against a backdrop of global tensions, from the Ukraine to the South China Seas, we have witnessed the rise of a greater threat to the West – the extremist ideology of IS. This ideology is expansionist, aggressive and rejects everything nations such as Britain hold dear — from democracy to