Air strikes on IS terrorists send a message as rhetoric finally replaced by action

US air strikes against IS have made an emphatic statement to the world.

FINALLY, a clear message has been sent to Islamic State that the civilised world will no longer standby and allow its reign of terror to continue unchecked.

Strong rhetoric has been replaced by decisive action.
In what is the most critical, co-ordinated strategic move in recent years, the US-led coalition yesterday launched a series of air strikes against IS strongholds in Syria.
The strikes involved fighter jets, Tomahawk missiles and drones targeting around 20 IS sites including their Syrian headquarters, training facilities, weapon depots and other key logistical sites.
The Pentagon acknowledged responsibility for the attack on the group, also known as ISIL and ISIS.
The US has enlisted Arab nations to join in the military action with reports indicating aircraft from several Arab states took part in the offensive.
The involvement of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia is a significant development.
Middle Eastern nations have belatedly joined the US and its partners, including Australia, in taking action against IS whose murderous reign has seen hundreds of thousands displaced, mass killings as well as other human rights abuses that have sickened the world, including beheading and crucifixions.
The developments came as Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew to New York last night for a special United Nations summit on the international response to IS in Iraq and Syria.
The escalation in military action makes it more likely that Australian forces will be involved in fighting in Iraq and Syria, though no Australian personnel were involved in the latest strikes,
But the intensification of air strikes is a necessary move if the allied forces are to defeat the terrorist organisation and fulfil President Barack Obama’s promise to “degrade and destroy” IS.
Obama has said: “I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL in Syria, as well as Iraq.”
Until now US air strikes have been focused on IS-controlled territories in Iraq. However, the 190 strikes launched since August have done little to contain the jihadists’ advances.
The majority of the 30,000-strong IS army is based in Syria. It is yet to be seen how Bashar al-Assad, whose regime has been fighting a bloody civil war against opposition forces including IS fighters, reacts to the air strikes.
A united response from the international community, particularly Arab nations, is needed to claw back territory from IS and ultimately destroy the terror group that wants take over a vast stretch of terrain from Iraq to the Mediterranean.
This week IS released a chilling statement urging supporters to kill Western civilians, including Australians, by any means possible.
The message read: “Do not ask for anyone’s advice and do not seek anyone’s verdict. Kill the disbeliever, whether he is civilian or military.
“We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted.”
The latest military action involving Islamic nations makes it clear to IS sympathisers around the world that there are no safe havens for terrorists or their supporters.
No one wants to see the lives of Australian troops endangered in combat missions but the IS threat is one that deserves an uncompromising response.
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