Mostly disagree with the article, and thought Malcolm speech both reasoned and statesmen like; and spoke like a Leader.

Isil is already enough of a threat to us,and all that we stand for or believe in without the hyperventilated Hysteria and strongman posturing that sometimes passes for reason in some er um circles!?
Albeit done for rank, I believe, political purposes?
Rhrosty.

Don't forget that Malcolm is also a gw warming alarmist. Regressives always over value things such as idiotic tax payer and coal powered wind farms and push the gw (sorry now cooling) fantasy and downplay real issues. No wonder he is such a friend of the abc/sbs.

This article shows an author who has played into the hands of terrorists, just like Abbott and his ''I will save you all from those Muslims' rubbish he spouts.

Turnbull is the only voice of reason amongst them.
We need to get on with assisting the United Nations to rid the world of ISIS, but at the same time, not be promoting their organisation loudly to the media/population by constantly talking about them.
Let's not give them any press at all.

Runner, you, and others like you, have swallowed the fear that Abbott has projected, and he is happy you are fearful.
Fearful people blindly follow what they are told, without asking any questions.

Sadly, Malcolm appears to be suffering from delusions of grandeur. This is not in the national interest.

#Rhrosty

Your claim of "Hyperventilated hysteria" concerning Islamic State is hollow indeed when you consider:

1. It now occupies an area of land larger than Great Britain and far more territory than Israel or Lebanon

2.It has withstood an American-led coalition of 62 States to degrade and destroy it

3. It has procured the allegiance of more than twenty terrorist groups including Boko Haram and Sinai Province.

You graciously acknowledge that Islamic State "is already enough of a threat to us,and all that we stand for or believe in"

Should we all then just calm down and have a good strong cup of tea, a Bex and take our Ventolin?

What is your recipe then for stopping Islamic State?

#Suseonline

Give Islamic State no press at all?

What next - take Bronwyn Bishop off the news, don't mention Bill Shorten's appearance at the Royal Commission?

Are you looking for the position of Chief Censor?

Give us a break.

It seems to me that everyone is searching for a new form of warfare.
The last century one of huge armies sweeping accross a country on a
front as wide as the country is now either too expensive or unecessary.

The insurgence format never seems to lead to a resolution, just endless
car bombs and shootups.

The one format that has not been tried is the old castle seige.
Ringfence the enemy and starve them out.
Sooner or later the people inside the castle force their masters to surrender.
In these days of airpower their food crops could be killed off without
poisoning the soil.
Then all you would have to do is sit back and wait for them to surrender.
If they decide to come out and fight then you have a great advantage over them.

Of course there will be "collateral damage" but whatever format it takes there will be.
All this from someone with no military experience.