Yes no doubt about it, all vile, brutal despicable.
But what drove good people to initially support those regimes?
Apart from mental problems affecting just a few, and religion, what is driving numerous good people to support ISIS?
I think therein are clues to solutions.
For example, kick start a decent properly paid economy so people want to get to work and get paid and keep their job, instead of sitting around discussing unrest and terror.

JF,

Want 'good' people ? What are you on ?

Joe

Joe,

"Currently, however, the issue concerns ISIS and its drive for a world-wide caliphate through extreme violence. It has to be combatted with as much vigour as the allies combatted and defeated the Nazis."

While ISIS are a diabolical insurgency, one that I'm happy for Oz to contribute to the demise of....comparing the rag tag elements of the movement with the might of the NAZI war machine is a tad "generous".

Notwithstanding that US/Oz actions contributed to their formation.

Notwithstanding that prior to the current confected domestic "crisis", the Abbott govt couldn't have given a brass razoo for Iraqis, as is evidenced by completely cutting off Iraqi aid in the budget.

Notwithstanding that Abbott & Co have ramped up the "threat" to Australians way beyond reasonable anticipation - and have now introduced laws curtailing our freedoms. (sounds a bit fascist to me:)

Would also like to remark that the Ebola crisis is just as serious - and yet our govt is pretty much mute on the subject...and again has actually cut funding in the budget to Australian scientists who were researching the Ebola virus.

Not much diversionary mileage in confronting a virus, methinks.

Poirot,

"Notwithstanding that Abbott & Co have ramped up the "threat" to Australians way beyond reasonable anticipation - and have now introduced laws curtailing our freedoms. (sounds a bit fascist to me:)"

No doubt the stabbing of the policemen in Melbourne is an example of Abbott's ramped up "Threat"; or do you have another explanation?

Having thought about it some more:

Maybe its better to fight IS in the Middle East with accurate airstrikes - rather than fighting IS on the streets of Melbourne and Sydney?

As to new terrorism laws and civil liberties - there's a definite correlation between those charged and what extremist style they adopt.

I'm still waiting to see the offering of a practical and workable alternative solution for dealing with ISIS from Poirot, David J, Peter Coates, Christine Milne and all the others who are so openly critical of the Government's approach. Come on give us more than change the foreign policy or getting the Iraqis working.

There are no 'good people' in ISIS. Good people would not stay affiliated with a group who is chopping heads, crucifying people, gunning down hand-cuffed hostages, and/or selling women off to slavery.

Whoever is buying all the women slaves also needs to be taken out.