If what you are supposing is true, it fails to address what should be done now; should the French increase air attacks on ISIS, abandon their effort, or lead a ground incursion?<p>Over 50% of the population in many Muslim majority states believe that terrorism is at least &#x27;rarely&#x27;, and over 5% (, which is a large number of people,) believe it is justified &#x27;often&#x27;.[1]  There are obviously a large number of Muslims who do not support ISIS (probably a great majority, given sectarian and other considerations), but ISIS is not the only extremist Islamist organization in conflict with western values and&#x2F;or governments.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Muslim_attitudes_towards_terrorism#Polls" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Muslim_attitudes_towards_terro...</a>