Last year we would have attacked Assad had certain voices had their way, that would by definition have made ISIS stronger. We in the west need to stop interfering with the Middle East, our short-term thinking and meddling only makes things worse. The Iraq war/invasion kicked this problem off.
ISIS as I see it are a death cult, once they've suckered in those who want to die in a Jihad they'll disappear.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.