OK then, what do you think should be done then? Wade in mob-handed and do...... what?

So you decide which "side" you you're going to pitch in on, go in, cause mayhem then try to extricate yourself after the protagonists join forces to see you as an enemy and when you've finally got out after it's cost you a few £billion, you watch it all kick off again as they start fighting each other yet again?

We go in with "rules of engagement" which effectively mean fighted with an arm and a leg tied behind our backs to fight an enemy which has no such rules and often doesn't care how many people (whether they be soldiers or civilians) they take with them when they fight the fanatic fight.

It's awful, it's nasty, but we should keep our noses OUT. Otherwise, you have to go in there and see everyone there as an enemy and see them all off.