And no one, not even international relations "experts", thought ISIS was a credible threat just a few years ago. Conventional wisdom was predicated on training, funding, and supplying weapons to "rebel" forces. But that backfired in a big way.....after spending $2 Trillion plus.
How much longer are we going to continue the same actions, and expect different results?
You might want to look up the difference between past and present. Hint: you said there's no consensus now.
We're not. We're not really expecting results. That's why the actions are so limited.