Tony Blair feels airpower is not enough to defeat the IS

Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of Britain, has remarked that only airpower would not be enough to tackle the IS and Britain should not rule out sending forces into Syria and Iraq to counter the threat posed by Islamic State militants.
It seems he has penned a 6,500-word essay in which Tony Blair has admitted that while there is no desire for ground engagement in the region, it needs to be understood that airpower alone would not be enough to defeat the group.
He did not mince his words when he said that while carrying out combat with adversaries like the ISIS, there can be an abundance of diplomacy, all necessary relief of humanitarian suffering, every conceivable statement of condemnation which we can muster. But, until and unless these are accompanied by physical combat, we will mitigate the problem but not overcome it.
He goes on to add that airpower is certainly a major component, especially in view of new weapons available to us. But the fact remains that airpower alone will not suffice.
His logic is infallible - the enemy is fanatical, because they are prepared both to kill and to die. Hence, strategies also need to be prepared accordingly.
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