IS' successor would not be a territory holding aspirant state, it would have to be more like AQ - which we have already significantly degraded. Now there is th

IS' successor would not be a territory holding aspirant state, it would have to be more like AQ - which we have already significantly degraded. Now there is the interesting concept of the rise of the "lone wolf" or individual cells that don't really have central co-ordination. Would Western intervention in Syria cause more of them? Would their rise be countered by reducing or removing the ability of IS to generate attacks? There's a debate to be had.