ISIL’s brutality has America rethinking the threat posed by jihadis and to what extent the U.S. should respond. New data shows a majority not only see ISIL as a major threat but also support U.S. boots on the ground. CBS News polled 1,006 adults and found that 65% of recipients say ISIL represents a major threat, compared to 58% in October. Even more interesting, 57% support deploying U.S. troops, which is up considerably from October (47%) and September (39%). CBS notes, “Support for sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS has risen among all partisans, but particularly among Democrats and independents.” Republican support increased from 65% four months ago to 72% today. For Democrats, those numbers were 50% and 39%, and among Independents, 53% and 43%. Is post-911 America finally realizing paper tiger foreign policy isn’t enough? It would appear so. More…