[mreams13]

"You can't hit ISIS with a Destroyer. You hit them with Airplanes, carried over by Carriers."

Except you most certainly can hit them with a destroyer. Or did you forget? https://www.rt.com/news/322881-russia-cruise-missiles-isis/

[dragontamer]

Point.

But cruise missiles do not have nearly the same precision as air support fighters.

An F18 flying over your infantry (or infantry of allied partners) will respond near instantly to a call for assistance. In contrast, that cruise missile may take several minutes before it reaches the target.