ISIS: An Analysis Of Crawford's Just War Theory

Chief among the threats to the United States today is ISIS. To be able to know how to properly address this problem, one need only look at the beginning of the conflict to understand how to end it. The reason ISIS went from a ragtag militia to an armed force capable of fighting both the Iraqis and Syrians, was with the equipment and training provided by the US government and our allies. This was done with the explicit purpose to enact regime change and create a free, secular state. Granted, at the time they thought they were arming democratic loving rebels. But doesn 't that just prove that we don 't have the competence to be getting ourselves involved in conflicts where we can 't tell who the good guys are?

With war, there are politics. With politics, there may be war. The perspective of man has a monumental impact even on the most minuet things to greater issues that affect society as a whole. Within the realm of politics, specifically the United States, there is democracy in which constituents choose their representatives. There is a general understanding that these representatives are elected to provide the best representation and voice of the people; however, the public’s opinion and the responsibility of utilitarianism of the country that the President must consider can sometimes collide. The rise of Osama Bin Laden and formation of the terrorist group, al Qaeda, with its terroristic

ISIS has been a rapidly increasing threat to not just the United States of America, but the entire world. ISIS has done countless brutal, sick, heart wrenching things that have caused a national and international uproar in the citizens of numerous countries. ISIS considers them the Islamic State, and they seem to have many motives. They basically want a large portion of the Middle east under ISIS control and for the rest of the world to accept their disgusting “traditions” as they claim they are doing, This threat has done some very unspeakable things; the problem needs to be solved. Considering the view the United State holds right now, there are a few actions that can be taken to reduce this threat that ISIS presents. ISIS has rapidly become an enormous problem for most of, if not all of the world. There are some very simple and some very complicated ways to solves this problem. The most efficient way is to simple go to war with ISIS and physically, mentally and emotionally destroy everything and everyone that is supporting this cause, another way is to give them what they desire to have, finally the last option is just completely ignore the foreign issue until it presents itself on U.S. soil. After an online video emerged on Tuesday, January 21st, 2015, showing ISIS threatening to kill two Japanese hostages, relatively little was known about the relationship between the two prisoners. But Reuters News revealed later that next day

The date was March 19, 2003, people sat beside their television sets and radios to listen to U.S. President, George W. Bush, announce, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger” (“War in Iraq Begins,” 2003). Bush and his advisor’s actions were based on the information that the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, was building weapons of mass destruction. The Iraq War is a “just” war because it was a reasonable response with a moral purpose.

America is torn betwixt the dispatchment of American ground troops to fight the terrorist group Isis. The Isis ideology and vision consists of the restoration of the caliphate of early Islam and pledging allegiance to it. Isis regards to maintain the purification of Islamic society, they must fight non-Muslim countries. This desire of a pure Islamic society has precipitated harm on several non-Muslim countries, and even on their own country. The American government is considering sending our ground troops to fight Isis, however, the negatives to sending ground troops to fight Isis are monumental.

Wars are fought for many reasons and I back then it use to be that to territories went to war to gain land for their country and that was the usually justification. People also go to war because they believe in different things and they see each other as “less than human” so they be. The reading stated the war is a last resort option for most. Some important principles of a just war are the non-violent options must be considered first. Also war cannot be declared unless it is by someone with authority such as the President. Another thing mentioned in the reading is that a just war can only be fought if it is for the right reasons. A just war should only occur if there is a chance of success because a lot of lives, money, and resources can be wasted if the war is not won. Although war itself is not peaceful the whole point of a just war is to re-established peace. Also violence in war must be equivalent or near equivalent to the injury suffered, for example a country cannot just use a weapon of mass destruction to win a war. Civilians should never be involved in the conflict of war and soldiers should avoid killing them.

The equation of dealing with terrorism on an ethical level is complicated by its components not connected to an official state. Just War theory sets a list of checkpoints before a just war can be declared (Snauwaert 2004). This list is known as the Jus ad Bellum and is comprises, but not limited to: just cause, right authority, right intention, proportionality, reasonable hope of success, and last resort (Snauwaert 2004).

A CNN poll was done and stated that 64% say the U.S. should send ground troops to Iraq or Syria to fight Isis. Also 18% say that the U.S need to do more with the fight against Isis.Isis isn’t going to be stopped by doing nothing,we need to send ground troops and defeat them before they can do more attacks. Some may argue that airstrike are working fine to eliminate targets but if this is true why are attacks still happening.Isis is still growing even though we're doing airstrike against them if other country are backing out of the airstrike too they be able to become even stronger.We need to send troops to be able to control them and then eliminate

To conclude, the United States should no deploy anymore troops to fight ISIS. As a country we should not be involved with a nation we just battled with. It is too dangerous to our troops and our citizens. Also when our troops are away from the Homefront, our nation becomes very vulnerable. By leaving us defenseless, ISIS is left with more opportunity. Not to mention, other nations need to learn how to defend themselves. Sometimes you must sink before you learn to swim, and it is not our duty to rescue them. Our militia is better off when they're on home

Recently a military group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been causing controversy between the group and the United States. However, what many might not know is that ISIS has been around for more than a decade. When the United States sent troops in to overthrow Hussein’s government in 2003, it started a tension that would have never been expected. ISIS has conquered many places and gained much land. ISIS is believed to have contributors from the 9/11 attack (infobaselearning.com) and they have been known to go to the extreme to enforce their law. From the beheading of Christians, to the cruel treatment of women, the punishment is very brutal.

The U.S. strategy for defeating ISIS must look like defeating terrorists without compromising foreign interest in these countries, like Syria, and Iraq. There is also a risk for finding trustworthy allies, and having weapons falling into the wrong hands. Therefore U.S. should provide aids to allies and help them figure out their true ideology. A war would destroy the economy of the Syria and negatively affect the citizens as well as the environment of the region. For the betterment of the world and its people, countries should come together and end the war by negotiating rather than shooting at each other, if possible.

Although wars cause much devastation in countries even in the world, the Just War Theory may be applied to determine whether or not a war was justly distributed through particular principles and conditions. Led by the United States in Iraq, the Gulf War caused much controversy and tension between nations. Not only did it left a scar on foreign policy but the citizens of Iraq were greatly affected. Through Thomas Aquinas Just War Theory principles and Catholic teachings, the Iraq war can be proven to be an unjust conflict due to a large number of casualties, expensive costs, and unsuccessful turnabout.

Introduction: I think that everyone here can pretty much agree that the United States is known as the leader of the world. This title comes with responsibility, and one of those responsibilities is defending nations that cannot defend themselves. This is exactly what we are doing by attacking ISIS, and it is the right thing to do. This topic is incredibly relevant, as our airstrikes began a little more than a month ago and they are planned to continue for the next three years. After a great amount of research and studying, I can confidently say that America needs to continue the airstrikes in Syria in an effort to eradicate ISIS. I will convince you that these airstrikes need to continue

Some believe that a long term solution to the ISIS threat can only be solved by trying to implement deep and lasting political changes in Iraq and Syria. Although at this point implementation of such objectives could not happen fast enough to answer the urgencies that surround ISIS's threat, an additional counter attack that could slow down the movement enough until a better solution can be devised. Such military strikes could start to provide moderate relief until ISIS can mount a counterattack. However, the considerable damage that ISIS will veritably endure will be sure to generate resentment and negative scrutiny against the United States. Another risk that the United State faces is the possibility of ISIS expanding so much that they take over control of the Middle East as a entire entity thus posing significant financial and military threats. If the United States does not plan to leave the Middle East completely and for good, they must find a way to quickly tame the beast that is ISIS. But if the United States does plan on keeping positive relations with any aspect of the Middle East they must face ISIS head

In this essay’s scope, the Syrian war has been analyzed using the just war theory. The just war theory highlights situations where waging a war can be justifiable and also provides guidelines on how a war should be fought. In as much as the theory recognizes the need to protect innocent human life even when it involves the use of force, the theory puts in place several principles that need to be met to qualify a war as being just. As for the Syrian situation, the bone of contention is whether the proposed US military intervention is justifiable or not. Those who are for a US military intervention observe that the enormity of the massacre in Syria justifies an external intervention. They point out that an intervention would protect further loss of innocent human life. Those against such a move point out some guidelines that have not been met to merit such an intervention as a just