Isis Declaration Of War Essay

The continued threats of Isis are a growing foreign policy problem in the United States.

President Obama attempts to gain the support of the Conservative population through a more logical approach, detailing the potential consequences of his actions or lack thereof to our nation 's credibility. He begins his appeal to the Right with a warning that “[dictators] depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory”. This means that if were to do nothing, as Assad hopes, he will likely attack more and commit more war crimes. With more war crimes, President Obama points out that it “is not only a violation of international law, it’s also a danger to our security”. Because American conservatives are traditionally more isolationist, they are less likely to agree with President Obama 's plea to intervene. Though, he argues if we let Assad continue, we will likely be threatening our own safety. The reason it would threaten our national safety, President Obama says, is that “as the ban against these weapons erodes, other tyrants will have no reason to think twice about acquiring poison gas, and using them”. The

On the clear day of the 11th of September 2001, Americans and citizens from other nations suffered a trauma that will be remembered for generations to come (Halliday 5). On September 11th al Qaeda terrorist under the command of Osama bin Laden hijacked two American Airline (AA) flights and two United Airline (UA) flights that would never again land. All of the planes that day would not go down without a fight. Although there were many heroic people that day, 9/11 ended as the worst terrorist attack in American history because of 19 men hijacking four planes that lead to 2,996 people dead (Statistic Brain).

Isis Cult in Egypt and Rome The worship of Isis originated in Egypt where she held various positions and roles extending from myth describing her as sister, and wife of Osiris. These involved being mother and protector of her son Horus, symbolic mother of the king, goddess of “cosmic associations”, “great of magic”, and mourner, maintainer, and protector of the deceased (Wilkinson 2003, pp. 146-149). Knowledge of Isis spread through the contact of sailors, merchants, and soldiers (Wortham 2006, p.104), directly impacting Roman religious tradition.

The war on Isis is a very sad and terrible thing. I feel as though I should tell you about it though, to give you a better understanding. The war on Isis stretches all across the middle east and other parts of the world such as Germany and Belgium. Many other countries besides the U.S are at war with Isis. Many countries hate Isis because of their terror. Isis is very similar to a terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden called Al-Queda. They want people to cower down in fear of them. The countries at war with them will not cower down in fear. We have showed that we are strong together and will fight against them.

The Iraqi War This is a discursive essay for the argument against America going to war with Iraq. In this essay, I will briefly include a summary about Iraq and go on to give evidence about previous incidents and other significant points that finally led to the war. Iraq is a dictatorship that was under the rule of the tyrant Saddam Hussein until the coalition forces invaded and toppled the Iraqi regime. Saddam Hussein officially became a dictator in the year 1979.

The recent terrorist attacks by ISIS have without question reignited the debate over whether ISIS is a threat to the United States. I believe this question easily answers itself. Eighty two Americans have been accused of helping the Islamic states. While out of those eighty two people thirty two asserted to carry out an attack on American territory. However, twenty eight actually went through with it and took action on carrying out their plan. Only five were in contact with the Islamic states while planning their attacks. Even though most of the attackers were not in direct contact with ISIS while planning these attacks, their actions were influenced by the belief that they are doing it for ISIS.

During the round table discussion, I learned many things about what’s really going on with Isis and the possible results of this terrorism. Some things I absorbed from Isis consist of how they want to try and pick a fight with everyone around them and how they are trying to make the end of times occur. The roots of terrorism goes back centuries. Some professors stated that Isis is only trying to get America’s undivided attention by doing all of this unnecessary damage. Dr. Parker claimed that they have enticed the use of social media to inflict fear upon the American population, and those around them. President Obama claimed in a speech that Isis had been contained, and then they attacked Paris which brought complete surprise upon everyone

This states that in the beginning ISIS and al-Qaeda were very similar allies however due to their very brutal way of seizing and controlling territories severed all connections with them. One can see that if one of the most historically horrifying terrorist group feels as though IS is too out of control then this is a massive problem for all nations around. Another problem facing many nations today is IS’s mission for the

“Will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country”

In 1946 the Nuremberg tribunal described one country initiating a war of aggression against another country as,“not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime, differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole" (The economist). (1)The Bush administration committed this supreme crime on March 19th, 2003, when the US led an international coalition and invaded sovereign country of Iraq. An invasion based on questionable intelligence and sold to the public as a national security issue. The financial cost to the US population has been enormous,“The U.S. war in Iraq has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed to war veterans,” (Reuters).(2)

Quigley’s main argument is that “we cannot rely on force alone,” an idea with which I totally agree. But with force added, as already explained in paragraph 1, there is no time to wait for the next terrorist attack. There is a need to act quickly. Quigley is arguing that we have to change their views, the views that have generated terror attacks. With which, again, he is totally right, but again, is still not enough.

Dr. Christoper Sirridge used to be in the US Medical Corps and it still very up to date with the "hot topics". When I asked him about ISIS recruitment he so generously helped me understand the militaries point of view. When asked if the US military should get involved with ISIS recruitment he said  "The U.S. Military has no role in actively being involved in stopping or decreasing ISIS recruitment.  ISIS recruitment is regionally political, highly sectarian, and at times confusingly cultural.  The U.S. Military has zero credibility when being involved in cultural, religious, and the highly politically charged Arabic/Muslim environment.  We are “The Intruder”.  We are “The Infidel”  We are “The West”.  We are actually unacceptable to everyone who indigenously belongs to the Arab

The war against Iraq began on March 20, 2002, when the U.S lunched “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. This was after President Bush called Iraq part of an “axis of evil”, also calling the country dangerous which is threatening U.S with the world’s most destructive weapons. The major phase of the war began when U.S troops marched within 50 miles of Baghdad with heavy aerial attacks on Baghdad and other cities. After the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon which was believed to be the work of Al Qaeda, U.S was concerned about the security of the Untied States which lead to the war in Iraq. Even though U.S officials felt the war in Iraq is the main priority, but many people in U.S opposes the war which brings up a lot of controversial issues.

It was once a word unfamiliar to American ears. But in recent years it has become all too familiar. The actions of Muslim militants and terrorists have seared the word into American consciousness.