The United States ' Responsibility, Isis Can Not Be Stopped Alone

A modern issue that is affecting our nation is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria also known as ISIS. ISIS is noted to be a terrorist group that has caused many attacks against the United States of America and many other countries. Their goal is to build a caliphate state (Pierpaoli, 2015). ISIS uses “persecution and extermination” to those who enter its territories or go against them. This is a problem because ISIS is currently a threat to the United States. The people affected by this problem are the citizens of the U.S. the people in the Middle East, and their allies, France and

The issue in the article “What should the U.S. do about ISIS? Show Sunnis we care” by Charles Lister is “How should the United States respond to ISIS.” Proof of this issue can be found in Lister’s writing. In the first paragraph he states that the United States cannot defeat ISIS militarily. The U.S. must help improve the sociopolitical issues in the Middle East. These two statements answer the issue I put forth. The second and third paragraphs discuss how ISIS has not only attracted foreigners to fight in its jihad; it has also befriended the oppressed Sunni Muslims. The Sunnis, consequently, are allowing ISIS to work freely in their territory. Paragraph three asks the question are the Sunnis still loyal to their country, or are they only loyal to their religion

Misunderstanding that each homegrown radicalized individual should be treated the same, will affect investigation process, and response efforts

(Michales) The Russian Defense Ministry said that a training camp and ammo depot were destroyed by bombings near the Islamic State’s defector capital in Syria, Raqqa. The countries of France, Turkey, the United States, Germany, Britain, Qutar, and Saudi Arabia; all say that Russia’s actions will “only fuel more radicalization and extremism.” (Michales) Russia’s airstrikes complicate U.S. efforts to build a moderate opposition in Syria, designed to counter the Islamic State there. (Michales) Pentagon efforts to train and deploy forces stalled before Russia’s airstrikes, but any future recruitment could be difficult if the Pentagon doesn’t provide U.S- backed rebels with guarantee of protection if they come under Russian attack. (Michales) Iraq is accepting help from both the United States and Russia is an ally to the Shiite- dominated government, Iraqi leaders will follow them, while the U.S has been trying to force the Iraqis to compromise with the Sunnis. Nonetheless, when the time comes, Iraq will pick Russia for help to fight

65). Syrian’s that are stuck in refugee camps or still living in Syria are fighting for the freedom from authority that they did not agree to, the war has killed over 220,000 people and displaced half of the country’s population (GIlsinan, 2015). The states thus far have responded to the many facets of this crisis with very realist approaches via military action. Realists will tend to prioritize power and place it above and separate from morality and ideology, basing their arguments on tradition and focusing on the power to be gained or lost in the situation (Goldstien, 56). Are force and fraud the most reasonable types of action (Suth, Elias 2007), where is the morality; “More than a third of Americans want to ban Muslims from entering the United states” (Hayoun 2015, The independent). It appears that realism is winning the war against idealism in the US - realism is pessimistic and cynical towards life and human nature, thus there is no hope for a good end of human kind (Najob, Hamed, Gandomikal 2015). One possible motivation of the American people to adopt this very pessimistic and realist way of looking at the crisis and the Muslim population as a whole, is they might assume that liberalist approaches, with its theories in moral reasoning, may

President Obama stated in his Anti-Terror Strategy address, "We continue to face a terrorist threat. We cannot erase every trace of evil from the world, and small groups of killers have the capacity to do great harm. That was the case before 9/11, and that remains true today” (Obama).The Middle East today is composed of very complicated religious tensions, unstable states, and rising terrorist organizations. The collapse of central governments and the rise of powerful non-state actors breed problems that foreign powers and the world’s only superpower, simply should begin to address. Many argue that the involvement in the Middle East is not our problem and that it will only cause our national debt to increase. As human beings we must began to realize the crimes against humanity occurring in the region and ask ourselves one question, can we truly turn a blind eye to the hundreds of innocent people dying and at what cost? The United States of America must get involved in the Middle East to ensure justice is achieved and maintained. Our interference will decrease the chances of terrorist attacking U.S. soil, and our military involvement will save the lives of many innocent citizens caught up in the turmoil. The United States must protect its interests and allies in the region. America stands for freedom, justice, and dignity; we must take a stand to defend ourselves and those in need, if we truly want to uphold the

The Middle East has recently been the topic of many news sources as there is so much uncertainty in the region today. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, and Syria are all having problems and they continue to worry the outside world. Saudi Arabia has recently put King Salman in power, following the death of his half-brother, and with the current economy in the Middle East, a state that possess so much influence in an already unstable region, to become unstable in itself may cause significant catastrophes (Botelho). Yemen is also in turmoil with its own current problems. “[The United States] does not even know who is in charge right now. We know that rebels have moved in, they have exerted tremendous influence, and we can’t say exactly who will be in charge there in the future” (Botelho). With rebels moving in, the United States also fears of the fact that Yemen has been known as a source of terrorism (Botelho). Along with the other problems, in 2011, President Obama’s agenda was enforced and the United States pulled all troops

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

America is our home so we need to take care of it. If we don´t respect and care for our country, it will fall apart. We need to be responsible and make decisions that help our country become the best it can be rather than hinder it. I believe that it is our responsibility to follow the laws set in our constitution and follow our own morals.

"CAN ISIS Be Stopped...” depicts that it is going to take much more than just an army to defeat ISIS from the terror that they spread with their violence (Brown 8+).Through sophisticated social media programs targeting disaffected Muslims around the globe, ISIS has attracted thousands of recruits worldwide--including an estimated 4,000 Westerners, about 250 of them American (Brown 8+). The U.S. must rekindle with longtime rivals, such as Russia, and other countries to stop this jihadist military group (Brown 8+). The one thing word leaders will agree upon is that ISIS must be stopped! ISIS is only growing in power which makes them more of a threat (Brown 8+). The terrorist group has already began takeover of parts of Syria and Iraq as a step

The Yazidi were systematically targeted by ISIS in a violent campaign to “purify” the region from non-Islamic influences. The genocide sparked interest in multiple large countries while organizations spread awareness. The United States has been a large influence in the country of Iraq in hopes of protecting the Yazidi people from more harm until a plan is made to stop the attacks made by ISIS. During the presidency of Barack Obama, attacks were authorized to protect Yazidi people, Americans and Iraqi minorities. Despite the attack President Obama guaranteed that no troops would be sent for combat. On August 9th, the USA sent 9 airstrikes; with these airstrikes the US airdropped 3,800 gallons of water and 16,128 MREs (Washington Post). The

It’s very disturbing that every time we turn on news channel, we hear how many people died around world due to religious extremist. No one more would be more happy than muslims who like to see ISIS defeated. Religion is always meant to on preach peace but some radical islamist are making everyone’s life hostile and furious. There are so many reasons which can prove that muslims should not be blame for ISIS terrorism such as muslims are the largest victims of ISIS, extremist has no religion and muslims are very forefront of combating terrorism.

ISIS is currently a substantial threat to the Iraqi people as well as globally. The Iraqi politician and Human Rights Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani states that "ISIS is not just an Iraqi phenomenon, but it is a transnational phenomenon that poses an imminent danger to all countries of the world, it defies all human rights principles and international law," (Moore, "Isis Declared 'Global Threat' as UN Mulls Emergency 'War Crimes' Investigation") The reason why this is now becoming an international threat is because ISIS has been able to grow quickly due to the fact that they are able to effortlessly obtain fighters from across the globe. ISIS was able to accomplish this through the use of social media by acquiring popularity within

In November, terrorists connected to Al-Qaeda stormed an upscale Malian hotel and left 21 people dead. Earlier this month, the Islamic State (IS)-allied Boko Haram group bombed two marketplaces in Nigeria with over 50 fatalities. The US’s missionary zeal to impose democracy on tribal societies has again backfired, a story replayed across the Middle East after the so-called “Arab spring” of 2011.

The United States’ involvement in the Syrian Civil War and its willingness to accept Syrian refugees is subject to both domestic and foreign contention. Americans have become increasingly critical of the invasion of Iraq following the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and as a result, many are apprehensive in supporting another intervention in a Middle Eastern country during the middle of a violent uprising. The use of airstrikes keeps costs minimal while still dealing significant damage to Assad and anti-American militant groups in the form of destroyed infrastructure and supplies. Airstrikes also keep American troops off the ground, further minimizing costs and preventing immense loss of life. Providing arms to pro-American,