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The Pros And Cons Of ISIS

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While President Obama has called ISIS the “face of evil,” some people suggest that the President is not doing enough to bring about the terrorist organization’s downfall. Some analysts even insist that the attack on Paris was a direct attack on NATO, and they believe it is time to go to war. Pope Francis actually suggests the West is already at war, that we are facing some kind of “World War 3.” If we are in a third world war, then some question whether should be doing something immediately, but caution should never be mistaken for weakness. It’s difficult to go to when you don’t fully understand who you are fighting. We are effectively at war with ISIS, as a US coalition has been bombing targets in Syria and Iraq for over a year. Recently, Russia has also been attacking ISIS. …show more content…

It is difficult to fight ISIS because, unlike Al Qaeda, the Islamic State seeks to build a caliphate. The positive news is that ISIS is believed to be fairly contained. The term “World War” is unhelpful because it implies the world is at war with each other rather than multiple states being at war with a terrorist organization. ISIS has brought about one of the most diverse and powerful alliances in history consisting of the US, Russia, Britain, France, and Iran. The most recent problem ISIS has presented with the Paris attacks is what to do with incoming Syrian refugees. Some politicians suggest religious screening, but that information's difficult to verify. It seems that refugees will suffer because of the actions of a few corrupt

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Though in World War 1 there were alliances in this war, the Central Powers and Allied Forces. But in the War on Terror there is really no one allied with Iraq or ISIS. Not everyone agrees with the way ISIS is doing things. Our enemies in previous wars are now coming together as allies to fight ISIS. ISIS fights for a somewhat a same reason as Germany did in World War 1, to be the best.

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ISIS is a clan formed in Iraq and they despise our country and the muslims located in it. ISIS is also responsible for a lot of bombings we hear about today. ISIS was responsible for a major terrorist attack on Paris a few months ago. Paris was bombed in a hotel and many people killed or severely injured during the terrorist attacks performed by ISIS.

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Now as then, ruthless authoritarian powers (Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in Spain; Russia and Iran in Syria) are flexing regional muscle by helping a fellow dictator wage war on a helpless civilian population, even aiding in the destruction of entire cities — Aleppo and Homs are new Guernicas. Now as then, Western powers, including the United States, are doing nothing, preferring a policy of non-intervention — or, in America’s case, deliberate retreat — that borders on outright cowardice. And now as then, the Western democracies are reaping the whirlwind for their weakness. For the nations of Europe, it’s the refugee crisis now pouring across their borders. For the United States, it is the demise of the Pax Americana in the Middle East, which will be steadily replaced by a

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The Islamic state, or ISIS is a militia movement with conquered territory in western Iraq and east Syria. Seizing multiple territories in the Iraq’s heartland and having amounts of success has drawn in more foreign recruits to them, raising concern in the west. Moreover, this has led the United States to send in the air campaigns to try and roll back the Islamic state advancements. Now, as of November fifteenth, 2015, ISIS has taken upon itself to drop multiple bombs in Paris, France and both France and the United States want to retaliate back.

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Have you ever had the fear that you might get blown up by a roadside bomb or that someone walking down the street might have a bomb strapped to there chest? Well if us as americans don't do everything we can to destroy ISIS then they might just bring the fight to our homeland. The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a very dangerous and very capable terrorist group. They are considers the most dangerous group in the world today. They killed over 6,000 people last year and are not slowing down.

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Over the last ten years or so ISIS has been terrorizing the Middle East, but even more recently their terror has branched out to the rest of the world. It’s become increasingly more difficult to go a single day without hearing something about ISIS. ISIS is a rapidly growing terrorist group that arose out of Al-Qaeda, which is a militant Islamic organization whose goal is to drive Americans and all American influence out of the Muslim nations. ISIS on the other hand has different objectives. Their main intention is to overthrow the governments of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan while creating a supreme form of government for all Muslims throughout the world.

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During World War II, the world saw Hitler torture and kill millions upon millions of Jews, during this time Hitler has gained land and grew stronger. Without the United States helping to fight Hitler would have probably be successful in committing genocide upon all of the Jews and take over most of Europe. currently there is a new group of extremist killing of people who do not share the same beliefs, this extremist group is called ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. ISIS was led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed currently. Just like Hitler invaded cities and towns of innocent people, dragging them out of their houses and mercilessly executing them, ISIS has done the same thing.

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The people involved in ISIS are over 30,000 Islamic terrorists that believe everyone has to follow their religion. There are many countries fighting ISIS right now, but only nine countries (USA, Canada, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, and Australia) are involved in airstrikes against ISIS. These countries are trying to weaken them militarily and financially. The first airstrikes were in August 8, 2014, and since then, more than 8000 airstrikes have hit Iraq and Syria. Many lives have been lost because of ISIS.

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The Crusades and the War on Terror: two events that occurred over 900 years from each other. Whether it’s church or state calling for a war, these two events have striking similarities. On one hand, there are two armies that fought in the name of their Gods and the dominance of their religions. In more recent time, allies of the United States came together to defeat something that threatens the entire world, terrorism. Even though these two wars seem very far apart, they are similar because of the events that inspired these wars, predominantly Christian nations are fighting Muslim nations and lastly, the fact that the United States and allied nations have always tried to involve themselves in Middle Eastern affairs.

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In the post 9/11 political environment of the twenty-first century, there is little doubt that the War on Terror, the domestic and international campaign to counter terrorism, has dominated international relations. When the Bush administration launched this war in 2001 in retribution for the 9/11 attacks, the United States and their allies across the globe repeated this infamous phrase and have continued to do so today, trying their utmost to convince the public that indeed, the West is fighting a “War on Terror.” And yet, there is something deeply questionable about this war. What exactly does it consist of? And how can it ever be defeated when, unlike traditional wars, there is no identifiable enemy?

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ISIS made their first major global appearance by using the Syrian Civil War to swoop in and capture vulnerable Syrian territory. To date, they control one third of Syria and substantial portions of Iraq. “International investigators said on Friday that in order for the Islamic State to remain financially viable it would have to further expand territory it controls in Iraq and Syria and take over more resources” (Hosenball 1). Because of this, it is likely that ISIS will only continue to grow and obtain more territory, especially if the rest of the world does not work together in attempt to more aggressively combat ISIS. It can be shown that these allied nations are not doing enough by this report which states, “ISIS has almost doubled the land it controls in Syria since the US-led coalition began airstrikes against the extremist group in the summer” (Mailonlinen 1).

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Primarily, ISIS poses a serious threat to the Middle East. Without action from our military, long term consequences of its spread will bring more violence and chaos, eventually threatening U.S. interests (Keating). Will we engage in war with ISIS for the

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ISIS - A terrorist group seeking revenge, they are a cult, ISIS is a caliphate, they claim religious, political and military authority over all Muslims' worldwide. They now have control over 5 countries; Syria, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon and Nigeria. Most importantly they need to be stopped. I am convinced ISIS should be stopped, but there is on whether New Zealand should join the fight. Recently a debate has emerged as to whether or not we should assist.

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