The Pros And Cons Of ISIS

As Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, future leader of ISIS left from his prison in Camp Bucca, his last words were, “I will see you New York”. The ones who heard that statement did not think much of this statement when he departed, but after the string of current events, a closer thought on this statement was made. (NY Times)Under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the face of ISIS has grown dramatically. Now, with this growing threat of ISIS, no one is safe from the extremists that compose the group; in the videos that they post, more and more times do they bring up threats to the United States. Officials of security abroad and at home are working together to answer “How can ISIS be countered in a manner while maintaining interests abroad and at

In 2006, The U.S couldn’t stop AQI without the help of Sunni Tribes (Iranian Government News). Many Sunnis actually don’t support ISIS but do because they see no better alternative. (Hamilton 13)Many Sunnis, part of territories belonging to ISIS side with ISIS because it is better than the alternatives, but see that there is no bright future for them. (Harrison)Despite what ISIS claims, many Sunnis have strong disapproval towards ISIS. By tapping into a political unified identity to unite Shias and Sunnis, a more positive end future can be reached. Iraq must appeal to the Sunnis in this way. First, it must revive the positions that Sunnis had lost as a result of Maliki. Then, it must appeal to a safer community that can appeal to Sunnis and Shias equally. This is key to bring a very crucial step into place for Sunnis and Shias. With the right push from the U.S, Iraq may have to appeal to a political nationalism to unite its country in order to keep Kurdistan. A unified country that can entirely eliminate the conflict between two ethnic groups would ultimately combat ISIS’s legitimacy and its appeal to Sunnis. The Sunni Tribes who are willing to fight ISIS would be even more supportive of this. A similar strategy can be used for Syria as well. The U.S can pressure Assad into appealing to its people through a fair balance between Shia and Sunni. The first step may be to instill Sunni positions into power slowly. Again, with the right push from the U.S, it may be in Syria’s favor to combat ISIS by uniting its people with a shared political community that can provide a confirmed future. By doing this, ISIS will be combated through a unified state, ultimately decreasing chaos. Assad can be pressured into unifying his people or his empire may collapse. Even if Assad faces less benefit besides maintaining his empire,