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The Pros And Cons Of ISIS

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Just three years after the last U.S. military forces returned home from fighting in the Iraq War, we are once again facing war in the Middle East. ISIS, a terrorist organization whose aim is to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria, has become the most effective and ruthless terrorist organization in history, gaining the concern of countries around the world. Through the use of social media and the World Wide Web, this terrorist groups has broadcasted hostage beheadings and publicly threatened the American homeland. President Obama, his senior officials, and political critics are overstating and hyping the actual, immediate, and potential threats we face from ISIS. While agreeing that U.S. military action is needed, Keating claims that ISIS’s immediate threat to the U.S. has been exaggerated and should not be our Presidents sole motive to intervene. 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 …show more content…

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