Isis Pros And Cons

Due to the situation the US has found itself in recently it is necessary to look at all the options before going forward. Many of the things to take into consideration is the past and how it will affect the future. For example looking at Iraq and Syria and how they are today because of the past. Another thing to keep in mind is the present and what’s going on right now in the world and how those things play into international relations like the most recent use of chemical weapons on the people of Syria. Then there’s also looking into the current situation and the past to decide what to do next, like deciding to bomb Syria for their actions or to used diplomacy instead. There are many factors to take into account before making that choice such

ISIS uses the Sunni/Shia divide to recruit people to their group but what strengthens the people’s wants to join the group is the mistreatment the citizens face in their country from their political leaders. For example one of the biggest causes for people to join ISIS in Iraq was the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Because he was a Shia Muslim he treated the Sunni population of his country poorly which caused citizens to want a change, and ISIS gave them hope. Most of the members of ISIS share this same background. ISIS is also heavily integrated in Syria as well for the same problems. Many of the citizens of Syria joined their group looking for support to overthrow to regime that’s been treating them poorly during the Syrian crisis. ISIS is also greedy to get numbers in Syria because that then gives them the opportunity to cover more ground there allowing them to stock up on their artillery as well as get more money. Another reason for the group to favor Syria is because the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad doesn’t see them as a big threat and therefor doesn’t put any effort into fighting them (Vox₁). This is one of the biggest problems for the US in deciding how to suppress them. Another problem the US has is really pinpointing their location and where they are. Because they

A decision should be made rather quickly all while still taking these things into account. There are ultimately two ways to go about this. Either with military or without military. Either way could have a possibility of working if planed correctly. One of the more likely military directions the US could take to eliminate ISIS is using conventional forces. Of course there are other options like irregular forces or to go even as far as using weapons of mass destruction but the first wouldn’t be as effective and the second would be way over the top. If the US used conventional forces they could go into the more heavily terrorist areas and use martial law to lock some of the areas down and prevent the terrorist groups from growing and expanding all while controlling what goes in and out which would cut off their resources and deplete them. This is a realist approach to suppress ISIS until it does out. However there is no for sure way of eliminating the extremist group altogether. It also will conflict with the states governments and states like Syria will be less than impressed with the US. This could then lead to problems with Russia down the line which the US is ultimately trying to avoid. Another realist approach to the situation would be using forces to take out the corrupt leaders which would then cause less suppression on the citizens making them want to rebel less. There are a few problems with this