Yet again, ISIS is in the news. And yet again, it's a big deal. While its reign of terror throughout the Middle East grows ever stronger, Americans seem to look at it as a horrible, unjust, and completely foreign idea. This sort of thinking is the type that can lead to trouble down the road. And now the terror group is advancing into Afghanistan. Armed with secret recruiters, the group shows the ability to wreak havoc on the country if they are not stopped. Fortunately, there is a US presence there to temporarily combat the terrorists. But they are there to protect the people, and if the people become members of the ISIS "dis"organization, there will be even more trouble. The really only other bright spot is that Afghanistan's government is fully aware of both the threat ISIS brings to the table and how valuable the country is for ISIS to be dominant. Afghanistan has long been regarded as a powerhouse in the Middle East. It was so rich and important that Soviet Russia felt they needed it back during the Cold War. Now ISIS is eyeing this "strategic foothold." What it means for both the peace in the world and the safety of us Americans is momentous. By overlooking them, they could easily replicate an attack on the scale of September 11, 2001. And they undoubted want to. It is vital that ISIS is stopped before its influence gets into Afghanistan.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/isis-targeting-afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-says-n328321
Your heart is in the right place, yes, but intervention is just an irrational choice. The U.S.A. should only intervene in such situations where their national security is in serious danger.
ReplyDeleteYou mention 9/11; 9/11 happened because of one reason: intervention. The U.S. was meddling in the affairs of Israel and Palestine, and a certain Osama bin Laden did not take kindly to that. Though ISIS obviously detests the U.S.A., unless we do something to really aggravate them (i.e., intervene), then their threat to our national security is minimal.
And Afghanistan is not that valuable of a stronghold. It is the most materially poor country outside of Africa. Even so, Afghanistan has shown throughout history that they can deal with their own problems; their insurgencies are amongst the most successful in recent history.
ISIS will only become a threat to national security if it is provoked.
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