Foreign Affairs - ISIS Gruesome Gamble
Theme
Barak Mendelsohn explains why an overreaching expansion and confrontational stance posed by ISIS is not a miscalculation, and why US should take action to roll it back, despite the potential resentment toward its intervention.
Background
The boldness of ISIS of taking on a broad array of enemies, including the US, Syria and Lebanon. It also targets American Alliance such as Jordan, and the Kurdish. Peshmarga and Iraqi National Armed Forces failed to serve as a strong deterrence from ISIS unimpeded expansion. From a military perspective, the rapid expansion of ISIS is impressive and shall be explored and explained later.
Main Argument - It was not a miscalculation.
ISIS perceives an obvious distaste and unwillingness of American's entanglement in Iraq. Obama administration reluctance to intervene in Syria reassures ISIS that it is unlikely for the US to intervene.
On the other hand, if the US does intervenue, the bombing and airstrikes can serve as evidence of the US waging on against the Islamic World, and therefore, strengthens the support for ISIS within the jihadist camp.
It was miscalculation - potential risk
ISIS does not have an answer to the American air force, furthermore, they are also running the risk of being reversed their advances by the US, if, the American put the troops on the ground.
Fulfillment of ISIS ideology
the persecution of the minorities can be seen as an accomplishment of its ideology. It is of exclusive and expansionist
Conclusion
The author admits the risk of which an American intervention shall carry, however, "the danger that would result from allowing ISIS to expand unchecked is far worse."
A lasting solution to such problem runs deep in the political situation in Iraq.
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141884/barak-mendelsohn/isis-gruesome-gamble
Theme
Barak Mendelsohn explains why an overreaching expansion and confrontational stance posed by ISIS is not a miscalculation, and why US should take action to roll it back, despite the potential resentment toward its intervention.
Background
The boldness of ISIS of taking on a broad array of enemies, including the US, Syria and Lebanon. It also targets American Alliance such as Jordan, and the Kurdish. Peshmarga and Iraqi National Armed Forces failed to serve as a strong deterrence from ISIS unimpeded expansion. From a military perspective, the rapid expansion of ISIS is impressive and shall be explored and explained later.
Main Argument - It was not a miscalculation.
ISIS perceives an obvious distaste and unwillingness of American's entanglement in Iraq. Obama administration reluctance to intervene in Syria reassures ISIS that it is unlikely for the US to intervene.
On the other hand, if the US does intervenue, the bombing and airstrikes can serve as evidence of the US waging on against the Islamic World, and therefore, strengthens the support for ISIS within the jihadist camp.
It was miscalculation - potential risk
ISIS does not have an answer to the American air force, furthermore, they are also running the risk of being reversed their advances by the US, if, the American put the troops on the ground.
Fulfillment of ISIS ideology
the persecution of the minorities can be seen as an accomplishment of its ideology. It is of exclusive and expansionist
Conclusion
The author admits the risk of which an American intervention shall carry, however, "the danger that would result from allowing ISIS to expand unchecked is far worse."
A lasting solution to such problem runs deep in the political situation in Iraq.
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141884/barak-mendelsohn/isis-gruesome-gamble
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