Throughout the 20th century, there were many sources of major conflict. From World War I, to World War II, to the Cold War, the world has often been at war. After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, American President George W. Bush started a new war, called the War on Terror. The War on Terror is a fight against Islamic terrorist groups in the Middle East, and continues to this day. A coalition lead by the United States is currently at war with one of these terrorist groups known as ISIS, which controls much of Iraq and Syria. Canada is fighting alongside the U.S. in this conflict, but there has been some resistance to our military role. In the ongoing Canadian election campaign, political party leaders Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair have criticized
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In The Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore, Jay Sekulow presents evidence showing that that ISIS is the most powerful terrorist group in all of history, holding more land and military power than any jihadist organization before it, and is the richest terrorist organization currently in existence (28). ISIS has used this power to kill and torture thousands in the Middle East. A United Nations report accused ISIS of possible genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and human rights violations such as torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, and extrajudicial killings (United Nations 16). In the article Inside Canada’s New War, Michael Petrou shares the stories of those affected by these acts ISIS is committing. He interviews an elderly couple who had to leave their homes to live in a refugee camp in Kurdistan. He writes “Methodically clicking prayer beads as his eyes fill with tears, Mohammed recounts how his son Ali and his daughter Amira were murdered–by being thrown onto the road and driven over with a car. There were three dead, Barack interjects again and again–the unborn grandchild she never saw hurting her as much, it seems, as the loss of her son and daughter.” This is just one example of the atrocities ISIS has committed, and will continue to commit if we allow them to keep the power and land they have maintained. The people of the Middle East need our support, and we should be willing to make some small sacrifices to help ensure their safety against this powerful
In The Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore, Jay Sekulow presents evidence showing that that ISIS is the most powerful terrorist group in all of history, holding more land and military power than any jihadist organization before it, and is the richest terrorist organization currently in existence (28). ISIS has used this power to kill and torture thousands in the Middle East. A United Nations report accused ISIS of possible genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and human rights violations such as torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, and extrajudicial killings (United Nations 16). In the article Inside Canada’s New War, Michael Petrou shares the stories of those affected by these acts ISIS is committing. He interviews an elderly couple who had to leave their homes to live in a refugee camp in Kurdistan. He writes “Methodically clicking prayer beads as his eyes fill with tears, Mohammed recounts how his son Ali and his daughter Amira were murdered–by being thrown onto the road and driven over with a car. There were three dead, Barack interjects again and again–the unborn grandchild she never saw hurting her as much, it seems, as the loss of her son and daughter.” This is just one example of the atrocities ISIS has committed, and will continue to commit if we allow them to keep the power and land they have maintained. The people of the Middle East need our support, and we should be willing to make some small sacrifices to help ensure their safety against this powerful