ISIS ISIS, the greatest terrorist threat that the world has ever seen, has been able to accomplish what Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups could only dream of because the group has been able to take large swaths of territory throughout both Iraq and Syria and has also been able to inspire others to their cause in order to further their agenda worldwide. ISIS is a truly grave threat as it still continues to hold around a quarter of Iraq and nearly half of Syria. As the group continues to occupy this territory it manages to destabilize the entire region simply due to its presence. Also, as the group has managed to spread worldwide through the use of propaganda, mostly through the means of social media, it has been able to recruit those willing
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The U.S. should commit combat troops to fight ISIS because nearly a year and a half of airstrikes has not given the results the U.S. government and military would like, the group has inspired others to join and commit acts of terror worldwide, and also because the terror group has managed to destabilize the entire …show more content…
The only real way to see results in terms of pushing ISIS back would have to be the combined use of both attack aircraft and with eyes and ears on the ground (Islamic State). Even though coalition airstrikes are supporting local ground troops in the area results have not been well as ISIS is still in possession of a large amount of territory. Little gains have been made in terms of territory by local forces due to the simple fact that the U.S. is only willing to continue to commit airstrikes and not ground troops to support local combat troops in their fight against the group (Islamic State). Since progress has clearly not been made, many in the U.S. are now supporting that U.S. ground troops enter both Iraq and Syria to combat the group. A CNN poll taken last December showed that 53% of Americans showed support in U.S. troops going to the Middle Eastern countries (Agiesta, Jennifer). Even presidential candidates have weighed in on the topic, and according to Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, “Bombings are not enough, we must root them out and destroy them” (Islamic State). Not only has the Islamic State been able to radicalize people in the Middle East, but the group has also been able to radicalize people all
The U.S. should commit combat troops to fight ISIS because nearly a year and a half of airstrikes has not given the results the U.S. government and military would like, the group has inspired others to join and commit acts of terror worldwide, and also because the terror group has managed to destabilize the entire …show more content…
The only real way to see results in terms of pushing ISIS back would have to be the combined use of both attack aircraft and with eyes and ears on the ground (Islamic State). Even though coalition airstrikes are supporting local ground troops in the area results have not been well as ISIS is still in possession of a large amount of territory. Little gains have been made in terms of territory by local forces due to the simple fact that the U.S. is only willing to continue to commit airstrikes and not ground troops to support local combat troops in their fight against the group (Islamic State). Since progress has clearly not been made, many in the U.S. are now supporting that U.S. ground troops enter both Iraq and Syria to combat the group. A CNN poll taken last December showed that 53% of Americans showed support in U.S. troops going to the Middle Eastern countries (Agiesta, Jennifer). Even presidential candidates have weighed in on the topic, and according to Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich, “Bombings are not enough, we must root them out and destroy them” (Islamic State). Not only has the Islamic State been able to radicalize people in the Middle East, but the group has also been able to radicalize people all