Isis Pros And Cons

The only way to defeat ISIS is a two-part solution: one being a short-term militaristic approach, and the other a long-term bottom-up approach; “two fundamental problems must be addressed concurrently; first, the effective control of violence […] and, second, the rebuilding of cooperative relationships […] to promote peace building” (Hansen, Ramsbotham and Woodhouse 2004, 10). A full scale attack on ISIS areas, both on the ground and in the air, will not only show ISIS that their behavior will not be tolerated, but it also will severely damage their operations and drive them underground. Properly training and funding the local forces, in some cases, could also be beneficial because it would allow the citizens to fight for their own cause. Although it could set a negative precedent, it would be beneficial if the UN could declare that ISIS speech is not considered free speech and that Internet providers should eliminate as much of it as possible. Spreading the awareness of the heinous actions of ISIS, especially from ISIS defectors, would help prevent ISIS from influencing homegrown terrorists by debunking their propaganda. Sanctions should be applied on ISIS controlled areas, and to ensure their effectiveness, troops should be stationed at every border that would allow reinforcements to reach the extremist group. Destroying ISIS both physically …show more content…
Instead, Iraq and Syria, without Assad (because he should be removed from power), should negotiate with the different religious sects, Sunni Shi’ite, Kurdish, to understand their issues, and mitigate the discrepancies that resulted from their subjugation. On top of that, the groups should work together to push the nations towards development, not only strengthening their relationship with each other, but also preventing ISIS from exploiting the problems in the