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What Should the US do About ISIS-If Anything?

This is a two part question. What 'should 'and 'can' the US do about ISIS. if we intervene that gets into how we act.

I see three possibilities: all together:

1) don't go in at all.

2)Go in with overwhelming force

3) graduated response.

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"--M. Corleone.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Kill as many of those cockroaches as they can. Thats what 'should' be done.

    What 'can' be done is the Arabs 'can' pound ISIS controlled targets again tonight with more air syrikes, keep that up for a week then switch off and the U.S. 'can' take the shift; eventually the Brits will join in- they are a little late to the game on this one but they 'can' and will get thier licks in.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    The US by the US Presidents recent speech is already committed to destroying ISIS by force wherever it's found as part of the 40 nation collation to do so and with UN, EU, world community backing.

  • User
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    I suppose that I am not knowledgeable enough about the situation and its potential dangers to answer correctly.

    I hope that the U.S. President is sufficiently knowledgeable or is being made sufficiently knowledgeable to make the most reasonable and effective decision. So far, Obama has not proved to be a failure in military matters (though the war in Afghanistan has continued far longer than expected).

    I hope and pray that the people in charge will have enough knowledge and sense to make the decision that seems best. I do not have that knowledge, so it is pointless for me to second-guess those people.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    The allies are doing what is necessary from the air - the advances have been halted and the Kurds are hitting them back on the ground

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Fight them over their before they come over here. It is just a couple hours of flight for them to bring it over here.

  • 7 years ago

    We created this mess, so we need to fix it. Bomb them until they are no more.

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