Our President just recently proposed that the U.S. Congress
should declare war on ISIL (the Islamic State) in the Middle East. Why is the United States of America
even considering this? Religious
wars can never be won. Strong
ideologies cannot be defeated. And, people fighting for their own land will not be thwarted.
If you look back through time, there are wars that can be
won and wars that cannot be won. Historically, religious wars have never been won. Egypt could not prevail over the
Israelites. Islam has fought
against Buddhism in Tibet without success. The Protestants are still waging war
against the Catholics in Ireland with no end in sight to this day. Religious wars are a losing
proposition.
The Islamic State wants to take the control of their destiny
with a strong idealism. Their
extreme ideology holds just as much passion as we have in past internal conflicts
in our country. Contrast their current revolution to our past revolutions. The Civil war of the North against the
South over slavery almost tore our country apart, yet there were distinct sides
for supporters to rally. The same
holds true when the 13 colonies held patriotism as the ideal to fight for in
the Revolutionary War against Britain. Unfortunately, the U.S. is not sure which ally to support in the current
revolutions in the Middle East because the opposition to the ISIS is fractured
and unorganized. Whose interests
are we really supporting by declaring war on ISIS, ours, or the rag-tag sects
of opposition?
If you put the shoe on the other foot and look at it from the
Islamic State’s perspective, they do not want other people determining their
fate and using their lands. It
would be like having Britain, once again, come to fight on our soil and take
over our properties. We would
definitely be opposed.
Figuring out who to support and supporting them is one
thing; but, declaring war and inserting ourselves into their battle is a losing
proposition.
Thoughts? Concerns? Questions? Opinions?
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