Fighting ISIS: The Right Way

Cruz wants to carpet-bomb Syria till the desert glows, Carson is fine with killing innocent people, Hillary wants the US to push even harder against ISIS, and Trump is recruiting for them (according to Hillary).  Overall, it seems as if the general consensus is that the US has to be the primary fighting force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The US has a long history of fighting in the Middle East, the question is, should we continue to do so?

The last Democratic Debate had much argument about how the US should go about combating ISIS, but out of the three candidates, Bernie's idea shined.

Bernie doesn't want for US soldiers to risk their lives getting involved in another long and pointless ground war in the Middle East. He also doesn't want us spending billions more on the military so we can preform air strikes, when instead that money could go towards education, healthcare, infrastructure, or any other thing that could use improvement back home.

Bernie said it first, and has been saying it, but the word of the debate was this: coalition.

The majority of ISIS activity can be found in Syria, a country that is across the Atlantic Ocean and then some. It is in the heart of the Middle East, with Iraq and Iran to the east, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the south, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa to the west, and Turkey and Europe to the north.

Obviously, the US has had a long fight against terrorism, since the tragic attacks on 9/11 and the more recent ones on US soil. The spark was lit again more recently after the attacks on Paris and the murders in San Bernardino.

As the GOP preaches hate and fear and readiness for all out war, Bernie says it's time for the region to stand up and fight the disease that is ISIS.

The United Kingdom and France both have some of the strongest armies in the world. Even Turkey is considered amongst the ten most powerful countries in many rankings. Saudi Arabia is one of the richest nations, and Qatar is spending billions building stadiums for the World Cup when ISIS is right next door. On top of that, Russia, one of the three strongest nations, has not shown much love towards ISIS.

The UK, France, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Russia. Those are six countries who have to deal with ISIS on a much closer level than the US will. Presuming the other countries of Europe and the Middle East stay out of it, those six combined should have enough power to work together to eradicate ISIS.

Granted, Bernie isn't against giving support, but he wants the main fighting to be left to the countries of the surrounding area who are dealing with the hands on impact of ISIS, such as terrorist entering their countries and the millions of refugees.

Without a doubt, ISIS is a menace that must be taken care of, but it is time for the US to stop playing big brother and let the world learn to fend for itself.

If you want to risk the lives of the men and women of this country, go ahead and vote Republican. If you want the US to waste billions to trillions of dollars on war, go ahead and vote for Hillary. If you want the US economy to flourish and for us to not waste money on war, vote for Bernie.