THE ISLAMIC STATE FORCES…HOW TO DEFEAT THEM?

 After the events of today, it’s impossible to even approach a topic today that doesn't involve the topic of the Islamic State Forces.

For all the talk and all the rambling at the political and talking head level, the core question continues to be, “ what can be done”?

What can the part of the world that is opposed to this movement do to stop what is taking place?

Here are a few cold hard facts that cannot be overlooked.

When a world that is still, at least for now, dominated by Western media sees events such as the ones today, how do most of the people really feel?

Those in the US are “outraged”!

Those in Europe are “saddened and some are even angry.

In India?

In China?

In Africa?

In Russia?

In South America?

Did it make the news?

Yes.

Did it impact them to the point of stopping what they were doing and joining some US Department of State Coalition?

Probably not.

Just a few short days ago, a few hundred young Syrian men were marched out into the sands of Syria, heckled as if they were sheep, stripped to their underwear and then shot in the back of the head.

Not one!!

Hundreds… at one time!

By now, the storyline here should be getting clearer.

What is “outrageous” in the US is not outrageous in many parts of the world.

The US public lives, even if they don’t want to believe it, in a very well insulated bubble.

The loss of one US citizen at the hands of a subhuman group demands world outcry.

But then, it doesn’t happen or at least not to the level people in the US would like.

Tragedy is a daily headline in far too many corners of this world and the desensitized nature of billions simply allows today’s “tragedy” to be eclipsed in a matter of minutes.  

Does any of this minimize what took place?

No.

Does a dose of reality simply seem harder to swallow than in other parts of the world?

Yes.

Here is the real danger for the US.

If left unchecked, the US and it closest Allies may become just as numb to brutality as many other parts of the world have long ago grown accustomed to.

What can be done?

How can the forces of the Islamic State be defeated?

How does America respond to this direct threat?

That is the question the American people are going to have to answer and do so quickly.

When confronted with danger, three things can happen.

Accept it.

Fight it.

Ignore it.

Does the US truly wait for world partners to join some coalition?

Can it afford to?

A long time ago, I took a stand against evil people and I had only one philosophy towards them.

“You do not have to respect me.  You don’t have to like me, but you need to fear me”!

So, how does the US respond to the evil known as the Islamic State Forces?