We must be clear: ISIS is a movement of walking horror. The sacking of the group has become unquestionable and foreseeable. But, as expected, the takeover of an ISIS stronghold raises major concerns on the matter of civilian casualties. I believe, airstrikes should be strongly and morally thought-out to avoid innocent casualties.
However, the bugging part of the equation is the negative backlash from pacifists on social media, where it seems the sacking of a brutal regime by force isn’t a good solution. I understand, that innocent lives are in danger of warfare such as the recent battle of Mosul where Iraqi and its allies are attempting to takedown ISIS prominence in the city, but aren’t we leaving those same innocent lives in further danger under ISIS’s vicious rule?
Indeed, my concern is a moral one. Yet, an opinion that is not of the most popular among the left. The contradiction and hypocrisy is wild among the modern left – they seem to be pro-equality, pro-freedom, pro-liberalism, but criticise the sacking of a regime that uphold the total opposite of what they believe. Relative to the question of ISIS’s formation, previous foreign policy and the Iraq invasion did not wholly create ISIS as many guilt-ridden leftists declare. Religion is the formational root of groups such as ISIS. Interventionist policies simply provided the water for it to grow faster. This article was a quickie, but I just needed to inquire with a question for the pacifists: wouldn’t you rather take down an anti-freedom, truly oppressive, authoritarian and brutal regime, rather than allow it to thrive, to then spread its vastness of anti-freedom? References If the Mosul offensive is a success, what could this mean for Isis? 2003 invasion of Iraq
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