I have not heard you say one bad thing about ISIS. At what point would you get involved and what would that involvement be?

I dont like ISIS.
I would get directly involved if/when they're a national security threat.
I'd talk it over with my advisers and see whats going on and what we should do or not do.

I don't think pouring in US resources to prop up a close ally of Iran and acting as Iran's or Syria's air force is necessarily wise.

Obama's already fucked up pretty badly arming their allies (islamic rebels) who have often defected or joined ISIS, and putting loads of other arms in the area that have fallen into their hands.
Bush certainly messed up when he invaded Iraq, even if some people won't admit it. (*cough*)
Now theres a bigger mess and all of the options suck pretty badly.

I certainly wouldn't re-invade Iraq with boots on the ground at this point. An overwhelming majority of US citizens believe the same the last time I checked the polls.
I think theres some merit in working with the Iraqi government in a limited capacity to prevent ISIS from becoming a serious threat, although i'm extremely unenthusiastic about it.
I would immediately stop sending aid and arms to ISIS' allies in Syria.

I don't think they'll ever be a national security threat to be honest. You don't think we should do something about the people getting massacred by them though (humanitarian crisis)?

I think the UN should do something about it.

So that means the US will have to do something about it. Good to know.

I dont think its our government's job to unilaterally risk American lives to stop people from fighting around the world.
"humanitarian bombing" is pretty gruesome in and of itself.

You said bomb, not me. I'm not opposed to a coalition, but I do think America should lead the charge.

No, I think the UN needs to stand on its own 2 feet. If it's that important to the body, they can sacrifice their own blood and treasure.

Maybe NATO will do something about it eventually, but this seems like the most likely option. I wouldn't want to see boots on the ground though, nobody wants to see another war like Iraq.

The US is the enforcement mechanism of the UN. That's what happens when you have the most powerful military in the world.



I think you need boots on the ground to help push ISIS out of the cities.