World Hot Topics Blog
Should Obama Change
His Approach to the Islamic State Group After Paris?
The world is still
reeling from deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday, and with fears of
a similar assault in
the U.S., some have criticized President Barack Obama for dismissing calls to
scale up U.S. military efforts against the Islamic State group and for doubling
down on his approach thus far. World Hot Topics Blog
"We have always
understood that this will be a long-term campaign," the president said,
speaking at the G-20 summit in Turkey on Monday. "There will be setbacks
and there will be successes. The terrible events in Paris were obviously a
terrible and sickening setback." Obama also rejected calls to
put ground troops in Syria, saying, "It's best that we don't shoot first
and aim later." The president's deputy national security adviser Ben
Rhodes underscored Obama's
approach, saying, "We don't believe U.S. troops are the answer to the
problem." Other Obama advisers, The New York Times reports, say the
administration is considering several response options, which include aiding
allies in the region, more airstrikes and raids by special operations forces. World Hot Topics Blog
But Republicans are
slamming the president's game plan against the Islamic State group and response
to the Paris attacks. 2016 GOP hopeful and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush admonished Obama,
saying he "doesn't understand we're at war." South Carolina Sen.
Lindsey Graham, also a Republican presidential candidate, advocated for
U.S. ground troops in the region, telling CNN that
"without American boots on the ground in Syria and Iraq, we're going to
get hit here at home. And if you don't understand that, you're not ready to be
commander-in-chief, in my view."
Even Hillary Clinton,
the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, has insisted the
U.S. amp up its efforts to defeat the Islamic State group. While she agreed
that boots on the ground are not the answer, she refuted Obama's assertion that
the group had been "contained" and called for increased airstrikes
and a no-fly zone in northern Syria. She also noted the 50 special operations
soldiers Obama ordered to Syria last month have not left yet and must be
"immediately" deployed.
The president, for his
part, announced new
counterterrorism efforts on Monday to prevent another tragedy
like Paris. "We're streamlining the process by which we share intelligence
and operational military information with France," he said at the G-20
summit, adding that "we need to be doing everything we can to protect
against more attacks and protect our citizens." World Hot Topics Blog
So should Obama change
his approach to the Islamic State group after the Paris attacks? Here's the
Debate Club's take:
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