Sunday, July 19, 2015

UK to join US to tackle ISIS - do we see the making of WWIII?


WWII was all about a menace called Adolf Hitler and his Nazis – that was in the 1940s. Now, in 2015, it is a menace called Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his dreams of a ‘caliphate’ and his ISIS. There is a lot of similarity – Hitler was ruthless in his murder of Jews and al-Baghdadi is equally ruthless in his murder of not only other Muslims but anyone else that he fancies. He has an added advantage over Hitler because, al-Baghdadi has at his disposal internet connectivity and is misusing it for propaganda.
Therefore, when Prime Minister David Cameron indicates that he will throw in the towel in the global fight against ISIS and says that Britain is committed to working with the US to destroy the "caliphate" set up by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, one can sense that things are heading for a showdown.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 19 July 2015.
However, for Britain to really take the plunge, it must have the backing of its Parliament and, it may be recalled that MPs voted against proposed military action in Syria two years ago.
Of course, Prime Minister David Cameron on his part is trying to send out a message to young Britons who may be influenced by the ISIS propaganda and be tempted to join IS fighters. He wants to tell them that they will end up as little more than "cannon fodder". If a boy, they will brainwash you, strap bombs to your body and blow you up; if you are a girl, they will enslave and abuse you.
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