The War on ISIS: 6 Issues to Ponder Before Escalating the Fight

November 25, 2015 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: ISISISILMilitaryDefenseWarForeign PolicySyriaIraq

The War on ISIS: 6 Issues to Ponder Before Escalating the Fight

Without addressing these six questions convincingly, escalating the fighting against ISIS may make as much sense as did the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Without addressing these six questions convincingly, escalating the fighting against ISIS may make as much sense as did the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Shai Feldman is the Judith and Sidney Swartz Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University and is a member of the Board of Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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