Consequences of targeting ISIL

I am disappointed at the logic shown by some pundits and common folks quoted in articles calling for annihilation of ISIL, a fledgling state/terrorist group in Mesopotamia.

There are, in my opinion, three real reasons to go to war with ISIL.

The first is to generate profits for arma manufacturers; the cruise missiles fired will be replaced and of course the atmosphere of war is good for that business. The second is the area ISIL already controls and will control if it grows. It is rich in oil and that oil will not be controlled by our oil companies. The third is the danger that if ISIL becomes really strong and influential, it can cause regime change in Saudi Arabia. That would be a real tragedy because in that case, our oil companies lose control of that oil as well.

As for terrorist attacks on U.S. civilians, the probability of those will increase as that is the only way ISIL can strike back if attacked. So should we really support the annihilation of ISIL, motivating it to strike back, or the pullout of that region? What is in that war for us?

Peter Dolina

Veradale