Fighting an Uphill Battle with IS, Crises dominates World stage
Crises and rumours of such have been dominating the media for some time now. The Russian v Ukraine, Israel v Palestine, ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Libya, Sudan and the list goes on. Within these region, there are young people who are the future leaders of their country who can help make the difference in their country. They cannot do this by being divided, but by working together. That fact is – there is a war going on and our current leaders are asleep. We need to equip out young with the requisite tools that they need to unite them in this fight to not only secure their future, but put an end to those who do not care about their local interest.
The question is – what brought this issue to the crossroad? Its implications for the immediate future as well as the long term must be studied at great length. Why must we look to the young as our hope for the future? Why can we not lobby the World Leaders, The various institutions, the United Nations to take a firm stand against the atrocities that are taking place around the world? The answer is simple – we absolutely cannot! When we have world leaders announcing publicly that we cannot denounce the atrocities committed by for example Israel because she is an ‘Ally’, we know that we are in serious trouble. I believe it is clear to us that we live in an era of weak leaders and very few role models. Unfortunately, this has bred zeal, dogma and even the likes of barbarism, extremism and terrorism to rise and appeal to our youths. We cannot afford for this continue.
The reliance on young emerging leaders are more needed than ever before. Groups such as IS or ISIS who carry out vicious and voracious acts of barbarity on humanity, have within its ranks, more youths than they do traditional elders. We have noticed that these militant groups are preoccupied with the recruiting of what I would call ‘replacements’ for the older generation. They have got the idea right and we just don’t. They have people who are prepared to stand boldly in front of a camera, behead hundreds of innocent civilian and even crucify them. The fear factor no longer applies to them. These hard line criminals don’t just know how to kill, they are skilled, intelligent, tech experts and they are still developing. They have the tools necessary to recruit – may not be on a large scale for now, but, their methods are successful. On the other hand, we have leaders who are filled with trepidation. They are more concerned about an ally rather than protecting the interest of the local people. Just imagine for a minute if we have 7 young influential ‘IS’ recruiters returning to the UK. Each occupy a different part of the city where Islam thrives. Over a 3 month period, they could recruit hundreds if not thousands of other young people to join the cause for the establishment of this Islamic State! At the end, as some commentators have already pointed out, should IS be pushed back, these very same people will attempt to return to the UK, to incorporate themselves back into normal life or, wreak havoc amongst the local populace.
The answer is simple. At best, many countries love to be politically correct. However, in this case, Britain is the master at this game. It is only a matter of time before we concede that our country no longer remains a country of influence.. Our foreign policy is almost non-existent. For example, we currently do not have an Iraq or Libya policy and, as for Palestine, well… Israel is an ally so that doesn’t count. We clearly don’t have an IS policy. So where does this leave us? Yes, we must learn from past misadventures but, we cannot dare continue to let ‘prudence’ take the driving seat in matters concerning foreign policy. We need to stop IS for the good of the people! Their vain efforts to establish this caliphate and wipe the nations of anything but ‘pure Muslims’ have not only been denounced by Muslims within the International Community but by the United Nations as well. Although it shows how very little they understand Islam, what it shows, is how much they are willing to fight for what they believe in. what hope are we giving out people to believe in? We cannot just tell them to pick up arms and fight without a reason. As much as these hardliners are passionate about what they do, our people need to find that passion as well. We need to start relying on our younger generation to get more involved in issues that immediately affects us as a country locally and internationally. Otherwise, we are a nation destined for damnation. The end result will be catastrophic.
jacobvanloon
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