
Our Military Approach to ISIS Will Only Lead to More Civilian Casualties
We need to address the root causes of what is leading ordinary people to turn to ISIS, Phyllis Bennis tells RT America.
We need to address the root causes of what is leading ordinary people to turn to ISIS, Phyllis Bennis tells RT America.
As ISIS loses territory, it returns to mass-casualty attacks against civilians. That’s why military-first approaches to terrorism are doomed to failure.
Even as Obama admits there’s no military solution in Iraq, the Pentagon is pouring more U.S. troops and weapons into its floundering war on the Islamic State.