Bianey Campos
2-25-15
A.O.W Response
A.O.W Response
The article "We're playing into ISIS' Hands" states that we are never going to defeat Isis if we keep attacking them every time they make a propaganda video. The author states "Not only can we not kill our way out of this war, but killing may exacerbate the situation." Therefore the author is trying to say that we are just killing ourselves by trying to defeat Isis. It states that we are just making the situation even more worse then it already is. The article also states "To be legitimized as a forceful threat, while at the same time provoking actions that lead to more civilian casualties when nations strike back." Therefore the author is trying to say that we are causing civilians to die or to be killed by going to war or fighting back worldwide.
The author's purpose in writing this article is to inform people that we are never going to defeat Isis if we keep striking back, because we are just damaging ourselves even more. The author supports this purpose by stating "Effective counterterrorism strategy begins with not doing what the terrorists want us to do. But right now, we are the dog being wagged by the tail of ISIS." The author was informing us that we are not fighting back with counterterrorism, rather with what they want us to do.
A quote I thought was really important for the world to hear was when the article stated "We have to stop broadcasting their propaganda. We have to stop responding with bombs every time they provoke us with videotaped slayings." I think this is really important advise that every country/continent can use. For example the author states "Otherwise, no matter how much territory we bomb, ISIS will keep winning. In fact, if you think the only way to defeat them is with bombing, they've already won." This helps people realize that striking back or trying to defeat them by wars will not help. It helps them think of other ways to defeat Isis or any group they are planning to defeat, by not destroying themselves.
Exacerbate: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Negative due to problem, negative feeling, and bad situation
I commented on Evie's, Sam T's, and Diana's Blog.
In your first paragraph, second sentence you started a sentence with a conjunction. Other than that I didn't see any mistakes. I like how you gave us a lot of information about this article. Great Blog!
ReplyDeleteThank You! I did not notice it. I'll make sure to fix it.
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