Radical Solutions The Libertarian Answer For Isis

Radical Solutions: The Libertarian Answer for ISIS Libertarians are often confused with Anarchists because both have anti-government and pro-individual views. These opinions are reinforced when the party s primary election issues seem to revolve around what the government shouldn t be doing, as opposed to what it can do to make the country, and even the world, a better place. For example, ask any Libertarian and they will tell you that a strong federal government is crucial to the protection of life and liberty. Where Libertarians veer away from the other major political parties is that we believe the military should only be used when the nation is in immediate peril and not for â€Å"police actions† or â€Å"nation-building.† Chief among the threats to the United States today is ISIS. To be able to know how to properly address this problem, one need only look at the beginning of the conflict to understand how to end it. The reason ISIS went from a ragtag militia to an armed force capable of fighting both the Iraqis and Syrians, was with the equipment and training provided by the US government and our allies. This was done with the explicit purpose to enact regime change and create a free, secular state. Granted, at the time they thought they were arming democratic loving rebels. But doesn t that just prove that we don t have the competence to be getting ourselves involved in conflicts where we can t tell who the good guys are? Due to Obama s decision (with Republican