¶ … Friedman arguing in this piece?
Friedman discusses the Putin decision to set up an air base in Syria's center to fight against the Islamic State, bolstering President Bashar al-Assad and how it completely backfired costing the lives of hundreds of Russians. While force may be what people outside of ISIS controlled areas desire in order to defeat ISIS, using force does more harm than good. This is because the violence or threat of violence generated through these acts makes those that would otherwise be resistant to ISIS more incline to adopt ISIS mentality. For example, the war in Iraq fueled the creation of ISIS versus ceasing the terrorist activity in the country and surrounding territories.
Friedman argues that in order to be effective in curbing terrorist activity and terrorist threats, the EU, America, and Russia must work together to strengthen moderate Sunnis combat abilities and provide support to those in Muslim countries wishing for stability and resources. In the end it is more about preservation of human rights and providing support that will end the terrorist threat instead of outright warfare and violence. Violence only begets violence as discussed in chapter one of the text with inference and reasoning.
2) What reasons does he provide in support of this opinion?
He discusses the negative reactions that came from Putin's decision to aggressively intervene by mentioning...
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