Kevin Martinez

Thesis: ISIL has proven o be a belligerent group with truculent aims, by disregarding
international borders, killing hundreds, and causing mass destruction of towns and homes for the
basis of a new radical Islamic ideology. Although a U.S led coalition with our countries have
used limited warfare in the form of airstrikes to desolve ISIL, it has proven narrow and
ineffective in decreasing the amount of safe haven for ISIL. Direct intervention by the U.S and
other supporting countries like Britian, can effectively dissolve the terrorist group ISIS in a
shorter amount of time, that would lead to less direct money flow.
I.

Background:
A. What are the aims, beliefs, and influences of ISIL? Why is it a problem?
1. History of ISIL (BBC)
2. Motives of expansion to create a new Islamic State. (BBC RISE)
3. Capturing of western hostages. New York Times: ISIS Hostages tortured...
4. Hostages are used to fuel their propaganda machine to ward off foreign
intervention from western countries. (Atika)
5. ISIS captures hostages for ransoms or to send a message. (Callimachi)
B. What is Americas role in stopping ISIS?
1. Division of powers in warfare to combat ISIS. (Tim)
2. Killing of American Journalist James Foley. ( Before killing James Foley)
C. The outcomes of ISIS expansion into cities like Kobani.
1. ISIS has been trying to capture Kobani in Syria, a border town off the Turkish
Border. (ISIS focus launch multiple attacks on Kurdish Territory in Iraqi officials
say
2. U.S intervention to aid Kobani in its time of need. (Mcdonnell)
3. Civilians are forced to leave the battlefield and many can watch the war from the
Turkish border. ( Bulos)
D. Turkish standpoint of the border town of Kobani/ Syrian disorder and what
have they done in regarding ISIS
1. Revolts against current president in Syria. (Syria: The Story of the Conflict

2. The disunity has been an easy target for ISIS (BBC)

3. ISIS steps into Turkish territory. (Walker)
4. Prince Turki bin faisal al Saud, the former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the
United States (Quote/ Paraphrase)
5. Death toll exceeds over 800 in a forty day span. (Walsh)
II. Opposing:
A: Why is America participating in limited warfare and how is a U.S coalition effective?
1. U.S coalition with Arabic nations in providing aerial support for stuggling cities
and combating ISIL are vivid.
2. America was drawn to the call to defeat ISIS by opposing as a humanitarian issue
and the capturing of American civilians. (Callimachi Rukimini)
3. The war against ISIL is about reach $1 billion(Schulberg, Jessica)
4. Turkey has recently let volunteer fighters cross from Turkey into Syria to aid
Kobani, but that is still up in the air. (Fahim, Kareem and Shoulami, Karam)
B: Is limited warfare in cities like Kobani effective?
1. A combination of airstrikes at volunteer fighters have proven effective in Kobani
after a month long battle signs of retreat of ISIS are vivid. (Fahim, Kareem)
III. Supporting:
A: Why limited warfare is ineffective, should we wait for Turkey to aid Kobani?
1. America being restricted to airstrikes has proven to be narrow in providing support
against combating ISIL. If its ineffective, the war would drag out. (Eric, Gordon, Schmiit,
Cooper, Destroying ISIS May Take Years,
2. The war will go on. (Caldwell, Leigh)
3. A care package fell into ISIL hands, delivering weapons and aid to the
enemy.(Balkiz, Ghazi,Vinograd,Kube)
B: Public Opinion regarding ISIS and sending troops.
1. A poll conducted shows that Americans favor direct intervention. (Mark Murray)

2. Leon Panetta criticizes Obama and demanding boots on the ground. ( Richnick,
Michele)
IV. Conclusion
A: Restate Thesis:
1. The cost of war and the time it would be done, doesnt match with the alacrity of
direct intervention.
2. The people support it.
3. Ineffective airstrikes