A New Kind of World War

OPINION For many of us, it may not be obvious. The prelude towards the third world war has already started. This time against a cancer, an enemy without a state. A deadly, dangerous (ruthless ), hidden and ever rapidly spreading world enemy. An enemy without uniforms, who can strike anywhere and everywhere, because they cannot be seen outside Syria and Iraq among the civilian population. They don't have a base; no territory of their own, which makes them even more dangerous. It would have been easy to defeat them if they were a state enemy. We Indians are not bothered; perhaps because we don't understand the magnitude of the situation; and perhaps also because of religious ' restraints '. I am talking about the ISIS. We thought the Taliban were dangerous; maybe they are; but the ISIS have quickly overtaken them, and have extremely rapidly spread their tentacles. The ISIS have a magnetic drawing power for recruitment, because of their extreme ruthlessness. Youth find excitement in suddenly becoming powerful and feared. So they join the movement. And mind you : the youth from many a country! The US have made mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan previously; and now in Syria; so they are wary and unsure this time, to the extent that President Obama shocked his country by saying that he doesn't have a definite plan of action against the ISIS. Russia has it's own reasons for bombing and making air strikes in Syria ( albeit with clandestine US approval perhaps; but granted that Vladimir Putin does not require permission from anyone to bomb anyone ). Today we see France and Germany join the air strikes against the ISIS. France because of the ISIS strike in Paris recently, and for other reasons too perhaps. The UK too; they have been an ally of the US since WWII; perhaps even WWI. The recent ISIS strike in California have left the Americans shocked. So we now see a more definite Obama! Let us see in the days to come, what happens. It will not be an easy fight ( war ), unless people counter react promptly and unitedly. My personal view is that all nations of the world should unite with a clear and definite policy to wipe out this cancer with the same ruthlessness and determination through which it was born. THIS CAN BE DONE. This, then is ' my ' ( sorry 'Our ') WW III ! -- Sent from Fast notepad