When I was a youngster, I watched Star Trek: The Next Generation (big surprise if you know me). In the Star Trekverse, the Federation has what is called the Prime Directive. It is a key document that holds Starfleet and the Federation back from interfering in the natural development of other civilizations. On a side note, captains of Enterprises seem to have problems adhering to it but yet it is still a core value.
While it is idealist and sometimes it would not allow someone to stop an atrocity or protect people from disasters, it would be good for the United States along with most developed states to adopt a similar policy. In 2014, we are seeing the results of many years of interference in the Middle East. Not that that is the only place in which we see interference, it however is a great example of what can go wrong when states interfere with other civilizations.
So, primarily the West has shaped the Middle East of today. They have drawn up borders that have divided some nations and mixed them with other nations. This has led to oppressive regimes. This has also given Western states (and others) a reason to go to war in the region. It also has led to more interference in the form of equipping and training groups to oppose those who invade and that we do not like (USSR v Afghanistan). It also gives Western governments a reason to train and equip groups to fight oppressive regimes that we do not like (Assad v The Other Bad Guys Who Might be Good).
So out of all of that, we get a new group of bad guys named ISIS aka ISIL. These guys like to behead folks and keep traffic flowing smoothly in the streets of cities they capture. They have taken control of places in Syria and Iraq. What is the solution presented by the Obama administration? Bomb them and train groups to fight them. I'm sure this will workout great.
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