Unsurprisingly, the Islamic State’s turn to transnational terrorism has fueled intense debate over the appropriate U.S. response. It certainly has given new intensity to what might be called the “war” position. Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney captured the thinking of this camp when he wrote, “Now is the time, not merely to contain the Islamic State, but to eradicate it once and for all.” The implication is that the United States must do whatever it takes to destroy the group.
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