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Paris 

A man weeping over a lost loved one in Paris
after the bombings. 

          We all know about the horrible happenings in Paris that happened weekends ago. It is a scary thought people we trust in our own country to be the ones who destroy it. Paris authorities seem to have two men who were involved with the shooting. 129 people (at least) were left dead. A man by the name of Salim Benghalem, was a french national and joined ISIS several years ago. He along with the ISIS deputy are the ones responsible for this attack. They attacked 6 places in Paris (stadium, theater, several restaurants). The prime minister announced that "France is at war." He said, "France will move an air craft carrier to the Middle East as part of an effort to intensify its bombing campaign in Syria" (npr.org). He did announce that the French will go about capturing all who are involved in a merciless way. They have detained 23 suspects and have 100 under house arrest. I have heard on the news that it is unsafe to fly into Rome, Russia, and Germany for fear that they are next and because they are all closely connected to Paris. All of these cities and countries fly directly into Greece, that is the only way to get there (and cruise ports), but Greece is bankrupt and they rely heavily on tourism, so this is not a good situation for Europe as a whole, or America. My father thinks we are going to be next.

His Response

President Obama's face when he was addressing
the Paris situation. 

     When I heard about everything in Paris the first thing that came to mind was what Obama said about it. It is becoming evident that Obama is not taking action against ISIS killers, because if he was this attack in Paris would have never happened. He got questioned by Jim Acosta, "Why can't we take out these bastards?" And the press continued to ask questions just like this and Obama replied, "These questions are getting a little repetitive." Which only means that he was not answering their questions, which leads me to believe that he knows he's not doing anything and he is not sure how to answer their questions. This man told everyone when he was campaigning that he would end the Iraq war and is now telling people that he refuses to send our men on the ground over there. So, the question is and still is what are we going to do about it? My father thinks like Donald Trump, bomb the whole city and wipe them out. My grandmother thinks the complete opposite, that we should not bomb them because there are innocent lives, but she doesn't think we need to put troops on the ground because if our guys get captured then there is no hope for them, and we shouldn't draw out because I would rather us be fighting a war over there than a war over here. It is a tough situation to say the least. I was asked by family members what I would do and I honestly do not know. Either way you loose. I just want there to be a solution and a way to end all of this madness.

Russia and ISIS

President Obama shaking hands with Russian
Prime Minister. 

     President Obama did announce last Sunday that America will not relent in helping our foreign countries and the best thing now is to have no fear. ISIS was accused of bringing down a Russian plane which killed 224 people. ISIS is just awful. I mean who in their right mind would want to kill anyone? I am just so flabbergasted that this type of organization exists. I just cannot fathom it. Countries around the world are terrified of them. It is one thing to be a world away, when stuff is happening in Paris, and it doesn't even seem like anything bad is happening. But, the thought of it coming here seems so unrealistic at first, but when you really think about it, it is completely realistic. This organization has killed 250,000 people, displaced over a million, and now they are sparking refugee camps in Europe. Around 20 nations across the world, have decided to start to make peace or treaties with the Assad government by january 1st. Obama wants America to change their view of terrorism and that not everyone from Syria, and Iraq are terrorists. He knelt down beside a child from one of those countries and said "This is not terrorism." He says, if we as politicians are afraid of this, and we are fearful of children then we are not being as good as we can be. And what he is saying is the truth! We cannot view these children as terrorists, but they are a product of their fathers and mothers and if they are members of ISIS, then these children will be the ones to continue the ISIS organization.

Women in ISIS?

This is Hasan Aitboulahcen throwing
up some peace signs. 

     ISIS members are obviously taking a lot on, bombing big cities in Europe, so they began to think about the role that women play in their attacks. Hasan Aitboulahcen was the first female suicide bomber. She died in the Paris suburb of St. Denis. She was described as a french morrocan national who was 26 years old. Hasan was hit by a suicide vest bomb that hit police cars and got too close to the place she was hiding out with 2 other islamic terrorists. She was intact wearing a suicide vest but she did not detonate it, someone else detonated it. It was not actually confirmed that she volunteeringly wore the vest, but if she did she would be the first suicide bomber that Western Europe has ever seen for any organization, including ISIS. She was crying for help which drew the police to her and then she detonated her bomb, and it was so powerful that it caved in the whole apartment floor. It is just absolutely so amazing that a 26 year-old woman, someone who has barely even begun her life, is a suicide bomber. What is wrong with this world?