WAR WITH THE ABU SAYYAF: SHOULD THERE BE AMERICAN INTERVENTION AND ASSISTANCE? - By Mark Pernia
World War Stories - One prevalent thing in modern societies is the emergence of extremists and terrorism which wreaks chaos in localities they emerged. Although the term terrorism is still highly debated because of the fact that one’s terrorist may be another’s freedom fighter.
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Although, this may be the case, one can argue that there is a need for government’s to combat such insurgents in order to achieve the greater good, the common good in one’s sovereignty. Moreover, to fight these insurgents / terrorists will also mean that eventually it’ll give the country political stability which is also good in terms of encouraging investments from other countries. In the Philippines, one such extremist group is the ABU SAYYAF. Since their inception, they have wreaked havoc in Philippine society, conducting kidnappings, and vicious murders in the guise their Jihad. But this belief is extreme and at the very least a wrong understanding of the Koran according to some Muslim scholars for the Koran does not condone inhuman violence or violence in general. As such, there is an urgent need to quash this terrorist group with the full force of the law, but since they are more equipped and highly armed compared to our police and army, plus the fact that they do have sympathizers that help them in various ways, thus making it difficult to quickly deal with them. In fact, throughout the years the Philippine government has failed in eliminating such a threat to society. Due to the threat they pose, it is my belief that it is a viable option for us to acquire the assistance of the United States in dealing with such criminal elements because they can help us in various ways such as in terms of logistics, weapons, and intelligence regarding the movement and the members of the Abu Sayaf, all of which are crucial in winning any battle. It is high time that we seriously deal with them and allow Mindanao to achieve peace and thereby begin to progress and uplift the lives of the people there. Some might say that such an assistance is a violation of the sovereignty of the Philippine government but I believe that the immediate eradication of such threats and the welfare of the people in Mindanao justifies such assistance from the United States.One prevalent thing in modern societies is the emergence of extremists and terrorism which wreaks chaos in localities they emerged. Although the term terrorism is still highly debated because of the fact that one’s terrorist may be another’s freedom fighter. Although, this may be the case, one can argue that there is a need for government’s to combat such insurgents in order to achieve the greater good, the common good in one’s sovereignty. Moreover, to fight these insurgents / terrorists will also mean that eventually it’ll give the country political stability which is also good in terms of encouraging investments from other countries. In the Philippines, one such extremist group is the ABU SAYYAF. Since their inception, they have wreaked havoc in Philippine society, conducting kidnappings, and vicious murders in the guise their Jihad. But this belief is extreme and at the very least a wrong understanding of the Koran according to some Muslim scholars for the Koran does not condone inhuman violence or violence in general. As such, there is an urgent need to quash this terrorist group with the full force of the law, but since they are more equipped and highly armed compared to our police and army, plus the fact that they do have sympathizers that help them in various ways, thus making it difficult to quickly deal with them. In fact, throughout the years the Philippine government has failed in eliminating such a threat to society. Due to the threat they pose, it is my belief that it is a viable option for us to acquire the assistance of the United States in dealing with such criminal elements because they can help us in various ways such as in terms of logistics, weapons, and intelligence regarding the movement and the members of the Abu Sayyaf, all of which are crucial in winning any battle. It is high time that we seriously deal with them and allow Mindanao to achieve peace and thereby begin to progress and uplift the lives of the people there. Some might say that such an assistance is a violation of the sovereignty of the Philippine government but I believe that the immediate eradication of such threats and the welfare of the people in Mindanao justifies such assistance from the United States.
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