Monday Matters #4

David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, tells of Obama's speech to the U.N

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/opinion/david-brooks-routine-creativity-and-president-obamas-un-speech.html?_r=0

• Different types of artists do different things to trigger their creativity in their daily
• Order is essential in the daily family, community, and world around us
• Order creates security, trust and infrastructure
• Obama's speech to the UN of the dangers of ISIS and Putin, stating that it takes military actions to defeat a military threat

Monday Matters #3

This political cartoon is of the recent Ukraine/ Russia conflict that has been going on for the past year:

• Russia, being the older wife, is taking her husband(Ukraine) from the dinner table with the west
• Russia is portrayed as an older Russian woman
• The west, is portrayed as a modern, beautiful younger woman. 
• This cartoon is geared for the western audience
• mostly comical
• The topic is so unjustified, yet the cartoonist is very satirical in his view

Monday Matters #2

Senator Feinstein: Confront ISIS now

Why US must confront ISIS now:

• ISIS is now a sophisticated military group, and is only growing
• ISIS is sending threats specifically to America
• ISIS has killed thousands of women and children, participating in a complete ethnic genocide. 
• Although US does not want to get into another war with Iraq, this one is necessary. 

Monday Matters #1

U.S strikes ISIS targets near 2nd largest Dam in Iraq

As of this past weekend, the U.S military military has sent massive amounts of missiles to key points of ISIS activity in Iraq. This Sunday, the military has sent missiles around the Haditha Dam in the west of Iraq. This Dam is the second largest dam in all of Iraq and is really important. Right now, the Iraqi government forces are still in control of the dam, but ISIS has tried to seize the dam, failing to do so. Right now, this is the priority to not let ISIS get that dam, because if ISIS seizes it, they will have control of the water and electricity supplies through this dam. If destroyed, the dam could be used to flood cities, and end electricity in a number of areas. The more offensive there is on these terrorists, the better it is for the world.