How Can Control The Masses And Influence Their Decisions...

Garrett Teague Ms. Harrison English III Honors 12 January 2017 Funding ISIS How can you control the masses and influence their decisions? When a government lies to its people, and funds it’s so-called â€Å"enemies† then at that point, you realize how corrupt a government can be and wonder what else they are lying about. The United States should stop funding, aiding and sending weapons to the enemies that they created. In nineteen-eighty the CIA allowed Tim Osman or better known as Osama Bin Laden to tour their military bases; and even supported his cause. â€Å"America’s relationship with Al Qaeda has always been a love-hate affair† (Chengu). The Islamic state is the latest enemy, that much like Al-Qaeda, is certainly backfiring (Chengu). In 2003, after the American occupation and invasion in Iraq, it quickly created the perfect conditions for radical groups such as the Islamic State to take hold of what has now become a â€Å"magnet country†. 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