On ISIS, is History Repeating Itself?

Europe and Russia should thank God for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, because without it, a war weary America, might never have joined the fight against Hitler in Europe.  Essentially, before Pearl Harbor, America was willing to sit it out on the belief that it was their war to win.  Not ours.  As a consequence, Hitler's domination of all of Europe, including Russia, may have come to pass. But, because Hitler had a verbal agreement with Japan to defend them in the event that the United States attacked, he was forced to declare war on the U.S. just 4 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Certainly, Hitler never thought that an attack on Japan would ever occur, or that it would be the result of them attacking the U.S.

Today, the United States is in a similar position as in the years prior to Pearl Harbor.  We, like then, are war weary following the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  When Presidential Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked about the possibility of our increasing involvement in fighting against ISIS, his response was:

“The United States is not going to be responsible for securing the security situation inside of Iraq

Read More: Chad’s Morning Brief: The White House Says ISIS is Iraq’s Problem and Other Top Stories | http://kfyo.com/chads-morning-brief-the-white-house-says-isis-is-iraqs-problem-and-other-top-stories/?trackback=tsmclip

“The United States is not going to be responsible for securing the security situation inside of Iraq

Read More: Chad’s Morning Brief: The White House Says ISIS is Iraq’s Problem and Other Top Stories | http://kfyo.com/chads-morning-brief-the-white-house-says-isis-is-iraqs-problem-and-other-top-stories/?trackback=tsmclip

“The United States is not going to be responsible for securing the security situation inside of Iraq

Read More: Chad’s Morning Brief: The White House Says ISIS is Iraq’s Problem and Other Top Stories | http://kfyo.com/chads-morning-brief-the-white-house-says-isis-is-iraqs-problem-and-other-top-stories/?trackback=tsmclip

“The United States is not going to be responsible for securing the security situation inside of Iraq..."

So, essentially, like the war in Europe prior to World War II, ISIS in Iraq is their problem and not ours.  Similarly, by extension, ISIS in Syria is a Syrian problem; which explains why we have done nothing in that country to support the free-Syrian rebels.  I suppose if ISIS takes both Iraq and Syria, and then sets its sights on Jordan or Saudi Arabia, we will continue to ignore it all until, and unless, we have another Pearl Harbor or an ISIS version of 9/11.  Do we ever learn?

References:

Germany declares war on the United States: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states

U.S. and Iraq vs. ISIS: http://kfyo.com/chads-morning-brief-the-white-house-says-isis-is-iraqs-problem-and-other-top-stories/