Should ISIS killings lead to greater U.S. involvement?
On Sunday's 60 Minutes, Lara Logan accompanied a French Catholic priest to Iraq as he investigated what he calls ISIS' genocide of the Yezidis, a religious and ethnic minority in northern Iraq which is neither Christian nor Muslim. After watching the story, viewers took to social media to discuss what the U.S. should -- or shouldn't -- do about it:
If you are not fully aware of the dangers of ISIS, you should watch The Killing Machine story on tonight's #60Minutes
— Tony Richards (@tonyrichards4) May 8, 2016
One viewer favored deeper U.S. involvement in the war against ISIS, and the Islamic State's policies against Yezidis:
@60Minutes kill ISIS and those that carry them. Evil is evil. Can't be stopped by looking the other way
— Tara Saksek (@TaraSak11) May 8, 2016
But waging more war only means more bloodshed, one viewer wrote:
'60 Minutes' piece about ISIS atrocities in Iraq should enrage me. But it just makes me want no more U.S. blood spilled #Sorry
— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton1) May 8, 2016
In the opinion of this viewer, the real issue is President Obama underestimating ISIS:
@60Minutes Obama, I thought ISIS was the JV team!!!!!!
— Luke Adams (@LukeAdams97) May 9, 2016
But the U.S. wasn't playing softball when it helped to destroy the Yezidi city of Sinjar, one viewer pointed out: