Madam Speaker, I know there is international language around the use of the word “genocide”. I would simply point out that many of the populations, the Yazidis, the Ismailis, the Christians, all have said that the death cult ISIS has targeted them in a way that is brutal and has purposely sought to kill as many as possible. While there may be some reluctance to call that a genocide by some quarters, I say that we call it what it is.
This is a genocidally intended organization that is intent on establishing an Islamic caliphate. It needs to be challenged before it can gather more ground and more illegal oil revenues or get access to unconventional weapons and fund terrorist activities throughout the world. We must confront it or eventually it will come to our shores.
I hope that other members would consider that. This is a grave situation. It deserves to be dealt with in the same serious manner.