USFG should lead a bilateral effort with Russia to support Asaad in Syria to defeat ISIS.

Before I state my arguments and roadmap, I will point out the fact that this debate is not policy format. However, if the opposition does feel the need to state a counterplan, they should feel free to do so. So without further ado, please allow me to deeply refute my opponents arguments. 1) Their first assertion was that there will be Civilian Deaths and Displacements. However, no war will ever come without fatalities. That's why we are so afraid of war. That's why we all try to avoid it. This war is not any different than the others. Civilians will die, there will be fatalities. According to The National World War 2 Museum, there were 30200 deaths in Albania during WW2. Australia- 40,500 Austria- 384,700 Belgium- 86,100 Brazil- 2,000 Bulgaria- 25,000 Canada- 45,400 China- 20,000,000 Czechoslovakia- 345,000 Soviet Union- 24,000,000 United Kingdom- 450,700 United States- 418,500 World-Wide Casualties* Battle Deaths- 15,000,000 Battle Wounded- 25,000,000 Civilian Deaths- 45,000,000 2) Their second assertion was that Assad is a cruel leader and we can not make an alliance with him. Isn't ISIS cruel to? Have you heard of the attacks in Paris? That was the work of ISIS! According to CNN, The first explosion occurs outside Stade de France near entrance D about 9:20 p.m. as France plays Germany in a soccer match. Moments later, a second explosion echoes inside the stadium. Each blast is executed by a suicide bomber. Both wear similar explosive belts with batteries, bolts and buttons. Both blasts happen on the same street, Rue Rimet. French President Francois Hollande is in the stadium watching the game. He is safely evacuated. As the game is being broadcast, viewers can hear distant explosions as players pass the ball on the pitch. Four people are killed outside the venue, in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. One of those four killed is a man who walked by one of the suicide bombers. Armed with Kalashnikov-style assault rifles, gunmen arrive in a black auto to the scene at the corner of Rue Alibert and Rue Bichat in Paris' 10th district. The masked attackers kill 15 people at the restaurants Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge. Ten more people are seriously wounded. About 100 shell casings are discovered at the scene. Another black vehicle arrives carrying attackers to the restaurant La Belle Equipe at 92 Rue de Charonne. The gunmen fire their assault weapons on people sitting outside the eatery. Nineteen people are killed, and nine more are seriously wounded. Like the previous attacks, about 100 shell casings are discovered at the scene. Three attackers armed with assault weapons arrive in a black VW Polo to the concert venue Bataclan. The gunmen enter the small concert hall and open fire as a performance is underway by the U.S. band Eagles of Death Metal, a blues rock group from Palm Desert, California. Eighty-nine people are killed. Gunmen fire upon people as they lay on the floor, killing execution-style, recounts one concertgoer. The attackers enter firing pump rifles and shouting "Allah akbar," a witness later tells Radio France. ISIS is a threat and even if Assad is very cruel, so is ISIS. And we must defeat ISIS. 3) Their third assertion was that Russia will never work together with the USA. However, Russia and USA have collaborated before. According to state.gov, Although relations between the Soviet Union and the United States had been strained in the years before World War II, the U.S.-Soviet alliance of 1941"1945 was marked by a great degree of cooperation and was essential to securing the defeat of Nazi Germany. Without the remarkable efforts of the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, the United States and Great Britain would have been hard pressed to score a decisive military victory over Nazi Germany. As late as 1939, it seemed highly improbable that the United States and the Soviet Union would forge an alliance. U.S.-Soviet relations had soured significantly following Stalin"s decision to sign a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in August of 1939. The Soviet occupation of eastern Poland in September and the "Winter War" against Finland in December led President Franklin Roosevelt to condemn the Soviet Union publicly as a "dictatorship as absolute as any other dictatorship in the world," and to impose a "moral embargo" on the export of certain products to the Soviets. Nevertheless, in spite of intense pressure to sever relations with the Soviet Union, Roosevelt never lost sight of the fact that Nazi Germany, not the Soviet Union, posed the greatest threat to world peace. In order to defeat that threat, Roosevelt confided that he "would hold hands with the devil" if necessary. Now to just show that their counterplan is inefficient: Their plan was to just wait it out. However, that will never help solve the issue. That's why Roosevelt took action during WW2. He knew that it will not end unless America gets involved. This is what America does- forms alliances with different country in order to stop terror and terrorism. Now to repeat my own assertions: 1. The United States and Russia share important interests in defeating the Islamic State, protecting civilians from violence and hunger inside Syria, and preventing chaos there from spreading to other countries. Do you know what Russia has done to stop ISIS? What about America? Both of these countries are striving for the same goal and an alliance such as this one will be inevitable to stop ISIS. According to express.co.uk, Russia began its bombing campaign in Syria two weeks ago and claims it is targeting ISIS jihadis. Putin says his bombers have blasted more than 100 Islamist positions including a key command centre and a suicide belt factory. According to thehill, President Obama defended his campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in an interview airing Monday, saying the U.S. was "doing exactly what we should be doing" to fight the terror network. 2. Without a unison, stopping ISIS will be an unachievable goal. Lets all admit that ISIS is unfortunately very strong. The only way to stop them is the alliance between USA and Russia. According to global firepower, Russia is ranked #2 in war power strength. The United States is ranked #1. There can not possibly be a stronger, more valid alliance in order to defeat ISIS. 3. The countries are ready and willing to go to war. USAs and Russias problems are worth not ending ISIS. This alliance as we all understand will happen sooner or later. Let me just remind you of what some countries have done toward this prosperous goal: According to express.co.uk, Russia has carried out a series of deadly airstrikes against the terrorist group and Vladimir Putin has now sent the country's most elite special forces team into the war zone. And speculation is heightening that offensive will be bolstered by the China's People's Liberation Army, following a number of reports of military movements in the region backed up by strong words from a senior government member at a United Nations meeting. Reports emanating from the Middle East last week said China was planning on joining the fight against ISIS "in the coming weeks," according to Syrian army official. Dear judges! Will you really agree with the opposition? My blood boils when I hear that they just want to wait this conflict out! The USA has been known as a country that provides helps all over the world! Here is how America helped uphold its reputation during World War 2. According to state.gov, during World War II, the United States began to provide significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940, even though the United States did not enter the war until December 1941. Much of this aid flowed to the United Kingdom and other nations already at war with Germany and Japan through an innovative program known as Lend-Lease. While at the beginning the USA did not get involved, they later saw that they should help on the warzone and that proved to be quite beneficial. In 1941, USA went to the warzone and that was critical to the outcome of World War 2. Do you want death to continue? Do you want the countries and people in them to live in fear every moment of their lives? Do you want ISIS to end the strength of Europe and USA. I am SURE that you do NOT. If you are looking for a more prosperous, healthy society, please vote prop. A vote for prop is a vote against terrorism. A vote for prop is a vote for the alliance and coalition between USA and Russia in order to stop ISIS. Thank you lannan 13 and ColeTrain for judging this debate.