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ISIS and the U.S. Presidential Election ISIS与美国总统选举
The self-proclaimed Islamic State dramatically rose from obscurity in 2014 when it split from Al-Qaeda seized territory in Iraq and Syria and established what it describes as a Caliphate governed by strict sharia law. 2014年，这个自称“伊斯兰国”的组织从“基地”占领的伊拉克和叙利亚领土上分裂出来， 从默默无闻中急速上窜，建立了哈里发政权，并执行严格的伊斯兰教法。
The Islamic State views non-Muslims and any Muslim who does not accept its rules as enemies. 该组织视非穆斯林以及不接受规定的穆斯林民众为敌人。
It has recruited foreign fighters from around the world and inspired pledges of allegiance by Jihadist groups from Libya to Pakistan to Nigeria. 它从世界各地招募外国人成为战士，并鼓动从利比亚，巴基斯坦， 一直到尼日利亚的圣战团体宣誓效忠
The group is fighting against all of factions in ongoing civil war in Syria which has displaced half of the country’s population causing a refugee crisis in the region and in Europe. 该组织对叙利亚内战里的所有派别进行打击，使得叙利亚半数民众流离失所 并在叙利亚和欧洲引起难民危机
The United States is concerned about the Islamic States’ control of territory and population in the heart of the Middle East and about its ability to both carry out attacks and inspire them elsewhere in the world including in the U.S. homeland. 美国关注ISIS在中东复地对于土地和人口的控制力, 并关注它在世界各地包括美国本土上的袭击和煽动力。
The U.S has already taken some steps to roll back the Islamic State and restrict its resources and recruits including air strikes, arming and training local partners and dispatching military advisers and special operations forces. 美国已采取一些措施压制ISIS，并限制它的资源和招募能力； 这些措施包括：空袭，武装并培训当地伙伴，派遣军事顾问和特种部队
The next president will face tough decisions and confronting the Islamic States 下一届总统将面临棘手的决定以及如何打击ISIS
There is an ongoing debate about whether the United States should commit significant ground forces against Islamic State. 要不要兴师动众派遣地面部队打击ISIS，美国举棋不定。
The worry is that it may lead to another protracted and costly military engagement in the Middle East with no clear exit strategy. 主要是担心会导致另一场旷日持久，代价高昂的军事行动，陷入中东无法抽身而退。
In both Iraq and Syria, Kurdish forces have been the most effective local partners against the Islamic State but greater support for Syrian Kurds presents a dilemma because Turkey, a NATO ally, considers them as terrorists. 无论在伊拉克还是叙利亚，库尔德人武装力量是抗击ISIS最有效的当地伙伴， 但如果大力支持叙利亚的库尔德人会出现一个两难问题： 作为北约成员国之一的土耳其，视库尔德人为恐怖分子。
And greater support for Iraqi Kurds may increase likelihood of independent Kurdish state which Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran oppose. 如果大力支持伊拉克的库尔德人则会增加库尔德人谋求独立的可能性， 这是伊拉克，土耳其，叙利亚和伊朗反对的。
The next president will have to decide how much to support Kurdish forces. 下一届总统对于支持库尔德人的支持程度将作出决定。
The fight against the Islamic State is intertwined with the civil war in Syria. 打击ISIS就会受到叙利亚内战的牵绊。
As long as President Bashar Assad remains in power, it inspires support for the Islamic State. 只要巴萨尔.阿萨德总统在台上，就会有人支持ISIS
But Assad is backed by Russia and Iran. And influential countries are deeply divided on whether and when to press for his departure. 但俄罗斯和伊朗给阿萨德站台。 而有影响力的国家对是否，何时把阿萨德赶下台意见大相径庭。
The president will have to decide what negotiates solution the US is prepared to leave with and whether to provide greater military support for local Sunni partners who seek to oust Assad. 美国总统不仅要决定用什么样的谈判手段，还要考虑是否向谋求推翻阿萨德政权的 当地逊尼派提供更多的军事支持。
The battle against the IS will have to be calibrated with a host of interconnected regional challenges 打击ISIS的同时还得应对众多千丝万缕的区域性的困难
including the sectarian strife in Iraq, spillover into neighboring Turkey, Kurdish desires for independence, tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia and Russia’s renewed assertiveness. 包括：伊拉克的教派斗争，对周边国土耳其的影响，库尔德人谋求独立， 伊朗和沙特之间的紧张关系，以及俄罗斯重振雄风的新自信
The next president will have to make decisions that will affect the US policy not just in the Middle East but around the world. 下一届总统所作的决定不仅影响美国和中东而且是整个世界。