Syrian opposition group fighters from Islamic State group sit on their tank during a parade in Raqqa, Syria, in this undated file image posted by the Raqqa Media Center which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting.
President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the Cross Hall in the White House in Washington, on Sept. 10, 2014.Read moreObama orders U.S. airstrikes in Syria for first time
Hours before President Obama was scheduled to address the country regarding his plan to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS, Chattanoogans were divided on what the president should do to stop the terrorist group that has seized control of large swaths of Iraq and Syria.
Despite two beheadings carried out by the group on camera and a rising concern about the Islamic State militants that has been reflected in the media worldwide, a number of people downtown who were asked about the situation said they didn’t know much about it.
But those who did expressed a general feeling that the nation needs to do something to protect our country and citizens in ISIS-occupied nations. Others expressed a strong reluctance to get involved in another overseas entanglement following two wars which, they said, had only made things worse.
Reed Tomlin, chief technology officer for Carbon Objects, said he favors limited intervention against ISIS.