The United States government is increasing its involvement in Syria to defeat the Islamic militants, but experts are still debating whether the country should take an active role in Syria or not, reports said.

Recently, President Barack Obama asked US$500 million from Congress to widen U.S. military assistance to the Syrian opposition, according to reports.

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The U.S. military involvement may be limited to its air troops in the three-year war. But the funding of the opposition shows that it intends to widen its involvement in the conflict.

Experts said that developments in the past two months may have prompted the Obama administration to reconsider its little involvement.

They argue that the U.S. is fighting just one enemy in two adjacent countries: the Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria.

Since the siege of the Mosul dam in June, incidents have been entwined. It means that the U.S. military must assume a bird's eye view to defeat the Islamic militants.

Thus, the argument that the U.S. must intensify its intervention in Syria is gaining ground.

However, those who are not in favor of the idea see the biggest disadvantage of all: the U.S. has no interests in Syria. It may just be wasting its time and resources.

Syria is not an oil supplier or a main trading partner. It is not even an ally. Experts wonder if the U.S. could secure interests in the country if it increases its support to Syria.

According to experts, it is possible to defeat the ISIS and the Assad regime, both of which threaten U.S. interests. It is also possible to secure its interests in Syria, and mainly, Iraq.

Kenneth Pollack of The Brookings Institution argued that there are four requirements to succeed in the undertaking.

First is to continue limiting military assistance to air troops. Second, the strategy must bring defeat to the militants and Assad. Third, it should rebuild and sustain peace in Syria. Fourth, it should set highly achievable goals.

Whether Pollack's requirements are too ideal to achieve, increased involvement to defeat the ISIS still requires precious resources, time, and strategy.

TagsIraq, ISIS, Islamic militants, assad