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paulkienitz

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41. this could change that whole war

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 11:06 AM

Jul 2014

Last edited Thu Jul 24, 2014, 04:06 PM - Edit history (2)

I gather that up until now, ISIS had been proceeding largely unopposed because neither Sunni nor Shia Iraqis were willing to bleed and die to keep Sunni lands from being given a Sunni regime. But an atrocity of this magnitude (if true) could transform that attitude, and give ISIS some serious opposition for the first time.

{edit} As I rather suspected, the words "if true" turn out to be the most important ones above.

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ISIS orders female genital mutilation in Iraq [View all] sufrommich Jul 2014 OP

Terrible. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2014 #1

Oh, dear lord. Those poor people. You know this will lead to horrible atrocities. Squinch Jul 2014 #2

what the fuck is wrong with men? between that judge and this i am sorry i logged in. roguevalley Jul 2014 #61

Part of me wishes I never knew about these things. The other part of me thinks that it is Squinch Jul 2014 #74

Savages. CrispyQ Jul 2014 #3

The MSM and international community seems unconcerned about ISIS. CJCRANE Jul 2014 #4

700 Syrians were killed on Thursday and Friday sufrommich Jul 2014 #6

The MSM yawns. CJCRANE Jul 2014 #11

Yep. nt sufrommich Jul 2014 #13

They'e engaged in a brutal civil war. morningfog Jul 2014 #53

Out of sight, out of mind cpwm17 Jul 2014 #14

Well, I understand that they are selling the oil they have CanonRay Jul 2014 #20

OK, tell me again just how bad... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #5

Yeah, with 'our help' Iraq went from one of the most modern ME countries sinkingfeeling Jul 2014 #18

don't forget Libya lululu Jul 2014 #45

It's a pity women can't form their own armies and fight back LiberalEsto Jul 2014 #7

Re-read Lysistrata lapislzi Jul 2014 #16

Do you imagine for one second that these women are ABLE to enforce a sex ban? IrishAyes Jul 2014 #19

You can't possibly believe that women in these situations sufrommich Jul 2014 #21

They'd be beaten or killed if they didn't obey. freshwest Jul 2014 #63

Do you honestly think that those women have control over their bodies? Autumn Jul 2014 #23

I was being facetious lapislzi Jul 2014 #35

Far too many Iraqi men were hooded, tortured, and "broken" by our military arcane1 Jul 2014 #55

Your out of your mind, if you think that will work in that area of the world Katashi_itto Aug 2014 #84

rat poison. roguevalley Jul 2014 #62

If I knew nothing about the Islamic State fighters LibertyLover Jul 2014 #8

They read a book and they interpret the words in it, then... Amonester Jul 2014 #30

if this is allowed by the world.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #9

I feel the same,Blanche. sufrommich Jul 2014 #12

It's already inflicted upon over 90% of women in some african countries. Quantess Jul 2014 #64

true. I can only hope that the suddeness of this gets world attention.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #65

Looks like the article is questionable, maybe not true. Quantess Jul 2014 #67

Further Proof Of How Afraid These Guys Are Of Women... And How Small They Think Their "God" Is... WillyT Jul 2014 #10

Mission Accomplished Botany Jul 2014 #15

don't forget everyone in the senate who voted for war. lululu Jul 2014 #47

But don't forget that those senators were shown lies as the truth about the threat .... Botany Jul 2014 #59

Oh come the fuck on. storyonline Jul 2014 #66

I don't know anyone in my circle lululu Jul 2014 #70

Yep. storyonline Aug 2014 #81

That level of naivete, ignorance, and stupidity is more dangerous than being complicit. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #82

It started with this guy cpwm17 Jul 2014 #17

and who, by the way heaven05 Jul 2014 #22

Fucking barbarians leftynyc Jul 2014 #24

Awful democrank Jul 2014 #25

Someone in highest authority of Islam really need to issue the fatwa to ISIS thugs. TRoN33 Jul 2014 #26

Why are they doing this? davidthegnome Jul 2014 #27

I suggest we stop funding and arming the same motherfuckers in Syria to start TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #83

This is why I said there is no good option there. War is the worst option, but not going to war is stevenleser Jul 2014 #28

I'm guessing such a coalition wouldn't work The2ndWheel Jul 2014 #40

It would be a difficult lift, that's for sure. But I would like to see it tried. stevenleser Jul 2014 #56

If this is really your "not as bad option"... storyonline Jul 2014 #68

If you think that, then you have no idea what you are talking about when you talk about war stevenleser Jul 2014 #75

... storyonline Aug 2014 #80

Fucking despicable religious freaks. I HATE fundies. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #29

Thanks for NOTHING, Bush, Cheney, & the rest of that rat's nest of war criminals. catbyte Jul 2014 #31

Agreed 100%. They said that about Afghanistan too - that war there would "free" the women riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #42

This is why I am a Feminist. eom Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #33

genocidal: this is like branding or even blinding half the population, but so much worse zazen Jul 2014 #34

Not so sure about the source: Al Arabiya whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #36

The source is the UN. nt sufrommich Jul 2014 #39

... handmade34 Jul 2014 #43

Good thing this case is not before the US Supreme Court DFW Jul 2014 #37

Will we arm them with the surgical instruments needed to carry this out? Oilwellian Jul 2014 #38

this could change that whole war paulkienitz Jul 2014 #41

Iraq was a secular country before our invasions. redqueen Jul 2014 #44

It's time for the fathers and brothers to step up and tell the crazy men rhett o rick Jul 2014 #46

Would that be when they aren't stoning their own wives, daughters, and sisters? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #72

If the fundy wackos in this country... dawnie51 Jul 2014 #48

Seriously? Unless I'm mistaken, this practice is limited to Muslim countries. badtoworse Jul 2014 #54

Absurd. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #73

Yeah, thank God we stamped out the practice here in the US back in the 60's. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #79

This is on the hands of everyone who supported the Iraq war Dopers_Greed Jul 2014 #49

Keep in mind that right-wing talk radio is telling America that we Liberals support ISIS.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #50

Atrocious. badtoworse Jul 2014 #51

Shut the border to anyone with an XY chromosome Android3.14 Jul 2014 #52

hoax sabbat hunter Jul 2014 #57

No, they didn't KamaAina Jul 2014 #58

BBC: Doubts grow over Isis 'FGM edict' in Iraq PoliticAverse Jul 2014 #60

Well, it got the intended response storyonline Jul 2014 #69

Hoax notwithstanding being appropriately outraged is not the same as being bloodthirsty. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #77

This is the worst sexual abuse I can imagine. It is for perverts' enjoyment. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #71

Before or after they threw the babies from the incubators??? nt Romulox Jul 2014 #76

The legacy of Dick Cheney. You thought it was bad with Saddam in charge? Rex Jul 2014 #78