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11. Breathing space and material support, directly and intentionally or not.

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 01:09 PM

Aug 2014

These folks are not very absorbed with the borders we see nor our dumb ass geopolitical "chess moves", at least as we perceive them.

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Why is nobody bombing ISIS??? [View all] DetlefK Aug 2014 OP

"ISIS is bascially an occupying army" Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #1

Let me make sure I've got this correct. cheapdate Aug 2014 #2

When we start bombing them, we are opening up a new front with new enemies. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #3

As disgusting as they are, we are not at war with them, or Syria, or Iraq. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2014 #4

Actually, we are not at war with Syria. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2014 #10

Semantics. Our policy is to overthrow Assad. We have been intervening... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #13

Breathing space and material support, directly and intentionally or not. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #11

ISIS is the bastard godson of our earlier interventions. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #6

Who would you suggest? Lurks Often Aug 2014 #7

You don't understand the war... ISIS is backed by the Saudis JCMach1 Aug 2014 #8

So Hamas are the moderates in the region flamingdem Aug 2014 #12

IT's all relative... JCMach1 Aug 2014 #21

Who would you suggest do the bombing? GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #14

When ISIS takes over all of Syria and begins confronting Israel... Johnyawl Aug 2014 #17

Perhaps we ought to stop aiding them in their efforts to take over Syria then. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #19

Absolutely. Johnyawl Aug 2014 #22

Yet another drive by posting. Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #18

The 'publicons and the Democrats spent billions arming Iraq RandiFan1290 Aug 2014 #20