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Johnyawl

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22. Absolutely.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #19)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 08:30 PM

Aug 2014

More blowback to US meddling. We created the Taliban and Al Queda by trying to thwart the Soviets in Aghanistan in 1980, now we've participated in creating possibly an even worse monster by trying to get rid of Assad. (Who by the way while bad for his own people was absolutely no threat to us or Israel.)

If the Kurds can't rally and stop them, Iran will get involved to protect the Iraqi Shites. An Iranian victory over ISIS would create all kinds of headaches for the US, Saudis and Israel over the next 10 to 20 years.

An ISIS military victory over Iran would be disastrous.

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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

About half of the Islamic States territory is in Syria. We would be attacking Syria, also. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2014 #5

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 at war with Syria. We just haven't declared it. And we're using proxies. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #9

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

Iran. It's the local regional power. And ISIS would put them all to the sword. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #15

Here is what the US and Israel ought to worry about: everything that happens in the ME is connected kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #16

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