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coolsandy

(479 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 01:46 PM Nov 2017

Heartbreaking how the Yazidis are being persecuted.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/yazidis-iraq-genocide-ongoing-171105064140012.htmla
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"Our neighbours were Sunni Muslims and they told ISIS where to find us," said Wahda, who did not provide a last name. "They wanted girls and they knew that we had so many girls."...

connect the dots.

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Heartbreaking how the Yazidis are being persecuted. (Original Post) coolsandy Nov 2017 OP

The US already called in genocide -- under Obama, by Secretary Kerry karynnj Nov 2017 #1

the invasion and occupation of iraq was the end of religious pluralism there maxsolomon Nov 2017 #2

karynnj

(59,503 posts)

1. The US already called in genocide -- under Obama, by Secretary Kerry

Reply to coolsandy (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 01:50 PM

Nov 2017

Obama saved many of them - http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/politics/us-iraq-syria-genocide/index.html

Where is Trump? Where is Tillerson??

maxsolomon

(33,319 posts)

2. the invasion and occupation of iraq was the end of religious pluralism there

Reply to coolsandy (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 02:05 PM

Nov 2017

the yazidi will be wiped out unless we take them in as refugees. ALL of them.

bush the lesser is still the worst president this nation has ever foisted on the planet. trump is just a boor at this point. bush is a war criminal, responsible for nearly a million deaths. all in a voluntary war that broke open a 1000 year old vendetta.

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