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Warpy

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35. Exactly, the hatreds are a thousand years old

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 03:35 PM

Jun 2014

and having Britain draw the borders to pit one faction against the other in these artificial "countries" is the root of the problem.

It hurts to watch this stuff, good people are trapped between gangs of hotheads. However, our only role should be humanitarian care to the people who wisely flee the fighting.

We have no business interfering. Yes, ethnic cleansing will occur. Yes, any Shi'a left in Sunni territory will be slaughtered. However, any Sunni in Shi'a territory will suffer the same fate. At long last, these people will be drawing their own borders that respect those tribal, familial, and sectarian borders. it's the only way to bring stability to the region that doesn't involve vicious dictators with US and European guns and bombs backing him up as long as he keeps the oil flowing.

Bottom line, we have no dog in this fight. Colonialism caused it. Colonialism can't fix it.

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ISIS....this is TERRIBLE. nt [View all] clarice Jun 2014 OP

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I beg your pardon?? ISIS was the first word in my post. What did you think ISIS stood for???nt clarice Jun 2014 #3

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Ahhhhhhh I didn't know that...makes sense....thanks. nt clarice Jun 2014 #7

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Your first post, and you break out the brain dead sheeple? You won't last long. nt clarice Jun 2014 #4

Be careful or she'll call you a "shill". greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #5

LOL....curious, how did you know Hipster was a woman? nt clarice Jun 2014 #8

This is someone who has joined and been banned probably 1,000 times -- or more. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #11

lol. Some people ! nt clarice Jun 2014 #13

I guessed Library Girl, whom you'd recognize from your MIRT work pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #14

Like herpes? William769 Jun 2014 #16

You've got that right! greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #17

That's a long time to be a PITA. nt clarice Jun 2014 #18

And her post just got hidden. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #19

I know....cracked me up. Worst troll of all time. nt clarice Jun 2014 #20

She has a habit of signing up again and returning to threads where previous incarnations posted. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #21

lol...how many email addresses does this woman have ???!!! nt clarice Jun 2014 #22

Good question. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #24

Good question to ask her when she pops back into the thread pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #25

No WAY !!! I don't want her stuck on MY shoe. nt clarice Jun 2014 #26

She's been at this a long time. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #39

Too funny. nt clarice Jun 2014 #43

As she just did. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #38

I missed it, too pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #40

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Hey there sweetie! Finally get your head out of the book's at the library? William769 Jun 2014 #9

It's horrible but there's nothing we can do about it LittleBlue Jun 2014 #10

I just don't get it.... clarice Jun 2014 #15

It's absolutely ancient LittleBlue Jun 2014 #30

Sad Sad Sad. nt clarice Jun 2014 #31

Exactly, the hatreds are a thousand years old Warpy Jun 2014 #35

Excellent point. Yes, colonialism is also at fault LittleBlue Jun 2014 #36

Warpy...I agree clarice Jun 2014 #44

NO......this is VAGUE. nt NightWatcher Jun 2014 #23

I have already been hipped to that dude. nt clarice Jun 2014 #28

Ha! :) nt ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #32

George W Bush and Richard Cheney and company, may you burn in hell randys1 Jun 2014 #27

lol....It's been going on since the year 623...I know Cheney LOOKS 1,000 years old....but. nt clarice Jun 2014 #29

How come it wasn't happening in the 90s under Clinton CJCRANE Jun 2014 #33

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