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sadoldgirl

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7. Of course ISIS and others want us to get involved,

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 03:44 PM

Aug 2014

but- and I am very selfish here - I prefer for them to keep their actions in the ME. Considering quite a number of them have either dual citizenship or Western passports, this could come close to the Western countries. So I wished Obama would only protect the Kurds via airstrikes, but forget the rest. Even if we were still a rich country, we will not be able to settle the Shiite/Sunni problem.

It is disgusting to think that the money we pay for our oil goes into ISIS' pockets via Qatar and Saudi Arabia, while we send our people into battle against ISIS.

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SMH - Beheading Foley is an Attempt to Drag the US Back Into a Ground War in Iraq. [View all] grahamhgreen Aug 2014 OP

I agree. kentuck Aug 2014 #1

No shit and "we" will take the bait too because "we" are hopelessly lost in the region. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #2

Obama will not fall for the propaganda and the warmongers that support enemy propaganda, it is Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #22

They who - John McCain and the rest of the neo-cons? malaise Aug 2014 #3

All of the above... kentuck Aug 2014 #4

Well...we've got to something. However stupid and self defeating the something will be. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #5

I wonder what's really going on flamingdem Aug 2014 #6

Of course ISIS and others want us to get involved, sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #7

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #8

... NuclearDem Aug 2014 #9

Got a headache? blueamy66 Aug 2014 #24

There are many souls in Iraq, many of whom are aiding Christians and others attacked by IS Dragonfli Aug 2014 #27

Actually, it was a buddy from basic that was blown up working a checkpoint in Baghdad. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #29

EarlG says you are a troll. CreekDog Aug 2014 #37

So...nuke Iraq because of something a British guy did? CJCRANE Aug 2014 #10

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #23

So Iraq took out the towers? Is that you Dick Cheney? CJCRANE Aug 2014 #25

No, doesn't sound smart enough, I think Bush has a hobby other than poor artwork /nt Dragonfli Aug 2014 #28

how about Nuke the UK and Europe considering that's where the worse of the Thugs JI7 Aug 2014 #18

You mean Saudi Arabia? You do know it is they that are funding and sending IS out. Dragonfli Aug 2014 #26

We broke it; we own it. magical thyme Aug 2014 #11

No, if that we're true, I could go smash your car and 'own' it. We broke it, WE grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #12

you would "own it" in the sense that you would be required to pay me its unbroken value magical thyme Aug 2014 #13

wasn't it Cheney who declared the "Pottery Barn" rule in effect? grasswire Aug 2014 #14

I think you're right. It was Rummy who said, "Democracy is messy," magical thyme Aug 2014 #15

oh wait -- google says it was Colin Powell grasswire Aug 2014 #17

well, then W can't say he wasn't warned magical thyme Aug 2014 #19

We pay for it by prosecuting those responsible for the illegal war, we grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #31

prosecuting the criminals does not make their victim whole again magical thyme Aug 2014 #32

The way I see it, following the analogy, is like if you had a car accident and killed someone, then grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #33

obviously we can't bring back the dead magical thyme Aug 2014 #34

And we need to hold those responsible to account for their actions. grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #35

we are in complete agreement there. magical thyme Aug 2014 #36

We already were back in Iraq, bombing the dam in order to drive ISIS out and protect it magical thyme Aug 2014 #16

ISIS would love that. I think Obama will disappoint them. He has no intention pampango Aug 2014 #20

They were dumb to kill Foley flamingdem Aug 2014 #21

Sad that he got kidnapped and murdered but any American ncjustice80 Aug 2014 #30