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Vinca

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3. If the countries that could be seriously harmed by ISIS don't care, why should we?

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 07:28 AM

Sep 2014

It's not like we have billions of dollars to dump down the old black hole and unless John McCain and Lindsey Graham agree to suit up, no Americans should defend the Arab countries choosing to sit on the sidelines.

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Arabs Give Tepid Support to U.S. Fight Against ISIS [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

Fine. sendero Sep 2014 #1

how could the arab world NOT love and trust obama? KG Sep 2014 #2

If the countries that could be seriously harmed by ISIS don't care, why should we? Vinca Sep 2014 #3

kick. How do we succeed with allies like this? cali Sep 2014 #4

This is the Iraqis' fight. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #5

Has any country in our "broad coalition" indicated it will morningfog Sep 2014 #6

No. The U.S. hopes that the Iraqi armed forces, the Peshmerga and cali Sep 2014 #7

If we had left Iraq alone and Saddam Hussein was still in charge newfie11 Sep 2014 #8

No. cali Sep 2014 #9

The tepid support is one of the reasons... fadedrose Sep 2014 #10

Charlie Pierce is spot-on - the wealthy Arabs of the Gulf region see the bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #11

As of now, I can support 'humanitarian efforts' inside Iraq. I think this uprising is the Sunni.... dmosh42 Sep 2014 #12