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dmosh42

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

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 10:04 AM

Sep 2014

return as was predicted when we removed Saddam. Yeah, there doesn't seem to be big excitement in the surrounding Arab states, so we know who will be doing the heavy lifting, if we follow through with our effort to destroy ISIL. If Congress has to show a vote, the support won't be there, except the usual McCain/Graham 'friends of the pentagon'. More of the usual bullshit, I'm afraid.

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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