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Comrade Grumpy

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2. I hear you, but...

Reply to Bragi (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:43 PM

Oct 2014

This almost seems like a struggle of civilization against barbarism. These ISIS fuckers are like the Mongol hordes or Tamerlane's army. I expect to see a pyramid of skulls one of these days.

I did not support the US invasions of Iraq or Afghanistan. And I'm no big fan of our military-industrial complex. But I'm not shedding any tears as those bombs drop on ISIS.

The heart of the Middle East is now in a terrible mess. I don't see any good alternatives, for us or for the people of the region. But it's probably unwise to just turn our heads and let a psychotic, murderous caliphate emerge.

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Islamic State kills 220 Iraqis from (Sunni) tribe that opposed them [View all] cali Oct 2014 OP

"This is the punishment of anybody fighting Islamic State" Bragi Oct 2014 #1

I hear you, but... Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #2

I doubt we can defeat ISIS Bragi Oct 2014 #3