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Fred Sanders

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3. I agree entirely, but look at the Western news yesterday before the Paris attacks.

Reply to philosslayer (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 10:14 AM

Nov 2015

Yesterday Jihadi John was killed but far more important than that symbolic act that makes folks in the West feel better for some reason I guess, was the recapture of the City of Singar from ISIS by the Kurds, with aerial support. A turning point in the war perhaps...but where is the coverage of that? It does seem some forces in the West are not unhappy having ISIS around to marshall good old reliable Fear in the populace so they can be controlled better.

It is only what The West does or thinks that is important, you see, and only the political and moral and religious viewpoints of The West count because....."might makes right".

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An intelligent response to the events in Paris [View all] philosslayer Nov 2015 OP

Good points but I prefer: 1) stop supporting jihadis 2) then let the Syrians go home CJCRANE Nov 2015 #1

Let them practice their religion freely hack89 Nov 2015 #2

+1000 nt Logical Nov 2015 #7

I agree entirely, but look at the Western news yesterday before the Paris attacks. Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #3

Yes, some of us here said that after 9/11, but fat chance of that.. bemildred Nov 2015 #4

"Let them practice their religion freely" -- NO. MH1 Nov 2015 #5

+1000, people do not understand this! nt Logical Nov 2015 #6

Exactly! Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #17

I have no respect for anyone who engages in the misogyny of a religion. randys1 Nov 2015 #27

Thank you. None of that stuff belongs in a free country. We should not Nay Nov 2015 #29

They want to establish a fucking caliphate across Europe! randome Nov 2015 #8

"They" Bucky Nov 2015 #25

"They" meaning members of the death cult, ISIS/Daesh. randome Nov 2015 #26

Death cults... exactly. Bucky Nov 2015 #28

Kneejerk finger-pointing after Paris attacks bemildred Nov 2015 #9

Exactly right philosslayer Nov 2015 #10

Indeed. nt bemildred Nov 2015 #11

They also picked those areas because they could move more freely underpants Nov 2015 #13

I think the OP is seeing what it looks for there. bemildred Nov 2015 #19

The tried and true solution to these things seems to be jack_krass Nov 2015 #12

''Wars, guns, and violence won't solve this problem.'' Octafish Nov 2015 #14

I think you're wrong about most of this. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #15

So are you ready to sign up? philosslayer Nov 2015 #16

That's not even close to a thoughtful response. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #18

We've been bombing ISIS for months philosslayer Nov 2015 #20

Yammering away. Your own OP assumes war, to prosecute as criminals those who are combatants Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #21

Based on reports.... philosslayer Nov 2015 #22

That's not what I'm gathering entirely nor would I assume such while it remains unknown. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #23

The guilty (or suspected guilty) are being taken into custody as we speak philosslayer Nov 2015 #24