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Yorktown

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8. Do you think Vienna was attacked because of US policies?

Reply to politicman (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:35 AM

Nov 2015

Do you think islamism taught by petrodollars will stop if the US stays isolationist?

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re ISIS: Sometimes turning the other cheek is not an option. [View all] climber3986 Nov 2015 OP

We should stop giving them arms RobertEarl Nov 2015 #1

does not answer the question climber3986 Nov 2015 #4

Well RobertEarl Nov 2015 #6

Israel? 6chars Nov 2015 #16

You think Israel is helping isis? leftynyc Nov 2015 #26

heres a radical and simple idea... politicman Nov 2015 #2

Do you think Vienna was attacked because of US policies? Yorktown Nov 2015 #8

I have a great deal of respect for the Kurds and we should support them more Jim Beard Nov 2015 #9

Problem: political Islam is also making progress among Kurds Yorktown Nov 2015 #15

I still have to stand by the Kurds.... Jim Beard Nov 2015 #35

Well, my fear is Kurds are going the Turkish route Yorktown Nov 2015 #36

This is what I think. politicman Nov 2015 #10

No, because you forget the weight of petrodollars Yorktown Nov 2015 #14

heres a lesson on Islam for you politicman Nov 2015 #17

Sounds more like Protestantism. NutmegYankee Nov 2015 #19

True but politicman Nov 2015 #20

Thanks, but I humbly think I'm very knowledgeable about Islam. Yorktown Nov 2015 #23

You are trying to give a lesson in Islam to a Muslim? politicman Nov 2015 #29

Yes. Because the faithful accept things which can be disproven Yorktown Nov 2015 #30

you are wrong yet again. politicman Nov 2015 #31

Sorry, but I can prove you wrong on all three counts Yorktown Nov 2015 #32

My response, politicman Nov 2015 #33

I stand my ground, and provide additional proof Yorktown Nov 2015 #34

Again my response politicman Nov 2015 #38

Again, my objections Yorktown Nov 2015 #40

and yet my response yet again... politicman Nov 2015 #41

Again, again, etc Yorktown Nov 2015 #42

Weird thing is they keep hitting liberal areas. Explain that. yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #11

You operate on the false premise that only the US should do anything n/t arcane1 Nov 2015 #3

i never said only the us should do something. climber3986 Nov 2015 #5

Oil. Stop using oil & plastics. ffr Nov 2015 #7

You describe what the USA did to Falluja. delrem Nov 2015 #12

Why would I cheerlead for more of it? climber3986 Nov 2015 #24

They are sick sick sick Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #13

It doesn't sound like you can be negotiated with either. nt bemildred Nov 2015 #18

There is just the tiniest whiff of the ticking time bomb about the OP... Orsino Nov 2015 #27

Fixing the problem and avoiding the problem are not the same thing Bad Thoughts Nov 2015 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Nov 2015 #22

Tackling issues with childlike simplicity is not an option. marmar Nov 2015 #25

aerial bombing just hits fixed assets and brought IS *into* existence, assassination also helps MisterP Nov 2015 #28

maybe we should stop backing factions that aim to destroy stable governments? killbotfactory Nov 2015 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #39