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Yavin4

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10. Yes. It matters greatly which country is doing the destroying.

Reply to randome (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 12:39 PM

Nov 2015

It's one thing if its Western powers doing the fighting because the general populace of each nation will see it as an invading force. It's another thing entirely if its the actual populace doing the fighting.

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ISIS is a problem for the nations in the Middle East to solve, not the West. [View all] Yavin4 Nov 2015 OP

What about if they don't? AZ Progressive Nov 2015 #1

They stand to lose the most. They're the ones facing insurrection. Yavin4 Nov 2015 #7

Saudi's fund ISIS. ISIS represents their brand of Islam, why the heck... GummyBearz Nov 2015 #13

If the Saudis fund ISIS, then they're incredibly stupid for doing so. n/t Yavin4 Nov 2015 #14

I'm somewhat surprised you say that GummyBearz Nov 2015 #15

I agree, but is it sustainable if they keep attacking countries outside of the ME? Renew Deal Nov 2015 #2

Peace through cooperation is the answer. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #3

'Dealing with ISIS' means destroying them because they don't want to negotiate a thing. randome Nov 2015 #4

ISIS are criminals. The neighboring countries should be encouraged to deal with them on that basis. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #6

They are not just criminals. 6chars Nov 2015 #11

Encouraged. What if they can't or won't go it alone? randome Nov 2015 #22

It's a problem decades in the making. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2015 #23

Yes. It matters greatly which country is doing the destroying. Yavin4 Nov 2015 #10

"Their problem...?" That being the problem we assisted in creating. LanternWaste Nov 2015 #5

So you advocate for more meddling to undo the damage from the first meddling? DetlefK Nov 2015 #8

That's an overly simplistic reading of the conflict. Yavin4 Nov 2015 #9

So what do we do about the refugee crisis, a direct result of ISIS and attacks in Western Countries. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #12

I think ethic and religious identities are stronger upaloopa Nov 2015 #16

They won't: ME governments play groups against one another Bad Thoughts Nov 2015 #17

They went a long way toward causing it. KamaAina Nov 2015 #18

A convincing argument could be made Codeine Nov 2015 #19

Tell that to France... ileus Nov 2015 #20

We need to ask the gulf monarchies to stop exporting wahhabism. CJCRANE Nov 2015 #21