Posted: 2/16/2016 5:52:08 PM EDT
This chart demonstrates the complexity of this conflict;
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Syria is better off under the iron fist of an asshole like Assad. Replacing him with jihadi assholes, or weak reformers who would quickly be replaced by jihadi assholes rather than just keeping the asshole around who will give them lip service every now and then, but keep them firmly under his thumb, is a colossally bad idea, imho.
But hey, seems to have worked out in Libya, and Egypt, too! 
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Yeah, start over by nuking the entire region. Quoted:
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Sometimes you just need to crumple up the paper, toss it in the trash can and start over. What a shit show.  Yeah, start over by nuking the entire region. Your words are prophetic. "This message came to me concerning Damascus: 'Look, Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer will be deserted. Sheep will graze in the streets and lie down unafraid. There will be no one to chase them away. The fortified cities of Israel will also be destroyed, and the power of Damascus will end. The few left in Aram will share the fate of Israel's departed glory,' says the Lord Almighty" (Isaiah 17:1-3, NLT). |
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Quoted: This chart demonstrates the complexity of this conflict; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbH1xEAWcAIGgGU.png This chart demonstrates the simplicity of the solution for that conflict.  |
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This chart demonstrates the simplicity of the solution for that conflict. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/5a/3f/b9/5a3fb90cfc734f6e1ef0a1a5299d6d31.gif Quoted:
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This chart demonstrates the complexity of this conflict; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbH1xEAWcAIGgGU.png This chart demonstrates the simplicity of the solution for that conflict. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/5a/3f/b9/5a3fb90cfc734f6e1ef0a1a5299d6d31.gif 
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We should make it simpler by getting the Hell out of there. Honestly, I know nothing about the conflict other than what I read here, but nothing I've read makes me think we should be involved in any significant way, including providing arms, ammunition, food, intelligence or medical supplies. We have no friends over there and no allies worth our people dying for. |
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This chart demonstrates the simplicity of the solution for that conflict. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/5a/3f/b9/5a3fb90cfc734f6e1ef0a1a5299d6d31.gif The problem is, nobody will really do something about this until that "solution" is first inflicted on US or one of our allies. |
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We should make it simpler by getting the Hell out of there. Honestly, I know nothing about the conflict other than what I read here, but nothing I've read makes me think we should be involved in any significant way, including providing arms, ammunition, food, intelligence or medical supplies. We have no friends over there and no allies worth our people dying for. The YPG. Allahini kitabini sikerim, Daesh! |
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Sometimes you just need to crumple up the paper, toss it in the trash can and start over. What a shit show. Yeah, start over by nuking the entire region. I'm not saying that's what I was saying. But that's what I was saying. 
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Syria is better off under the iron fist of an asshole like Assad. Replacing him with jihadi assholes, or weak reformers who would quickly be replaced by jihadi assholes rather than just keeping the asshole around who will give them lip service every now and then, but keep them firmly under his thumb, is a colossally bad idea, imho. But hey, seems to have worked out in Libya, and Egypt, too! Because Assad did so well in keeping things under controul, right? I mean, there wasn't a civil war started under his watch, he didn't sponsor Islamic terrorism, aid Russia and Iran, or play a major role in creating ISIS, right? Oh, wait. Assad being an asshole is what caused the problem. It seems to me that those countries that are monarchies and manage to avoid military coups (like what happened in Iraq, Egypt, and Libya) do the best. The monarchs are less extreme or partisan than the dictators and are more likely to be hostile towards Islamic terrorism (as their regimes are typically threatened by it; many of the dictators sponsor or have sponsored terrorism, on the other hand). They are also less likely to align with Russia or Iran and in some cases have Western familial ties (for example, the Jordanian and Moroccan kings are cousins of pretty much every royal in Europe). They tend to strike a better balance, although you do have some asshole monarchies, too (like the Saudis). They are also far superior to the democratic alternatives (and let's face it; democracy has been a failure in the West, too, which is much better suited to it than the Islamic world). |
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There will never be peace in the Middle East. Ever. We should just devote all of our resources to intelligence and securing our nation. Our nation has interests abroad and is the only power capable of keeping lines of trade and communication free, which is also greatly in our interests, plus we have overseas colonies. These things tend to mean that we will need to have a presence and engage in actions abroad, and the Middle East is one of those places that we can't ignore, however much we might want to be able to do so. Isolationism is a foreign policy idea that requires ignorance of reality. |