Turkey has been fighting Kurds and them having their own state just as long as Saddam did, or what, even before? The simple fact is that many of these “Muslim” states, are coming out against ISIL. Now, if they can just keep their “citizen donors” under control, it will cut a lot of funding from Saudi Arabia that goes to a lot of radical groups. Wahhabi is the most radical of Sunnis until ISIL came along, or are they one and the same?
It still pays off if Arab/Muslim states go against ISIL, and NOT the U.S. again acting independently in yet another state. Which, how ’bout we bring in Germany or maybe Argentina to help us along the boarder by stationing their armies alongside our Boarder Patrol folks? Why should we object to a little help on our sovereign territory by “helpful” countries? Texas would be a good place to put ’em first.
While there may be stuff I don’t know about, this strategy (or whatever you name it), seems increasingly obvious.
From what I’ve heard, Iran is somewhat alarmed about ISIS and seems ready to defend Iraq. Should that happen, we should really cheer them on — from the sidelines, of course.
If that doesn’t happen, we should be very disappointed that no countries in the region feel threatened enough to act, also from the sidelines.
There does not seem to be any way to win in that region, not to mention that there does not seem to be any way to even define what it is to ‘win’.
I don’t count claiming victory while standing under a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner as winning.
Observer fo Irony over 9 years ago
What no soda?
moosemin over 9 years ago
Exactly! And what chumps we are!
Dtroutma over 9 years ago
Turkey has been fighting Kurds and them having their own state just as long as Saddam did, or what, even before? The simple fact is that many of these “Muslim” states, are coming out against ISIL. Now, if they can just keep their “citizen donors” under control, it will cut a lot of funding from Saudi Arabia that goes to a lot of radical groups. Wahhabi is the most radical of Sunnis until ISIL came along, or are they one and the same?
It still pays off if Arab/Muslim states go against ISIL, and NOT the U.S. again acting independently in yet another state. Which, how ’bout we bring in Germany or maybe Argentina to help us along the boarder by stationing their armies alongside our Boarder Patrol folks? Why should we object to a little help on our sovereign territory by “helpful” countries? Texas would be a good place to put ’em first.
braindead Premium Member over 9 years ago
and @Wolf.
While there may be stuff I don’t know about, this strategy (or whatever you name it), seems increasingly obvious.
From what I’ve heard, Iran is somewhat alarmed about ISIS and seems ready to defend Iraq. Should that happen, we should really cheer them on — from the sidelines, of course.
If that doesn’t happen, we should be very disappointed that no countries in the region feel threatened enough to act, also from the sidelines.
There does not seem to be any way to win in that region, not to mention that there does not seem to be any way to even define what it is to ‘win’.
I don’t count claiming victory while standing under a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner as winning.