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In reply to the discussion: Let's not do anything about ISIS [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)39. On that, I agree with you.
My attitude to this whole issue would be very, very different if someone like Bush was president instead of Obama.
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It's an interesting thought-- what I read was that they control five oil fields, and that
Marr
Sep 2014
#15
Hang on, are you suggesting selling weapons to Iran in order to fund ISIS? N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Sep 2014
#13
You would probably have said the same thing about Bin Laden in August 2001 (nt)
Nye Bevan
Sep 2014
#26
Your argument could've been used to justify invading Iraq. And it was, oddly enough.
Marr
Sep 2014
#31
Obviously, if Bush had just bombed Afghanistan a month before 9/11 the attacks would have
Chathamization
Sep 2014
#24
For some, if you are going to 'do anything' that means troops and boots on the ground. Anything else
pampango
Sep 2014
#35
Myself, while I usually support Senator Warren I try to be an independent thinker and just
totodeinhere
Sep 2014
#29
We did our 'humanitarian' rescue, so time to let them go at it! This was well predicted when we.....
dmosh42
Sep 2014
#12
But..but...we have a golden opportunity to lose another war and prove our stupidity!!
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2014
#17