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In reply to the discussion: Great Toon on the roots of ISIS: [View all]CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)17. France among others, supported jihadis to overthrow Gadaffi
and are now trying to do the same to Assad.
That doesn't mean the people of Paris deserve what happened and I personally have never done the whole "we deserve it" spiel. We don't deserve it. I don't even buy into the concept of "blowback". It doesn't need to be an issue either.
But it's predictable that if you give weapons to jihadis, take away stabililizing governments, then leave your borders open to masses of people unchecked, then the jihadis are going to come back and attack you.
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Amazing how much damage the neocons are still doing even with Democratic Administrations
newthinking
Nov 2015
#39
Words have consequences. "Bring it on!", "Smoke 'em out!" "Let's Roll".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2015
#2
They were not seeking out potentially armed victims. They were seeking civilian victims.
AlbertCat
Nov 2015
#33
Read the April 2004 article in Vanity Fair about the beginning of the War in Iraq.
JDPriestly
Nov 2015
#24
I will never forget that. They WANT us to forget, but they don't get it, how can anyone
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#38
And ordinary people predicted it. Yet some of our so called very smart Reps, did not!
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#37