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muriel_volestrangler

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12. mostly by, as I said, other Muslims

Reply to malaise (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 08:05 AM

Dec 2015

so that it can't be described as 'a genocide of Muslims', nor by the West. The deaths of up to 6 million in the DRC in the last 20 years were not 'a genocide of Christians'.

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4 Million Muslims Killed In Western Wars: Should We Call It Genocide? Aug 2015 [View all] mitty14u2 Dec 2015 OP

It could be Kalidurga Dec 2015 #1

Right now we are not in a major leadership role on the war overseas yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #2

We still have too many bases Kalidurga Dec 2015 #5

During the Iran-Iraq War, the Reagan-Bush Admin. was open leveymg Dec 2015 #3

The 4M figure is pure crap Yorktown Dec 2015 #4

Really now malaise Dec 2015 #6

If I sell a gun to someone who ends up using it, am I a murderer? Yorktown Dec 2015 #7

Murderer? Some here say yes. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #13

Well, these folks are extreme. Yorktown Dec 2015 #14

Only some. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #17

Back to your original point to me Yorktown Dec 2015 #18

I am a non-murderous gun owner. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #24

The US deliberately seeks out and arms the worst elements in the Middle East. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #25

It is arrogance to believe everyone is a puppet of the malefic USA empire Yorktown Dec 2015 #30

Saudi Arabia is one of the villains in this equation. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #31

The decadence of the Muslim world started before the USA even existed Yorktown Dec 2015 #32

No, 'genocide' involves intention and agency muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #9

Well credible sources suggest that over one million malaise Dec 2015 #10

mostly by, as I said, other Muslims muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #12

Hear, hear. Yorktown Dec 2015 #15

Where did Saddam get that gas? The West provided it so Iraq could gas Iranians. leveymg Dec 2015 #22

It would be interesting to see how much Muslims were killed due to the policies of the Assad, still_one Dec 2015 #27

Add to that the 1 to 1.5 million Afghans killed during the Soviet invasion and occupation. n/t pampango Dec 2015 #8

Sure we should. Absolutely. nt. polly7 Dec 2015 #11

What does the term Genocide refer to? I thought it was a deliberate attempt to eradicate a el_bryanto Dec 2015 #16

Genocidal activities include arming and assisting ethnic groups trying to wipe out rival ethnics. leveymg Dec 2015 #23

If it was genocide, we'd have finished the job in a month. randome Dec 2015 #19

No. kiva Dec 2015 #20

For oil. Octafish Dec 2015 #21

No Marrah_G Dec 2015 #26

Muslims don't need the West to kill each other. Throd Dec 2015 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #29