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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Lets be frank, we will kill thousands of innocent random Sunnis as we bomb ISIS, and that doesn't factor what the Peshmerga and Shia will do to surviving Sunni after ISIS is wiped out in the name of revenge and holy jihad.
I doubt this ends before another 50 to 100,000 poor saps go to whichever God they believe in, most in indescribably gruesome ways.
Good damn I hate Bush, if one good thing comes out of this I hope someone blows that dimwitted bell end to hell.
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Although the reason for originally going into Iraq was flawed, the world is a better place without Hussain. Problem really is that the Iraqi people, or more so government didn't want the Americans there any longer. Had the Americans been able to keep 10,000 troops there they would have been able to stop ISIS dead in their tracks when they came back over the border from Syria. The pullout was too early and left a huge power vacuum in the country and under this government they have not been inclusive of minorities which allowed ISIS to get as strong as they have. This includes disbanding the armed forces and creating a mainly shia army with no proper training nor desire to do any heavy lifting. When the times got tough they ran like little school girls, they were there for a pay cheque, not to put their lives on the line.
Anyways, going forward what is the course of action? I don't think these pin prick bombings are going to stop ISIS' s lust for blood. More regular bombings and unfortunately maybe NATO or god forbid UN boots on the ground is what will be the game changer. And maybe a peace keeping force will have to stay for a decade after, until these groups can learn to live together and have an inclusive, operational government structure fully in place. We will also have to bomb their bases in Syria so as to not allow them to regroup.
All I know is there is a lot going on in the world right now, none of it good, and most areas are going to get worse over the next months and unfortunately with a group like ISIS we cannot turn our back as it is only a matter of time before they hit the west, especially if we allow them to hold land, further organize and recruit. This is why we need to hit them hard and take care of business or it will end up on our shores one way or another.