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Harmony Blue

(3,978 posts)
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 08:41 PM Jun 2014

U.S. should not get involved in the Saudi Arabia/Iran proxy war happening in Iraq period!

And that isn't the only layer to this because you also have the Kurds that want independence. Iran and Turkey will ensure that doesn't happen because they have ethnic Kurds within their respective borders that wish to link with their Iraqi brothers and sisters to form their Kurdistan nation. Iran and Saudi Arabia have a lot of bad blood between each other and Iraq is the home of where the massive schism in Islam occurred.

Stay out!

Bombing Revolutionary guard helps ISIS. Bombing ISIS helps the Revolutionary guard. Both are proven to have links to terror attacks against civilians.

The winning move is not to play!

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U.S. should not get involved in the Saudi Arabia/Iran proxy war happening in Iraq period! (Original Post) Harmony Blue Jun 2014 OP
There is no winning move because this isn't a game. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #1
I agree with you, but I still eel very sorry for the Iraqi's because napi21 Jun 2014 #2
Media bradla Jun 2014 #3
Baghdad & Tenochtitlán, Historical Parallels Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #4
Best move is to stay out of it. roamer65 Jun 2014 #5

Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)
1. There is no winning move because this isn't a game.
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 08:46 PM
Jun 2014

We need to stop viewing foreign intrastate and interstate conflicts within the perspective of the American imperialist endeavor.


napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. I agree with you, but I still eel very sorry for the Iraqi's because
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 09:01 PM
Jun 2014

we destroyed their Country. Saddam was a bad guy, but he kept the lid on things and the people's lives were much better then than they are now. I never wish evil on anyone, but I do wish evil things on Shrub and his cohorts for what they did.

 

bradla

(89 posts)
3. Media
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 09:20 PM
Jun 2014

Media is on their false equivalency crusade. Both George Bush and Barak are to blame for this disaster. Yes, I am sure we would be dealing with issue if we had never invaded Iraq....give me a break.

ISIS will be turned back and all this hysteria will go away. People are acting like they have taken over the entire country. The media always overreacts to situations as they are happening. Do not send one single bomb pres and when it cools down without our use of military force the media can laugh at John Fucking McCain.

I just wish the media had spent this much time looking into the claims of WMDs.



Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)
4. Baghdad & Tenochtitlán, Historical Parallels
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:53 PM
Jun 2014

We have invaded Iraq and visited death and destruction upon its people. We too are motivated by a thirst for black gold, and we also genuinely believe in the moral superiority of our religion. Not since the conquest of Mexico has there been such a lopsided mismatch of weapons. The "war" with Iraq and the siege of Baghdad may not last three weeks but its aftermath will reverberate for countless generations. May the satisfaction of our victory outlast the collective memory of those who are about to receive our Democratic "blessing"

- Sat Nov 06th 2004, 09:59 PM

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Xipe%20Totec/8

roamer65

(36,744 posts)
5. Best move is to stay out of it.
Sat Jun 14, 2014, 11:18 PM
Jun 2014

If we stay out of it, it puts us in a better position to try to broker peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia. This is definitely heading toward a regional ME war if nothing is done on the peace front.

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