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el_bryanto

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4. It's an interesting question - bombing is the most hamfisted of ways to intervene

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:42 PM

Jun 2014

is there a place between doing nothing and bombing? a strategy that would work? Probably not. Our reputation is so bad in that region that I can't see any intervention as working.

Even if the UN were to call it a humanitarian crisis and ask for nations to get involved; we'd be better off providing financial support (if that) and stay out of it. And if they did, I think people in that region would just assume that the US manipulated the United Nations.

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Poll: Can the US end the 1400 year old Sunni/Shia conflict by bombing Iraq now? [View all] grahamhgreen Jun 2014 OP

We shouldn't take sides in the Iraqi situation and bombing would put us in an unfortunate lumpy Jun 2014 #1

More like the 3000 year old Babylonian/Persian conflict Coventina Jun 2014 #2

3000 years of hate. Unreal. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #13

Yes Boudica the Lyoness Jun 2014 #3

OMG grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #6

Ha! ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #8

Agreed! Marrah_G Jun 2014 #10

It's an interesting question - bombing is the most hamfisted of ways to intervene el_bryanto Jun 2014 #4

Yes. Leave & fix problems at home before we engage in making a living Hell in the ME. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #17

Seeing that it's a quibble over Muhammad's son vs. Muhammad's uncle... derby378 Jun 2014 #5

No. But, it won't stop them from trying if plays well in the polls. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #7

Only if we kill them all Marrah_G Jun 2014 #9

With enough bombing the conflict could be ended, but the US would need to bomb outside of Iraq. JVS Jun 2014 #11

Sure. Bomb them and they'll unite... mainer Jun 2014 #12

the first two wars didn't, but third time's the charm NightWatcher Jun 2014 #14

Only under certain very limited conditions, the primary focus must be on negotiations. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #15

3 states, everybody gets their own oil. No privatization. & we should GTFO now - grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #16

Negotiations regarding the borders and oil would have to be up to the Iraqis. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #18

Well, that will never happen, in my humble opinion:) grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #19

I believe at this point in time, each party has motivation to see this succeed Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #20

Well, they've had 1400 years to make make peace:( Not sure if they'll listen to the grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #21

For everything there is a season, England and France waged the 100 Years War on and off from Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #22