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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
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