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re: How do we proactively eradicate ISIS without "continuing pointless war in the Middle East?
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:36 pm to 225bred
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:36 pm to 225bred
quote:How about "pull out altogether and let ISIS destroy itself"
We can't have it both ways. We can't pull out altogether & be isolationist like some of you want AND destroy Isis at the same time.
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Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:38 pm to Iosh
We've seen what ignoring them leads to... exponential growth and spreading to the surrounding areas. Remember when they were just "JV"?....
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:40 pm to Iosh
Be willing to pay a ridiculous amount for oil and gas. Pull out of the Middle East. Isolate it like Cuba or North Korea (possible?).
How much are you willing to pay for gas to stop seeing soldiers in caskets with wives crying over them? frick I will go 6 bucks a gallon.
We'd also have to be willing to turn a blind eye to human atrocities.
How much are you willing to pay for gas to stop seeing soldiers in caskets with wives crying over them? frick I will go 6 bucks a gallon.
We'd also have to be willing to turn a blind eye to human atrocities.
Posted on 3/23/17 at 12:45 pm to Iosh
That won't happen. First ISIS controlled territor is deminishing in the Levant (Syria & Iraq) but rapidly expanding in Yemen and almost all of North Africa.
The only way to rid the region if ISIS is to strengthen the current dictatorships in Syria, Turkey and Iran. All of which are off the table with the exception of Turkey which is distancing itself from the US currently.
The best thing for the US strategy in the ME in my opinion would be to convince Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria to allow a true Krurdish nation. The US could place a division asset there to help stabilize the region. We all know that will never happen.
So next safest bet is to let Assad and Russia flatten ISIS. They have no public outcry like we do when they use total war as a tactic.
The only way to rid the region if ISIS is to strengthen the current dictatorships in Syria, Turkey and Iran. All of which are off the table with the exception of Turkey which is distancing itself from the US currently.
The best thing for the US strategy in the ME in my opinion would be to convince Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria to allow a true Krurdish nation. The US could place a division asset there to help stabilize the region. We all know that will never happen.
So next safest bet is to let Assad and Russia flatten ISIS. They have no public outcry like we do when they use total war as a tactic.
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