02-07-2015, 03:08 AM
(02-06-2015, 03:27 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: I don't know Mo, crucifying children, burying children alive, throwing people off buildings, stoning people and now, burning people alive.
Glad you find it so easy to just shrug that stuff off.
And I'm not saying the U.S. should necessarily lead the way here. Countries like Jordan are taking prominent roles, but Saudi Arabia is the wildcard. Sunni's like IS, it'll be difficult for them to take up arms I believe.
As President, Obama needs to be more of a leader, devising game plans, etc, because as you're aware, the history of our country DOES revolve around lending a helping hand, wherever needed.
Folks like you suggest it's merely because we're serving our interests only, and is a couple of instances it's be hard to argue.
In the case of IS, it looks like this is spreading rapidly. Most rationale, humane people can't tolerate a 'state' conducting itself in this manner.
As for Mexico, because very one loves to bring them up, they are actually improving internally. Yes, the beheadings were shocking, but we're mainly relegated to drug cartel violence against each other, not slaughtering people who don't agree with a certain ideology (IS).
It's a war scenario. Remember when the Russians put bombs into Barbie Dolls in Afghanistan for the kids to pick up? Or Pol Pot's guys shoving pencils thru the ears of kids who attended schools in Vietnam that time? Or maybe all those hundreds of kids that just got killed by Israel recently?
No, it's nothing to do with easy to shrug off. Why the heck are your guys ain't running thru the jungles after Boko Harram? Same thing, no?
But you can't, because that very wild card, Saudi Arabia, has got you to be their very own body guard. And they are obviously paying well. They don't have to do anything because they got you.
No, it's sure not "wherever" your help is needed and it would be very naive to think that way. Either it is financially lucrative, like the Iraq war being a massive money machine for Halliburton alone, or strategically location wise important. Hence here Yemen with the entrance to the Red Sea.
If it would be wherever your help is needed perhaps your presence would be more felt in Africa. But wait, it was. About 30 years ago in Somalia when it was about exploring all the oil fields there, leading to that famous Black Hawk incident later on. And then that's it. Much easier to deal with the Saudi's then some nut case Somali's.
My point is that if you have trouble in your neighbourhood it must be taken care of by the very neighbour's and not some wild bunch of fancy dressed Hell's Angels that ride into town everytime something happens. Why? Because those Hell's Angels will eventually leave and talk more about their local pubs back home and how much they would wish to be there instead of having to deal with these obviously manic morons here.
The Kurds kicked ass first, and it took ages for anybody coming to their assistance, and now, bless them, Jordan is on a trip. Even the UAE is getting involved and standing up, but the longest serving buddy of the States, the Saudi's, will just sit on their fat asses and giggle about it all.
And you let them.
Now saying that it is more acceptable to slaughter large amounts of people because it's drug related instead of ideology related is a bit harsh, no? To me anybody doing such, killing innocent folks for whatever reason, should be hung up by their balls for a communal pinjata session.
Anyway, am quite curious what's going to happen around these areas down the road as also here the Hooters have fully taken over the capital and we had wonderful celebrations in town last night.
All I want is a proper Chili's close by with draft Beer and jugs of Margharita's, is that so much to ask for?!