Bush the Turd

[abaris]

I'm not sure I agree with this. As much as I hate to see us further eganged in combat, we went in and destablized the region, so I think we bear some responsibility when it descends into chaos, especially when it's due to such a large threat like ISIS. I think providing some sort of support is just the price we have to pay for starting an unjust invasion into a soveriegn country.

Think of it as an Islamic country. Going in did create the situation in more ways than one. Iraq contains some of the most holy sites of the Shia. Najaf and Karbala. Going in with "christian" troops was and still is considered an insult. Most of all going in invokes religious as well as nationalistic feelings against the ones invading. Bush and his advisors - a term I use very loosely - weren't aware of that (which would speak volumes about their quality) or just didn't care.

If you don't want to worsen the situation by adding even more fuel to the fire, it has to be muslims fighting it out. The Kurds are determined but are under pressure from the asswipe turkish regime, which in turn is a NATO partner to make things more interesting.

Air strikes causing civilian casualties are bad enough, but another Western ground assault is the same as running a PR campaign for the recruitment of extremists.