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Why fight ISIS?
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Why fight ISIS?
June 10, 2015 at 4:09 pm
I could be missing something, but as far as i'm aware they have about 30,000 men, no ships, no air force and they're surrounded on all sides by countries with much stronger militaries that all oppose them. So what's the worst that could happen if we just do nothing? Surely as soon as they try to fight against one of the countries in the area they'll be destroyed, right?
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 10, 2015 at 4:21 pm
They fuck shit up and kill people
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 10, 2015 at 4:55 pm
(June 10, 2015 at 4:09 pm)Saxmoof Wrote: I could be missing something, but as far as i'm aware they have about 30,000 men, no ships, no air force and they're surrounded on all sides by countries with much stronger militaries that all oppose them. So what's the worst that could happen if we just do nothing? Surely as soon as they try to fight against one of the countries in the area they'll be destroyed, right?

No.  Many of those "countries" are less countries than artificial amalgamations of tribes and religious sects with bone deep mutual grievances.   ISIS has considerable number of wedges it can use to enlarge any preexisting fissures between the religious sects and tribes in each of these countries.    It is by no means certain how well the "much stronger militaries" will retain their cohesions if the social fabrics of the "countries" to which these militaries nominally owe allegiance is tore along tribal and sect lines by ISIS.
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 10, 2015 at 8:25 pm
Quote:Surely as soon as they try to fight against one of the countries in the area they'll be destroyed, right?

You mean, like Syria and Iraq?
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 11, 2015 at 1:22 am
Our man God is busy spreading the good word.
Time the heavy artillery blew the bejesus out of them...
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear.
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 11, 2015 at 1:33 am
(June 11, 2015 at 1:22 am)ignoramus Wrote: Our man God is busy spreading the good word.
Time the heavy artillery blew the bejesus out of them...

Fuck yes.even if they can't defeat us there actions can kill and hurt bystanders so we need to stop them.
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 11, 2015 at 2:31 am
Indeed. Saying "There's not that many of them - what's the worst that can happen?" has worked so well in the past.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 11, 2015 at 2:45 am
Before dealing with them I'd rather find out why, otherwise considered sane people from foreign countries are flying over to join their mindless cruelty.
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 11, 2015 at 3:29 am (This post was last modified: June 11, 2015 at 3:30 am by robvalue.)
(June 11, 2015 at 2:45 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: Before dealing with them I'd rather find out why, otherwise considered sane people from foreign countries are flying over to join their mindless cruelty.

I've heard a lot of Internet grooming goes on Sad How even that is enough is baffling. Some people are easily led.
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RE: Why fight ISIS?
June 11, 2015 at 5:03 am
(June 11, 2015 at 1:22 am)ignoramus Wrote: Our man God is busy spreading the good word.
Time the heavy artillery blew the bejesus out of them...

You should know that god has a problem with Iron.... iron chariots... Jeeps, Humvees, Tanks... it's all iron.
So, he goes to someplace safe, like a football match and lends a helping hand to both teams, as both are praying to the same god.
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