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originally posted by: JAY1980
originally posted by: Wide-Eyes
a reply to: MOMof3
We created this mess. I feel it is our duty as human beings to at least try and clean some of it up.
Agreed! Any critical thinking person could see this would happen. The US and it allies created a void, a power vacuum when we pulled out and this is what moved in. Who would have thunk? You destabilize a nation and leave it's people defenseless the predators and vultures will start circling. Humanity especially the west has an obligation to do something... Along with a formal apology to the people suffering, from our leaders for being so narrow minded and ignorant to the way the world works.
“We have no option but to start negotiations with ISIS to exchange captives. We have their captives and they have ours. Negotiation is they only moral way to deal with this,“ Jabouri said.
originally posted by: FireflyStars
rudaw.net...
I'm really unhappy to see this. 70 relatives of the captive Peshmerga demonstrated to ask their local council to negotiate their release. The council seems to agree it's necessary.
“We have no option but to start negotiations with ISIS to exchange captives. We have their captives and they have ours. Negotiation is they only moral way to deal with this,“ Jabouri said.
It's so unfortunate that they are even considering considering IS' morality. The captives are likely already dead (this seems to be their hostage track record), and the Kurds who negotiate a handover could end up the next round of captives.
It also would mean we'd be looking at the release of IS prisoners who are held by the Peshmerga in 'exchange'.
I know some of our other allies (I'm looking at you, ITALY.) have no problem making swaps, but to see the Kurds forced into this position makes me ill. They have no other resources to negotiate with.