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originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: dashen
doesn't this negate the "if we leave them now" issue? We didn't leave them, they told us to go. OK. Pack up and come home boys. We will just sell our own oil for a bit.
The poor left wing war mongers will be sad, but WGAF?
Did Trump just accidentally end our forever war in Iraq?
originally posted by: dashen
a reply to: Liquesence
I think he's baiting them into a serious attack so we can take out their oil fields and nuclear sites
Iraq's parliament, meeting for an emergency session, voted on Sunday to expel the thousands of U.S. troops stationed in the country — the latest response to the strike that killed the Soleimani.
The vote still needs the approval of the Iraqi government, which has permitted a U.S. presence in the country to help combat the Islamic State.
Sunni and Kurdish members of parliament boycotted the session, but Shiite parties, many of them Iranian backed, had enough votes to pass the resolution.
The parliament vote on Sunday is nonbinding. The current outgoing government could try to delay the move, but it would be difficult to reject the proposal outright.
Abdul-Mahdi, who resigned in November, has assumed a caretaker role until parliament approves a successor. That could leave the final say on the future of U.S. forces in Iraq to his eventual replacement.
originally posted by: Liquesence
Did Trump just accidentally end our forever war in Iraq?
Unlikely? Can't confirm the below, but if that is what he said...not only is it not going to end a forever war, it's going to escalate it. JFC
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The man is a FN lunatic.
As I said in another thread, purposefully destroying cultural sites will just further enrage them, which is not de-escalation. It's purposeful provocation. I'd also like to add that, not only is that forbidden by DOD, it is the exactly the same types of things that ISIS did: purposefully destroying historical and cultural sites. That's called terrorism.
originally posted by: Jonjonj
originally posted by: Liquesence
Did Trump just accidentally end our forever war in Iraq?
Unlikely? Can't confirm the below, but if that is what he said...not only is it not going to end a forever war, it's going to escalate it. JFC
Link
The man is a FN lunatic.
As I said in another thread, purposefully destroying cultural sites will just further enrage them, which is not de-escalation. It's purposeful provocation. I'd also like to add that, not only is that forbidden by DOD, it is the exactly the same types of things that ISIS did: purposefully destroying historical and cultural sites. That's called terrorism.
So what is wrong with that?
A serious question, if that was indeed said, where is he wrong?
Should he respect rules if they don't ?
Should we not be better than those we condemn for the things we declare as wrong?
If we are talking war, there is only one rule: kill them before they kill us. You really need to understand that.
Could it be thinking about killing me? If yes, kill it.
originally posted by: Jonjonj
a reply to: Liquesence
Should we not be better than those we condemn for the things we declare as wrong?
Why? Being better than them just means being weaker than them.
originally posted by: Liquesence
originally posted by: Jonjonj
a reply to: Liquesence
Should we not be better than those we condemn for the things we declare as wrong?
Why? Being better than them just means being weaker than them.
Do you think it's ok to kill civilians?
Oh, I understand. Does that also include civilians?
Is targeting civilians or becoming as base as those against you're fighting ok? Is it right or wrong, is it acceptable?