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originally posted by: teslarocksHas anyone heard of these evildoers before last week? How did they get their arms, their nice Toyota trucks, their money to operate,etc... What is the endgame here? Who is backing them up?
originally posted by: khnum
a reply to: teslarocks
ISIS has been around since 2003,its current leader Abu al Bagdhadi took over in 2010,he has bachelor,masters and doctorate levels in muslim studies so he no doubt knows the Quoran chapter and verse and can bedazzle the peons with bs,he was released from custody in 2009 but by October 2011 he gets a ten million dollar bounty on his head only Al-Zawhiri has a bigger bounty,the man claims to be a direct descendant of Mohammed and his forces have grown from 2500 in 2012 to 50 000 now.
Now there are some interesting questions why would the US wish to topple the Assad regime knowing full well a man with a ten million dollar bounty on his head might fill the vacuum,why have there been no repurcussions for the financiers?there were no terrorists in Iraq when Bush invaded but there sure as hell are now,most curious is now you have a genuine war on terror available but no one is interested in fighting it other than Iran.
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: teslarocks
Has anyone heard of these evildoers before last week?
From what I understand they are relatively new and sprang up from the conflict in Syria , there are reports that they were funded by the west so nothing new there.
I am aware of what is happening but i lack the skills and resources to present it in a way that would be popular to all. There are many among us that do not have the same problems i have with reaching all.
originally posted by: demus
you can open your eyes, as well as others.
put the countries that I mentioned in google search - news and check what is happening.
it's not so hard.
originally posted by: jimmyx
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: teslarocks
Has anyone heard of these evildoers before last week?
From what I understand they are relatively new and sprang up from the conflict in Syria , there are reports that they were funded by the west so nothing new there.
well if they were peaceful, and did not want to kill each other, they could have refused the funding...but that takes brains, courage, and a little self-interested common sense. these conflicts ARE ALWAYS the fault of the west (sarcasm)...even back before there was a "west". these people need to friggin' work together peacefully...otherwise, let them kill each other like they have been doing for centuries....
originally posted by: deadeyedick
I am aware of what is happening but i lack the skills and resources to present it in a way that would be popular to all. There are many among us that do not have the same problems i have with reaching all.
originally posted by: demus
you can open your eyes, as well as others.
put the countries that I mentioned in google search - news and check what is happening.
it's not so hard.
originally posted by: DelMarvel
Yes, they have been in the news for some time. They have also been called "Al Queda in Iraq and Syria" or "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant."
They are the Islamic fundamentalists that have made the U.S. and the west cautious about funding and arming the Syrian opposition for fear weapons could wind up in the hands of extremists. I'm sure you've heard of that?