fulltimestudent
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kaik: ISIS is not solvable in the present distribution of the coalition forces. The only better resolution is to give a Kurds own statehood at the expense of Syria, Iraq, and Turkey. Turkey does not want it and is fighting Kurds. Arabs, Irans are also against each other. Russia is supporting own fraction in Syria, while West another. Any direct land intervention would only mean escalation of war into states friendly to USA like Turkey and Jordan.
I agree also, because there will not be a realistic solution until the Kurds can gain independence. You are quite right, Turkey is the main opponent of Kurdish independence, because they would lose part of their territory.
Thank you for pointing out the great power role in the conflict. The west began to enter the conflict when (see the comic strip explanation I posted earlier) when they saw a chance to overthrow the existing Syrian Assad government. They were supported in this by the Saudi Arabians who saw a chance to weaken Iran who were supported by the Assad government.
We can further note that the West always acts on short term impulse, never with a long term goal in mind. Everything they have done in the Middle East from 1919 onward has contributed to the rise of a vicious and fanatical Muslim determination to end western influence. Ninety years of chickens (which have morphed into monsters) are coming home to rest for failed western policies, and I fear for the consequences.
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Diogenesister: It's crazy that Turkey is fighting the Kurds. Turkey has to face reality, the Kurds need their own homeland, any fool can see that. They have been victims of persecution for decades and more. Once they have their Kurdistan home they will be an allay of the west & a further bulwark against isis.
I agree, but please don't forget the history at the back of the story. The seeds of the Kurd's difficulties were sown in the botched peace treaty concocted by the victors (primarily the British and French) in WW1. They rewarded themselves, by taking the freedom of others (who were essentially innocent in the war). The Brits took Iraq, a fabricated artificial state, comprising three different etho-religious groups, probably because, they could play each group against the other making it easier to rule, and used terror to maintain their hold. Why? Because they had converted the British navy to oil as a fuel, and their new territory had lots of that. The French gave themselves Syria, so if you want to know more look at how they ruled the country and its subsequent history.
As, a sidenote, the failed Versailles Treaty, probably did as much as anything to bring about the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil war, and the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in October 1949.
The Versailles agreement gave a chunk of China to Japan, setting off great unrest in China and the so-called May 4 movement. Within a few years the Communist Party of China was formed and the influential Chinese leader in the south, Sun Yatsen was asking the Comintern to help him in China. That was at least the second time, that Sun Yatsen felt betrayed by the West. The first time, was when the Phillipines were fighting for freedom against the Spanish and a stupid gungho, President MacKinley decided he'd invade the Phillipines.
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How did this crisis erupt (slowly) and whose at fault -1
The lead into the strip, notes:
Wars are complex. They come out of nowhere and all of a sudden, people you've never heard of are killing each other on the evening news. Here's what you need to know about the war in Syria — and it's not oil or religion. It's something that we're all creating together.
You may have to click on the link, as I'm not sure that it will automatically appear.
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The whole family did drown, along with others.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/02/us-europe-migrants-turkey-idUSKCN0R20IJ20150902
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If you have not seen that image yet, it shows a young Syrian boy who drowned (possibly with his whole family) during their attempt to flee Syria and reach Greece.
If Donald Trump thinks the USA has a (economic?) refugee problem, then he ought to take a trip to Europe.
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bloody religion !!! how could any sane people do this - 2 girls to be raped as a punishment for their brother's "crime."
by fulltimestudent inbeen sitting on this for a few days, confining my anger, to an area where i can control it.. two indian sisters to be raped as 'punishment' after brother eloped.
two sisters in india - one aged only 15 years - are to be raped as "punishment" for their brother running away with a married woman from a higher caste in the latest case to shock the country.meenakshi kumari, who is 23, and her younger sister, will then be paraded naked with their faces blackened through the streets, according to a ruling from the all-male village council.. the family are from the dalit caste, historically known as "untouchables".
however, the brother fell in love with a woman from the higher, jat, caste.
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Anything we know, is just the tip of the iceberg.
The caste system (upper class, and the Dalits or untouchables) is part of the Hindu worldview.
This video is from an Indian TV news.
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Is the Koran (or, parts of it) older than Muhammad?
by fulltimestudent inislamic tradition rests on a foundation of the (claimed) writings of muhammad, that we know as the koran (or, quran).
so in that view believers see him restoring the original monotheistic faith of all the prophets ( of the west asian tradition).. its important to know that muhammad was born in mecca (in arabia) somewhere around 570 ce.
his parents died when he was young, and he was given into the care of his uncle abu talib.
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The topic intrigues me because there is some contention regarding the traditions associated with the beginnings of Islam.
A german academic, himself a convert to Islam, has contested the authenticity of Muhammad. I find it difficult to go that far, but can wonder if it all happened as Muhammad claims.
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