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The Sun poll found that 57% supported air strikes in Iraq....So lets do our own poll.
The Sun poll found that 57% supported air strikes in Iraq....So lets do our own poll.
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ISIS need wiped out.
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I would say yes, with one caveat.
No "Collateral damage" Unfortunately as stated by mw above massive collateral damage is almost inevitable |
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I would love to say yes, but I would prefer GB drew back from international involvement. Spend the savings on restoring our flagging infrastructure, NHS etc.
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Scotland don't want to be part of this, maybe Scotland needs to do an Independence referendum or something and see if the people of Scotland want away from the UK ?
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No.
The analysts are saying there is no point without troops on the ground, and there are no troops on the ground. |
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yes
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The analysts are saying there is no point without troops on the ground, and there are no troops on the ground.
In fact there are syrian army and iranian troops on the ground who have been fighting these terrorist group for years. Unfortunately the west has been arming and supporting those terrorist groups |
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Perhaps they meant our troops. I admit I'm barely following this issue as I've been busy shelving out mu garage.
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probably best to concentrate on doing something useful like that stevie rather than wasting time on here obesessing about UK foreign policy issues
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Ron-Russian
we're sending 6 jets they say, ....we "will" play our little part But what you don't realise Ron...that without those 6 jets IS would blow the entire US air force out of the sky We are vitally needed Ron LOL! |
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The reason we are needed is when the USA does something wrong
it can then say we were not the only ones.....crafty eh? our leaders always fall for it although I am not sure in this case what else we can do |
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We support the USA come what may because one day we may need them to return the favour. It's a sort of insurance policy.
The US need a coalition to give them legitimacy in their actions even though militarily they could do the job themselves. Pretty straightforward I think. |
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A year ago both Cameron and Obama wanted to go to Syria to fight on the side of the bad guys that they now want to fight against. They can't even make their minds up whose side they're on - it took them a year to change sides. Cameron does not represent Great Britain and Obama does not represent the USA (OK, I'll agree that Cameron was actually voted in by the British electorate, but Obama was never a legitimate President, and there is evidence that the last elections there were ****). As much as the Iraqi people need all the help they can get, Why not Nigeria? Why not Sudan? Why not North Korea? Why not umpteen other countries where atrocites are being committed? To Cameron and Obama, right and wrong, good and evil, means nothing! Human life means nothing! It's all about political expediency! Who'll get the most votes for our party? Which country can give us the most oil? How can we retain power?
The question posed on this thread is: Should we support air strikes in Iraq? I seem to remember the same question being posed in around 1990! This is 24 years later. I'd like to counter that by asking my own question. What good has Britain or the USA done in Iraq in the last 24 years? |
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Then word that came up as "****" in my last post was the word "riggged".
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The US need a coalition to give them legitimacy in their actions
Which must mean their actions are NOT legitimate....that is my objection to this although in this case I think they are Of course as our NATO allies we need their protection, does not mean we have to do everything they ask would they withdraw from NATO? , I don't think so In this case I agree though Foinavon |
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Harold Wilson did NOT commit us to Vietnam
Blair committed us to Iraq, but in my opinion that was illegal, so it was wrong We are NOT bound to do everything the USA asks, we should only do it when it is LEGITIMATE |
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We have another constraint, we have a Muslim population of our own
Who do you think they side with?, easy, other Muslims Which is why when we intervene in the M.East we must be scrupulously fair It is ok in N.Iraq I feel, we are removing IS so other Muslims can live their lives in peace We will still IS sympathizers here, but hopefully not too many, that reduces the risk of terrorism to us |
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Cameron says there will be attacks in Britain if we don't go to war, it's an absolute insult to our intelligence, 7/7 happened 2 years after we went into Iraq, and now the terror threat at home is even greater thanks to him, people here were already being radicalised but were travelling to Syria to fight, now what do you think their going to do, they'll fight here, there will be more Lee Rigby's, probably more tube bombings, and God knows what else. The best thing we could have done is said no, unfortunately, 0.00086427457% of the population took the over 99.9991357254% of the country to war, a country heavily in debt that imposes bedroom taxes and benefit cuts at the same time! they're not doing it in my name anyway. Blair was responsible for hundreds of British soldiers dying, and now Cameron seems desperate to follow his hero.
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No mention of Thatcher sending a few thousand men to their deaths all for a bit of land that We didn't really need(and still don't)
But she was in power and felt the need to try to win votes. Please don't make out Blair was the first to do it. |
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They really are clueless morons,about time dave resigned I think it won't be far away anyway!!The time is nigh.
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I couldn't give a toss if Cameron goes.I'm not Pro him.
I'm just stating facts about what happened in history. |
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If you look back far enough you will realise while at the time people thought Maggie was making the Country a better place,she actually wrecked it for millions of people.
The Witch is gone,but her spell lives on! |
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I don't remember making out he was the first, I am against war full stop, falklands war was about protecting British people being invaded on a British owned Island by a country that should give up the land they invaded (argentina) before they start invading ours, it was different as we were protecting ourselves, this and Iraq 03 is an international problem in which we have given more than our fair share of blood and money. As foinavon says, it's a a political move dressed up as necessary, for the sake of British people LOL, he really think we'er all a bit thick. I am no fan of thatcher btw. or the tories.
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If he see's the way I spell 'we're', then he really will think I'm a bit thick
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Whereabouts are the Falkland Islands ?
What claim did England have to them,and why ? Because Maggie said so ? "Protecting British People" wasn't ours to start with,and how many do you think the Falklands was inhabited by both then and now ? Do you think that was a worth while War ? I'm from Southern England by the way,so it's not like I'm a bitter Northerner for hating her(although I totally get why they do so much) She ruined this Country. Full stop! |
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History and facts aren't your strong point I see. Firstly England doesn't have any claim to the Falkland Islands but the UK does. Secondly we were defending the Falklands from an illegal invasion. Thirdly the Falkland Islands have been under UK control since before Argentina existed as an independent country. And finally the Islands are self governed, the UK only being responsible for foreign affairs and defence, and the inhabitants voted almost 100% to remain British. Would be good if you knew what you were talking about before attacking. |
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Is there not an equivalent of Gowdwin's law that states that whatever disaster or misfortune befalls the world, as an internet discussion on said disaster grows longer, the probability that someone will blame Maggie approaches 1?
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And people forget the stranglehold that the communist controlled unions had on the UK when MT came into power.
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You are obviously quite young and do not remember the falklands war but that is really no excuse for coming on here and spouting total bollox presented as 'facts' Your distortion history is jaw dropping |
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The poll on CC is an overwhelming NO
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100% NO
http://bit.ly/1uVTckD |
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BOMB THE LOT OF THEM.
what nationality are the big bad ISIS again? |
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probably a no from me, but now they've been given a job let me wish the RAF Tornado crews Godspeed, good luck & good hunting. Tally ho!
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Well yes whilst the terrorist groups are fighting and killing each other and not president assad the divide and conquer principle should make it easier for the Syrian army to retake control of there country
However the best solution in my view to eventiually get rid of all these terrorist groups from the area would be to leave it to the syrian army and thetr allies the iranians who have the boots on the ground and the will and the legitimacy to defeat these terrorists in syria That of course will not happen because the west ultimately wants rid of the present syrian and iranian governments and to install western puppets in those countrys so they will continue arming the rebels and pouring more petrol on the flames In the meanwhile the casualty list is ever increasing and the war drags on .... |
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Yes.
Good to see that cruise missiles on the Aircraft carriers have moved in closer just in case it gets out of hand. |
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The simple answer is to give Syria the opportunity and arms to do the job on the logic that they can do the dirty work that we recoil from. Anything else will only encourage the ISIS mob to kill and murder more innocent civilians.
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meanwhile at the conference.
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