Montecresto
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And I'm simply saying the length of the war is probably a huge factor in people saying this.
Yes, I think there are polls at this time showing support for military operations. I bet, though, support for an invasion such as with Afghanistan and Iraq is much much smaller.
Agreed.
Agreed. The sheeple are easily (mis)led.
Do you think there is any role for the military in the ME? Or do you think it should be completely hands-off?
You may well be correct with your first point. I need to look at this poll further.
I would have said completely hands off from the beginning. But with decades of support now for militant Islamic groups, and the power vacuums that have been created in the last dozen years, we have, again, created for ourselves, and those poor citizens of the Middle East, a problem that is going to require the US military in some fashion. But I am personally sick of this, and want to see the US turn to policies that promote stability and containment of militant Islamists. Our policies have been counter to that with the most recent regime changes and the letting the IS out of the bag more recently. And now then our state department is blaming president Assad for IS when he's getting his ass kicked and has very little power and control left him. The US and other Western powers as well as at least two Arab States have been supporting the militant Islamic groups that president Assad has been fighting, and president Assad gets blamed for allowing IS to flourish and strengthen. So yeah, IS is a problem that our military is likely going to be used against, for me, begrudgingly, and only with the assurances that once we get the lid back on the ME, we begin to advance the policies referred to earlier. But what's the likelihood, I and others with this opinion, will get that? So you see my frustration.