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2015-07-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Turkey fighter jets strike ISIS positions in Syria

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Posted by Fred 2015-07-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 This Chapter: In which the sick man of Europe get's an IV and a shot of Bacardi 151.

Posted by Shipman 2015-07-25 07:24|| 2015-07-25 07:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Do you suppose the new government in Turkey has realized that ISIS is not their friend and all of those wonderful cosmopolitan comforts and treats they enjoy in Istanbul would disappear under the ISIS thumb?

How any westernized ME government with high rise offices, Ferraris, Hermes scarves, Vuitton purses, and modern appliances could support these backward looking 7th century loonies is beyond me.

I think it goes beyond the backward looking ideas preached by Islam, it goes into some self loathing and desire for control. Islam is the key however, the fact they have locked the theology in stone and refuse to interpret the Quran and let the religion evolve is the reason it is in conflict.

I still believe, that Mohammed was influenced by some radical sect Christians who fled the Roman destruction of Jerusalem. As James, Peter, and Paul mention, some early "Christians" were really very far out on the fringe with their belief systems and were purged from the mainstream and chased out of Jerusalem while James was the leader of the church. These groups scattered and some found their way into the Arabian peninsula. I believe Islam is a very bastardized and mutated FUBAR form of Christianity, they won't admit it but large portions of the Quran are taken in whole cloth from some writings of Mark, John, Matthew et al.

That being said, ISIS is a plague and a poison upon this planet and any government or government leader that takes this threat less than very seriously, is putting a nation and all of its citizens in peril...as Turkey as awakened to.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-07-25 10:52|| 2015-07-25 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Article in the WSJ today says Turkey is attacking Kurdish rebels in Iraq now. So, going after ISIS is providing cover for violating Iraq's sovereignty (such as it is) to attack people who are also fighting against ISIS. Everything in the ME is clear as mud.

Posted by M. Murcek 2015-07-25 13:54|| 2015-07-25 13:54|| Front Page Top

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