woolley Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/10/us-iraq-security-idUSKBN0EL1H520140610 So Mr Blair, Middle East Peace Envoy, is this preferable to Saddam being in control? Bearing in mind the cost in death and destruction to get where we are now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The last thing they want is for an independent sovereign Arab nation state to rise up and challenge US hegemony in the region. That's why they bombed it to the stone age in the first place -- Mr Hussein was getting uppity. Al CIAda are sent in as agents of chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 There was/is some suggestion that the pre-2003 Iraqi Army are somehow involved in this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 It'll be a fine day when Tony Blair gets his comeuppence. The parasite is now sounding out about moving into the EU in a senior role. That'll be the reason why he converted to Catholicism when he left office then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Bet the Iraqi Govt is missing the US troops now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 There'll be US drones overhead right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 If I was an Ayatollah and wanted to destabilise Iraq to upset NATO and the US then arguably Mosul is the perfect choice. Turkey is not a NATO member and in strategic terms Mosul is a bit of a non-event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Since when is Turkey not a NATO member? Reckon it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 It's also the site of the ancient city of Nineveh. The site of Nineveh is exposed to decay of its reliefs by a lack of proper protective roofing, vandalism and looting holes dug into chamber floors. Future preservation is further compromised by the site's proximity to constantly expanding suburbs. In an October 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund named Nineveh one of 12 sites most "on the verge" of irreparable destruction and loss, citing insufficient management, development pressures and looting as primary causes. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh Seems things will only get worse with Al CIAda in charge. I don't think they're too keen on pre-Islamic art and architecture. On the other hand, the US and others have destroyed much of Iraq's Assyrian and Babylonian heritage already, which is after Britain already robbed a load of it and took it to British museums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Isn't this all part of the conflict between the two major branches of Islam? You can imagine the US might be keen on arming both sides to the edge of their total mutual annihilation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jampton Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Yes Donald, I think Islam is at the point where Christianity was about 500-400 years ago with it big divides. There were long wars in Europe over sucession to thrones over religion, people prepared to be martyrs being burnt at the stakes. We can see it happening in islam now and hope that it does not spill over to the Muslims in Europe. I think it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 It certainly will given the ever growing Muslim population in Europe. Say so and you're racist even though Islam isn't a race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Since when is Turkey not a NATO member? Reckon it is. You're right, I was getting confused (excellent lunch in the local Italian). But it's not that they're going to react too much. It's the Iranians playing a merry little game I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Don't worry - some Foreign Secretaries don't know either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I don't think they're too keen on pre-Islamic art and architecture. On the other hand, the US and others have destroyed much of Iraq's Assyrian and Babylonian heritage already, which is after Britain already robbed a load of it and took it to British museums. Don't knock the British museum. If they hadn't looted a load of stuff from the ancient world no doubt the local original 'owners' would have destroyed it all long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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