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ISIS is close to the trip wire that could start a forced migration in Europe. (Original Post) CK_John Feb 2015 OP
as in forced migration out ? Nobel_Twaddle_III Feb 2015 #1
Yes, just like the buildup to 1930's all over again. CK_John Feb 2015 #7
Your prediction record is impressive jberryhill Feb 2015 #2
Zero for five million? Yup. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #6
... SidDithers Feb 2015 #18
I hope it's to the Spanish Riviera. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #3
Alex Jones? Is that you? Initech Feb 2015 #4
Have you EVER made an accurate prediction? eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #5
I don't predict just give my opinion on what I think will possibly happen. You should try it. CK_John Feb 2015 #10
Have you EVER given an opinion on what will possibly happen that actually happened? MohRokTah Feb 2015 #11
I don't keep score, what difference does it make. It is what I think right now. CK_John Feb 2015 #12
. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #14
The entire Universe is on the road to collapse jberryhill Feb 2015 #20
Nonsense. No one is falling for Bib's desperate and transparent electioneering pranks. Almost no one. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #8
Didn't have Bib in mind. CK_John Feb 2015 #9
Then your OP is even more incomprehensible muriel_volestrangler Feb 2015 #15
I was thinking about a reaction to ISIS about forcing Islam groups from Europe CK_John Feb 2015 #16
hahahahahaha. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #13
What do you mean? JonLP24 Feb 2015 #17
Your facts and citations are useless here, human jberryhill Feb 2015 #19
I felt there was a good chance I didn't understand his statement JonLP24 Feb 2015 #21
Understand his statement? jberryhill Feb 2015 #22
 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
11. Have you EVER given an opinion on what will possibly happen that actually happened?
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 09:22 PM
Feb 2015

BTW, giving an opinion on what will possibly happen is to make a prediction.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)
12. I don't keep score, what difference does it make. It is what I think right now.
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 09:28 PM
Feb 2015

Like I believe Europe is on the road to collapse.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,390 posts)
15. Then your OP is even more incomprehensible
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 09:35 PM
Feb 2015

At least Netanyahu had talked about European Jews moving to Israel. You haven't attempted to say which parts of Europe, or which communities in Europe, will be involved in this 'forced migration', or where ISIS comes into it. You may as well be saying 'ebola could start a forced migration in Europe' for all the sense it makes.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
17. What do you mean?
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 10:03 PM
Feb 2015

There has been a refugee crisis in Iraq for years but not many places for them to go. Turkey is just about the neutral state taking in refugees, Shias have fled to Iran. A lot of the Iraq Shia refugees that fled to Syria fled back to Iraq after the Syrian civil war. Sunnis, many have fled to Saudi Arabia if not Turkey because it offers safety from Shia militias. Jordan & Egypt have been a major destination for Iraqi refugees. A very low number of Iraqis returned until the Syrian civil war which I already mentioned

Many Iraqis have fled to Kosovo years ago, Iraqis were recently reported as one of the groups Serbia reported troubles regarding the mass exodus from Kosovo to the EU in Hungary. Sweden has been the leading European country in accepting Iraqi refugees.

Sweden wants EU to help with Iraq refugees


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Sweden wants EU to help with Iraq refugees

21 February 2007

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Sweden, known for liberal asylum policies, has seen a surge of refugees from war-torn Iraq in the last year. They are urging the European Union to help shoulder the burden by easing asylum restrictions across the bloc.

According to Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom and EU Affairs Minister Cecilia Malmstrom, Sweden currently accepts more than half of all asylum applications from Iraqis in Europe.

"Sweden can help, but we can't help everybody," they said in a local newspaper.

In 2006, more than 9,000 Iraqis fled their country and came to Sweden seeking shelter, a four times increase over 2005. Sweden's immigration authority expects up to 40,000 Iraqis seeking asylum in 2007.

The Swedish center-right government has refrained from clamping down on immigration, unlike other EU countries. Between 80% and 90% of Iraqi asylum requests were approved in 2006.

An estimated 79,200 Iraqis call Sweden their home, making them the second only to Finnish immigrants. Many Iraqis fled to Sweden during the 90's as well. Current refugees like Sweden because many of their relatives are there and because of the generous refugee policies.

http://www.workpermit.com/news/2007_02_21/sweden/petitions_eu_iraq_refugees.htm

Sweden seems like a great country.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
19. Your facts and citations are useless here, human
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:07 PM
Feb 2015

Do you really think you can refute the power of a one sentence proclamation with a bunch of mere words?

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
21. I felt there was a good chance I didn't understand his statement
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:09 PM
Feb 2015

All I was looking for was an elaborating, mentioned the refugees if refugees if that was his point.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
22. Understand his statement?
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 11:15 PM
Feb 2015

Do you "understand" the sound of the ripple in a pond when a fish takes a fly?

Do you "understand" the sound of rain cascading down a cliff?

In order to find meaning, it must be there. To suppose that the physical forces of nature have a meaning to "understand" is to place yourself outside of the Universe. As a part of the Universe, you can "understand" it no more than your toe can "understand" your heart.

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