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Uncle Joe

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22. For everything there is a season, England and France waged the 100 Years War on and off from

Reply to grahamhgreen (Reply #21)

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:07 PM

Jun 2014

Last edited Tue Jun 24, 2014, 09:41 PM - Edit history (1)

1337 to 1453.

Catholics have massacred Protestants, Protestants have massacred Catholics and war among nations beholding to one such faith or the other has been waged for hundreds of years.

The name "Great Satan" is not static in the Islamic world, it has only stuck because our actions over the past 70-80 years or so have given them cause to believe it, nothing says we can't begin anew.

Above all we must be sincere in our words and actions while putting the people of that region first, what's best for them?

We can offer our honest advice but we must let them decide.

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Poll: Can the US end the 1400 year old Sunni/Shia conflict by bombing Iraq now? [View all] grahamhgreen Jun 2014 OP

We shouldn't take sides in the Iraqi situation and bombing would put us in an unfortunate lumpy Jun 2014 #1

More like the 3000 year old Babylonian/Persian conflict Coventina Jun 2014 #2

3000 years of hate. Unreal. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #13

Yes Boudica the Lyoness Jun 2014 #3

OMG grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #6

Ha! ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #8

Agreed! Marrah_G Jun 2014 #10

It's an interesting question - bombing is the most hamfisted of ways to intervene el_bryanto Jun 2014 #4

Yes. Leave & fix problems at home before we engage in making a living Hell in the ME. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #17

Seeing that it's a quibble over Muhammad's son vs. Muhammad's uncle... derby378 Jun 2014 #5

No. But, it won't stop them from trying if plays well in the polls. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #7

Only if we kill them all Marrah_G Jun 2014 #9

With enough bombing the conflict could be ended, but the US would need to bomb outside of Iraq. JVS Jun 2014 #11

Sure. Bomb them and they'll unite... mainer Jun 2014 #12

the first two wars didn't, but third time's the charm NightWatcher Jun 2014 #14

Only under certain very limited conditions, the primary focus must be on negotiations. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #15

3 states, everybody gets their own oil. No privatization. & we should GTFO now - grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #16

Negotiations regarding the borders and oil would have to be up to the Iraqis. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #18

Well, that will never happen, in my humble opinion:) grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #19

I believe at this point in time, each party has motivation to see this succeed Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #20

Well, they've had 1400 years to make make peace:( Not sure if they'll listen to the grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #21

For everything there is a season, England and France waged the 100 Years War on and off from Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #22