Barry's latest war effort fails to inspire the DUmp.
another_liberal (6,089 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025351630
We're going back to Iraq to save Christians. It's not about the oil, I'm just sure it isn't. Here we go again, like we don't know where and how this will end. In my considered opinion, we'll end up killing more Muslims than any Christians we might happen to save. And as far as those lovely oil fields in northern Iraq, "Well, it's one, two, three . . . What are we fighting for!"
Star Member The Velveteen Ocelot (37,672 posts)
2. The Yazidis aren't Christians. They practice a very ancient religion related to Zoroastrianism. So whatever this latest thing is about, it isn't about rescuing Christians.
The Muslims hate pagans more than Jews, btw..
VanillaRhapsody (11,494 posts)
7. That was my first thought...WTF they have 3 choices.....Convert, Starve or be Slaughtered.....
I guess they think we should do nothing and watch that happen to 40,000 people? Half of which are CHILDREN
Barry was forced to do something. His poll numbers are dropping.
another_liberal (6,089 posts)
18. I'm all for giving aid to any civilians who are endangered by war . . .It is the talk of renewing our air strikes and other military efforts in Iraq I object to completely.
The Magistrate (84,118 posts)
23. You Mis-Characterized The Report, Sir
You said 'predominantly Christian', supporting this by a link to an article which reported the refugees were ' mostly from the Yazidi minority'. As a general rule, the opinions of people who display ignorance of what they are opining on not only can be, but ought to be, disregarded. Your opinion can be predicted safely in any case: you are against any action a Western country might decide to undertake, and so at best are of no more use than a stopped clock. And it should be noted that now, in the digital age, these are only right once a day --- and I suspect you have already used up that allowance....
If the bolded part were true- we wouldn't pay attention to anything the DUmp says.
The Magistrate (84,118 posts)
46. Are You, Sir, Familiar With The Term 'Reading Comprehension'?
It refers to being able to assimilate the information contained in a written passage. If one reads a paragraph which says ' mostly from the Yazidi minority' and afterwards, asked the import of the passage, answers 'the refugees supposedly trapped on that mountain are predominately Iraqi Christians', one has demonstrated extremely poor reading comprehension. An inability to read and remember suggests similar difficulties may dog employment of logic, and afflict the general base of knowledge a person works from in understanding the world and events.
Mis-statement of large, basic facts about a situation cannot be properly referred to as nit-picking, which is more in the line of complaining how things are spelled, or whether the manufacturer of a piece of equipment is properly named. It is understandable that someone who has mis-stated large, basic facts of a situation would try and claim people who pointed that out were 'nit-picking', but the attempt will only draw further attention to the fact that he or she has mis-stated large and basic facts of the situation, and further erode the pretense he or she has any awareness of what is going on at all. Speaking just as a tactician, you would be better advised just to drop it and try and regroup somewhere else.
Because the next line of attack is your odd formulation 'the refugees supposedly trapped on that mountain'....
I thought the DUmp decided that the term Nit-picking was racist or something?
another_liberal (6,089 posts)
72. Are you really keeping score? Now that is funny.
You should be worried because you dare to criticize the Holy Leader Barry. You are now on the DUmpmonkie watch list.
randys1 (2,952 posts)
4. I have an idea, let the teaparty and Graham and McCain do the dropping and if necessary fighting and bombing.
Ikonoklast (23,342 posts)
77. Do you even know who has contracted for oil exploration and production in Iraq?
BIG HINT: Those contracts have been signed for years already.
Since 2009.
The Chinese were the big winners.
The Chinese currently get most of Iraq's oil, and they are now angling for the contract given to Exxon/Royal Dutch/Shell by Iraq.
If you actually think Obama wants to start a war with China over Iraqi oil, you're sadly mistaken.
another_liberal (6,089 posts)
31. The people of northern Iraq have my sympathy, but our military is not the answer. In my opinion, we are all guilty for not doing more to prevent George Bush's stupid, illegal invasion and occupation. Repeating that mistake now would only prove our nation is as insane as others say it is.
Let the whole world burn for Barry's sake.
