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originally posted by: DeadSeraph
a reply to: Rosinitiate
Has it ever occurred to you that you might be doing exactly what you are intended to be doing? Is it not just a bit weird that ISIS was allowed to operate unchecked for so long? Or that the mainstream media has largely been silent on their activities? Is it not just a little bit strange that they were practically gifted U.S equipment they took from Iraqi forces while Obama literally stood by and did nothing?
You claim it is all by design, but by who's? How is it you are so confident you are on the right side when it would seem the international community also sides with you at the moment? Certainly NATO hasn't become involved (when they were gung ho in Libya) and the U.N hasn't even batted an eyelash...
Could it be you who is towing the party line?
originally posted by: stumason
originally posted by: DeadSeraph
Has it ever occurred to you that you might be doing exactly what you are intended to be doing? Is it not just a bit weird that ISIS was allowed to operate unchecked for so long? Or that the mainstream media has largely been silent on their activities? Is it not just a little bit strange that they were practically gifted U.S equipment they took from Iraqi forces while Obama literally stood by and did nothing?
I don't believe for one moment that ISIS was "allowed to operate unchecked" nor that "the mainstream media has largely been silent on their activities" - perhaps in the US but that is hardly surprising - there have been many articles and video's from European news outlets going back to 2012 on the activities of ISIS. Being unaware of such coverage doesn't mean such coverage doesn't exist.
Not to mention they were considered a spent force after their previous incarnation of Al Qaeda in Iraq was defeated with the Sunni Awakening and the US surge - they went underground for a few years, popping up for the occasional kidnapping or car bombing, until Syria gave them fertile ground to re-invent themselves.
originally posted by: stumason
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
The issue is ISIS was manufactured for the sole purpose of the citizenry of the world to unite against them.
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
As you know as alluded to, there is much to gain by certain ME powers that also happen to play nicely with the west. This isn't coincidence and if we just fall inline to the "crisis" construct then it is us who will lose in the long run.
I don't believe for a second that ISIS just "got out of control" neither, they are doing exactly what they were meant to be doing and ginning up the opposition as planned
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
I am not advocating we just turn our backs, the world needs to investigate and get to the truth and hold those responsible for manufacturing this crisis. Of course as history has shown this won't be the case.
And while the world "investigates" the money trail, what happens on the ground? We should obliterate these animals where they are before they really get their teeth into some power.
originally posted by: DeadSeraph
a reply to: Rosinitiate
Has it ever occurred to you that you might be doing exactly what you are intended to be doing? Is it not just a bit weird that ISIS was allowed to operate unchecked for so long? Or that the mainstream media has largely been silent on their activities? Is it not just a little bit strange that they were practically gifted U.S equipment they took from Iraqi forces while Obama literally stood by and did nothing?
You claim it is all by design, but by who's? How is it you are so confident you are on the right side when it would seem the international community also sides with you at the moment? Certainly NATO hasn't become involved (when they were gung ho in Libya) and the U.N hasn't even batted an eyelash...
Could it be you who is towing the party line?
originally posted by: DeadSeraph
Bingo. Bolded for emphasis. There is a disturbing lack of action over these atrocities precisely because of Syria. For whatever reason, it would seem the power brokers care more about dethroning Assad than they do about ISIS and it's rise to power.
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
No but if the international community got together the funneling of US made weapons to ISIS can stop rather quickly. That of course would be a huge start.
originally posted by: stumason
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
No but if the international community got together the funneling of US made weapons to ISIS can stop rather quickly. That of course would be a huge start.
What US made weapons? If they are getting any, it is either looted from the Iraqi's or sent via Saudi/Qatar. If you're implying the US is funnelling them directly, I wouldn't believe it.
For the most part, the ISIS "soldiers" seem to be touting the standard kit for any irregular force - Russian (or Russian derived) weaponry such as the AK, RPG-7 and big, hefty AAA guns on the back of Hilux's.
originally posted by: stumason
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
No but if the international community got together the funneling of US made weapons to ISIS can stop rather quickly. That of course would be a huge start.
What US made weapons? If they are getting any, it is either looted from the Iraqi's or sent via Saudi/Qatar. If you're implying the US is funnelling them directly, I wouldn't believe it.
For the most part, the ISIS "soldiers" seem to be touting the standard kit for any irregular force - Russian (or Russian derived) weaponry such as the AK, RPG-7 and big, hefty AAA guns on the back of Hilux's.
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
Let me guess, you're prone to making assumptions. My position is and has been clear.
Yes ISIS is evil and yes they must be stopped but playing into the trap of the elite bankers planning this is stupid and counter intuitive. Believe what you want, the machines of war are turning regardless of what I write or what you believe.
originally posted by: opethPA
Their is a segment of poster here on ATS that 100% refuses to believe their are bad, horrible, sinister, violent people in the world unless they are controlled by some faction of the TPTB, Illuminati, Masons, CIA, NSA, FBI, Insert some other American agency here. Random acts of violence don't happen for those people and they are just as scary to me as the folks that never see anything but randomness.
originally posted by: TDawgRex
These are also the same people who blame others because their electricity was cut off due to their not paying the bill, demanding high wages for doing little work, and just generally never take responsibility for themselves...because it's always some one elses fault.