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originally posted by: skunkape23
Meth. Not even once. Those guys are in for one hell of a come down.
BINGO!
originally posted by: Dr UAE
so ISIS is now bringing all the players in one region , hmmm sounds like Armageddon
originally posted by: anticitizen
...and meanwhile ISIS oil trade and ISIS banks are doing pretty good.
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
originally posted by: anticitizen
...and meanwhile ISIS oil trade and ISIS banks are doing pretty good.
...and Trump stated he would investigate the bankers involved in the oil trade and figure out who is funneling money to these extremists...
originally posted by: BMorris
TL;DR
But to respond to the question as to why they haven't been stamped on yet..
Realistically, there's nothing to "stamp on". ISIS are not an army, nor a nation. They are fighting a guerilla campaign for an ideal. You can bomb their current capital back to the stone age, their capital will just reappear elsewhere. You can kill their current leaders, others will just take their place.
There is no fast "boots on the ground" solution to this campaign. This is a long haul one.
originally posted by: crazyewok
Looks like china will now be officialy entering the fray.
To what extent who knows?
But if the UN votes for joint action now I dont see anyone useing there veto power unless its the USA.
France will be in, Russia in, China now, UK will be in. So that just leaves the US of A and were they will stand.
You have to give ISIS one thing, they keep there foreign policy very simple. War with everyone. Bet they save a fortune on Embassy costs!
Cant see them surviving if they piss off the entire world.
Which leaves the queations who is suppprting them? And we all know that...the Saudis!
originally posted by: crazyewok
China will join the war on ISIS after four of its citizens were killed by Islamist terror groups in two separate attacks last week.
The vow comes after ISIS claimed to have killed Beijing man Fan Jinghui, 50, alongside Norwegian national Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, who were feared to have been taken hostage in September.
Chinese President Xi Jinping: "China will strengthen cooperation with the international community, resolutely crack down on violent terrorist operations that devastate innocent lives and safeguard world peace and security."
Chin a declares war on ISIS after terrorists claim to have executed Chinese hostage
Looks like china will now be officialy entering the fray.
To what extent who knows?
But if the UN votes for joint action now I dont see anyone useing there veto power unless its the USA.
France will be in, Russia in, China now, UK will be in. So that just leaves the US of A and were they will stand.
You have to give ISIS one thing, they keep there foreign policy very simple. War with everyone. Bet they save a fortune on Embassy costs!
Cant see them surviving if they piss off the entire world.
Which leaves the queations who is suppprting them? And we all know that...the Saudis!
originally posted by: Belgianbloke
The whole damn world against a small radical group and they still can't prevent #.
Nope, nothing wrong here.
People aren't calling it a WW3 but you gotta ask, which major nation isn't involved about now?
originally posted by: damingus
BINGO!
originally posted by: Dr UAE
so ISIS is now bringing all the players in one region , hmmm sounds like Armageddon
I've been wondering this for a long time. What if they are luring in every nation from around the world to one place, then boom, nuclear bomb goes off?! Scary to think what could happen....