Undoubtedly, military action in Syria is a complicated proposition. For one, the U.S. doesn’t recognize Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, and Washington indicated that Assad won’t be consulted if there is a military operation. The U.S. also lacks any sophisticated on-the-ground intelligence like it enjoys with the Iraqi military and Kurds in Iraq, where airstrikes have been underway since last month. Outside the United States, no country is more shaken by the killing of two American journalists than Britain. In Parliament, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed that “a country like ours will not be cowed by barbaric killers”. He said there was no way “to appease” ISIS, but added there would be no “Western-led intervention” against the group. It will not have discussed paying a ransom to free the latest British hostage; the U.K., like the U.S., doesn’t do that on principle. Britain’s next general election is just eight months away, so this is not a good time for Cameron to make an unpopular decision. Any British or American effort to free him is unlikely, although it is believed the attempted rescue of James Foley by U.S. Special Forces several months ago was aimed at releasing several Western hostages. U.K. intelligence officers may already have identified the killer in the video, but capturing or killing him seems a long way off. Discussions of air strikes will be similarly fraught with problems for Britain. For weeks, British Tornado warplanes have flown reconnaissance missions over Northern Iraq but they’ve not dropped bombs. British planes have delivered nine tons of assault rifle ammunition to Kurdish forces, but it’s not British ammunition. It has sent sleeping bags to fighters and humanitarian aid to religious minorities threatened by ISIS. But it will put no boots on the ground or guns in the air – for now. Obama's admission last week that he has no clear strategy against ISIS in Syria applies equally to the UK. Like the U.S., Britain also knows there is little logic in attacking ISIS in Iraq and not in Syria where it has an even stronger grip. Besides, the terror group is busy erasing the border lines between the two countries. Americas are getting the blame for everything when Britain, just as well as Russia, are in this. Just like all the people against my views have your opinions, I have mine. Everything doesn't all fall back on America or what they have done. Sure I agree some of your opinions are right and some are wrong, but in the end it all falls back on America. I don't understand that when Britain and Russia are just as in this as the U.S.
Yes agree iliyah, it is centuries old, but I was referring to the never events. For true history you can go back in time to the Crusades which was a totally unjust war created by the Pope at the time to unifying the Christians countries who were fighting each other and to further increase the power of the papal office but that's a thread for another time. Trying to stay focus on point of this thread right now. Lol
Diamond it doesn't help when bush said at the time "you're either with us or against us in the fight or terror". Why make such a statement, let other countries decide what they want to do without forcing them to pick sides.
Going back in time is too much headache It's why I never payed attention in Hisory class ? @op...did you copy-paste that? Just wondering...lol
another question : are french terorists they killed 1m person in algeria and killed hundreads in lebanon and syria does that make a whole nation terrorists ? bt yeah keep beleaving what u want if mena region is that dangerous ppl can leave
Omg are u kidding me there are little kids over there its ppl that say crap like that is wrong with the world
Better than the Islamic state? I dont behead people. I was going to say about evacuating innocent people first but you wouldnt know whos part of it or not :roll:
I kinda wish I was low stats right now ? Is that bad? Are you just going to assume that because ISIS is doing this in Iraq that ALL Iraquis are part of it? That's just ignorance. A two year old doesn't deserve what's happening over there and it surely is not her fault. The children don't deserve any of it. Neither do the old man or woman looking after them. There are ALWAYS innocent people involved in EVERY situation. To generalize and say "we don't know who is part of them" is ignorance.
Well its true. And like i said. They should try and evacuate innocent people first. But it would probably be difficult.