Posted on 05/15/2015 6:30:27 AM PDT by C19fan
Islamic State terrorists advanced to the gates of ancient Palmyra on Thursday, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the jihadists have already wreaked in Iraq. As it overran nearby villages, IS executed 26 civilians - 10 of whom were beheaded - for 'collaborating with the regime,' the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Irina Bokova, head of the UN's cultural body UNESCO, called on Syrian troops and extremists to spare Palmyra, saying it 'represents an irreplaceable treasure for the Syrian people, and the world.'
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Can we please start arming the Syrians now? Assad may be a bastard, but he needs to restore order, and if that means smashing them with an iron fist, so be it. Its the only way Arabs can be governed anyway.
I assume any temple in the city will be razed by the animals.
The next POTUS is going to have some kill-count to put this genie back in the bottle.
And I thought the Taliban was bad.
The so-called moderate mooselimbs are the sea in which ISIS swims and grows strong.
Islam must be eradicated. Not saying all mooselimbs must be killed...just those that won’t convert.
TOTALLY agree, arm Assad. He may be an sob, but he’s OUR SOB. Or could be.
As for Palmyra, this is a treasure beyond measure. Laying it to waste would be like tearing down the Acropolis in Athens, or the forum in Rome, Machu Pichu in Peru. The Syrian government, when they had one, administered and protected Palmya, which was a crossroads city that grew from humble beginnings as an oasis on caravan routes plying their way from the far east to the west, and on to Rome. The cultures of the world met and traded there, religions of all kinds had temples. This was pre-Christian.
Anyway, it’s a spectacular place and I’m hoping and praying that the isis MORONS do not blast it to smithereens.
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