Gee; has anyone else noticed a certain or at least apparent alliance between Communism and Jihaddistan lately - or am I the only one?
Which ever one is culpable in this case, they are not showing a lot of intelligence in going after the Turks.
Unless the Turks have been considerably politically co-rectified since the last time we checked, messing with them has never historically been conducive to longevity.
If the Jihaddis are REALLY stoopid, they'll follow up their recent TV reality series on Al-JiZZeera of "headless American" and "Headless Korean" with "Headless Turk".
I'd like to see what happens to their ratings when they do.
If these savages think that they can kick Koreans and Turks around like they do Americans with brutal abandon, then they might just have another think coming.
We called in an air-strike on a "safe-house" after one of ours was beheaded; I suspect the Turks would rather fan out through Falluja and go a-head-hunting. It won't be pretty when the sun comes up the next morning.
They seem to know how to do business according to 5th Century rules every bit as well as the "insurgents" do - maybe even a tad better.
What do you think?
I think the Turks have had far more experience with terrorism, and the US would have had 80,000 Turks with them in Iraq now had the US cabinet not rejected the Turkish demand to match the US troop strength coming in from the north with Turkish troops.
I think you folks are far too preoccupied with jihadis, which is just as bad a mistake as your having thought that the end of the cold war provided you with a "peace dividend."
I think that when we get mad, no matter who or what we are, we are capable of some pretty damned horrific deeds. But we have to get to that point first, and that point is a bit further ahead.
I also think that the US should prepare her nationals better before sending them over there to Iraq. Any hostage who starts to pray when the call to prayer is heard has been getting to keep their head.
Like I've been saying since before this operation started.. We're going to be the ones to get stuck cleaning up this mess.
"Gee; has anyone else noticed a certain or at least apparent alliance between Communism and Jihaddistan lately - or am I the only one?
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Both systems are utopian and breed hatred. The best way to collapse them is from within, not through direct confrontation. The methods we have been using so far, ie. police action, modern warfare, intelligence gathering, are having some effect. We are treating the symptoms though, not curing the disease. Utopian people of violence, seek ways to destroy innocents, use prehistoric thinking in warfare, and have no consideration for civilization. Their system must be brought to its knees from their own people, just like communism. Otherwise, this will never end.