Originally Posted by
Ele
So, your strategy for peace in the Middle East is to do what we've been doing since the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and just clamp down on dissent?
Basically, yes. It's better than having an openly hostile ISIS controlling most of the Middle East. Disturbing the hornet's nest achieved nothing but civil war and a hostile force emerging.
Originally Posted by
Ele
The borders of the Middle East need to readjust back to their natural frontiers. This can happen through war between the Middle Eastern nations/NSAs or perhaps through some big endogenic political summit. Whichever way it happens, the West should not be involved in it. Us perpetuating the unnatural borders we established for our own gain will never bring the Middle East peace. The very best thing we can do is cease all military involvement.
ISIS is well equipped and has a significant amount of manpower. Unless you'd like to see a new Caliphate emerging, there needs to be an intervention. You forget that the West created this situation, ISIS is hostile towards the west and if we ever let them solidify their position, we'll have daily suicide bombings on our hands. Stuff has nothing to do with being unhappy with your government at the moment, these guys want to build an empire.
Restoring the natural borders is a good idea, but forcibly balkanizing the remnants of Iraq along ethnic lines is also plausible.
Last edited by ynvaser; Sep 1, 2015 at 09:53 PM.