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In reply to the discussion: I Support The Actions Described By President Obama Tonight, Ladies And Gentlemen [View all]politicman
(710 posts)So you are arguing that the U.S even though it has committed multiple crimes against humanity with its invasions of Vietnam and Iraq, should act when it sees someone else committing or threatening to commit crimes of humanity?
We have to trust that an immoral nation wants to intervene to stop a potential crime against humanity when that immoral nation has no qualms about committing its own crime against humanity when it is in their interest?
Here's another question for you?
If the U.S conducts airstrikes against ISIS, I can guarantee you that there will be innocent sunni civilians who will become 'collateral damage' in these airstrikes, so I ask you, do these 'collateral damage' matter less than those that Obama says he wants to help?
40,000 Yazidi potentially being slaughtered is bad, but if this escalates as nearly all military adventures do, will you still be on these boards defending this military adventure after 40,000 or more Iraqis have died as a result of a protracted war yet again?