Maybe the middle east needs an international police force?

[Zebo]

What you need a draft for? We are already way bloated. ISIS is reported to have 1000 members and controls wide swaths of Iraq and Syria. You think colonialism had divisions upon divisions of men controlling millions? Nah read you history. Methodology and technology are more important than men.

 

[Thebobo]

(1) "not bombing each other". As in fighting other religious groups. It should be obvious why your example does not refute that

(2) "February 2, 1998", it should be obvious why using an example from 16 years ago basically makes TH's point for him.

You dont know the religion of the folks radicals like Army of God killed or hurt.

There they many current ones. Rather then copy and past here ya go...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Perhaps select women first to even out the unequal military shouldered by men in the past?

Have you served in the military? If not, my daughter has done what you weren't man enough to do.

 

[kage69]

Perhaps select women first to even out the unequal military shouldered by men in the past?

I've never had a more overwhelming sense of pity for a post's creator than I do right now after reading that.


It's been said before, but seriously, get help. The hubris with comprehension fail resulting in Bowfinger, eskimospy and others repeatedly curbstomping your arguments is one thing, but this fixation of yours just can't be healthy. Don't you get tired of sounding like you probably got your ass kicked by a girl or left at the alter?

 

[Slew Foot]

We shouldn't get involved at all, just let them battle it out. Doesn't involve us.

Get the hell out, let them kill each other. Muslims always need someone to fight with, if we're there, theyll fight us, if we're not, they fight the closest person they can find.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Policing religious factions? Yeah...that's a good one! HAHAAAAA

Just look at the United States itself, as a microcosm exhibit; with the mormons, baptists, catholics, etc. and so on. Try to police that.

Sorry to say that I brand you as the laughing stock of Anandtech Forums.

corrected for accuracy -- Just look at the United States itself, as a microcosm exhibit; with the atheists, mormons, baptists, catholics, etc. and so on. Try to police that.

 

[rudder]

The U.S. needs to be digging up Saddam Hussein and seeing if we can bring him back to life. Sad... but along with Mubarak and Qaddafi they at least beat the population into submission. Holy hell the middle east is a sad place. We shouldn't be so quick to want to rid Syria of Assad either.

 

[Thebobo]

Wonder how many Iraqis have seen the south park movie.

 

[senseamp]

What the Middle East needs is for US to clandestinely go after the rich Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia and other places who are actively funding these various extremist groups around the world with impunity. To basically make it abundantly clear that you cannot cross the US without a significant cut to your life expectancy, regardless of who you are.

 

[MongGrel]

With the way our world is intertwined maybe the United Nations should keep an international police force in the middle east?

What measures are in place to make sure the ISIS reign of terror does not spill into Kuwait and Saudi Arabia? What about spilling over into Pakistan and India?

For Iran to be talking about taking measures to stop isis, something has to be seriously wrong.

How does the world take a region who has been in a state of conflict for thousands of years and tell them enough is enough.

My fear is a nuke will be put on a shipload of oil and sent to somewhere like Houston or New York. Even sinking a tanker in a port would be a nightmare.

It seems groups like isis want to watch the world burn while the rest of us want to live in peace. I am getting tired of this middle east always in conflict news. Why can't people just live together in peace?

No, they need to be left to civil war and sort that crap out themselves.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

There is no winning.

The middle east stays in a constant state of conflict. That conflict stands to disrupt international peace.

When Saddam invaded Kuwait what happened? Why should we think isis is going to be treated any differently?

I can think of two ways to "win " ie. stop the continual conflict. Both are moral landmines. We can turn it into a nuclear wasteland or, we could occupy the country and do what we did to the American Indians and destroy their culture.

 

[sportage]

Klaatu barada nikto

 

[mikeymikec]

Let the middle east fight it out, and may the best fish win. That's precisely how the World was built ever since the beginning of time.

As the new Godzilla emphasized, Nature balances itself.

Riiiight, and what do you suppose happens when one faction is ready for war and the others aren't? A 'natural balance'?

The US toppled a dictatorship as part of a post 9/11 willy-waving exercise / butt-hurt ego massage, then the US/UK say "you know what, this isn't our problem any more!". This situation is so many shades of wrong it's unbelievable.

 

[Texashiker]

Riiiight, and what do you suppose happens when one faction is ready for war and the others aren't? A 'natural balance'?

The US toppled a dictatorship as part of a post 9/11 willy-waving exercise / butt-hurt ego massage, then the US/UK say "you know what, this isn't our problem any more!". This situation is so many shades of wrong it's unbelievable.

Taking out saddam was probably the worst thing we could have done.

In retrospect saddams death left a power-void for the next crazy to fill. Some whack job and his thugs are going to seize control of Iraq and probably continue the slaughter.

At least with saddam we knew where he stood.

Compared to isis, saddam seems like a pretty nice guy.

I am starting to understand why saddam was so cruel to people. He kept them in line. He prevented the thugs from rising to power and destabilizing the area.

 

[rudder]

You dont know the religion of the folks radicals like Army of God killed or hurt.

There they many current ones. Rather then copy and past here ya go...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence

And your point? So these loonies are terrorists in every sense of the word. Not sure what it has to do with this thread however. We are talking about wide spread religious violence in the middle east. More people were killed in the below photo than the two decades of violence in your link:

 

[piasabird]

It is called Genocide.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Perhaps select women first to even out the unequal military shouldered by men in the past?

Have you served in the military? If not, my daughter has done what you weren't man enough to do.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=36453226&postcount=28

Still waiting for an answer.

 

[Oldgamer]

Aren't the majority in like Iran, Lebanon, and Syria Shiite? Or do I have that backwards?

 

[mrjminer]

Compared to isis, saddam seems like a pretty nice guy.

Have to agree with that one. These nutjobs look like they are trying to give Nazis a run for their money.

 

[pengoau]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=36453226&postcount=28

Still waiting for an answer.

WTF does joining the armed services have to do with ones manhood? Why are you less of a "man" if you don't want potential missing limbs and/or mental illness for the rest of your life?

You seem narcissistic: "Look at me! My daughter is in the military!".

I pity you as you are willing to let your daughter potentially harm herself and others (mental illness, missing limbs etc).

Using the military service as a tool to avoid poverty is one thing, but to prove ones manhood or anything else? Thats fubar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrOZllbNarw

That "buddy" Matt Damon talks about is your daughter, but hey at least she is more of a "man" than most men.

You live in Texas, no wonder you think armed service = manhood. Heck I'd go out on a limb to say you vote for the republicans.

I'm curious why you think the way you think, its just so silly.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Go review post by the person I was replying to/questioning.

 

[pengoau]

I don't think he is less of a man for his view, bit of a misogynist if anything.

Men only have themselves to blame for shouldering any "burden". You can thank years of preventing women from joining and fighting.

I wouldn't be blaming the lack of woman in the military on their gender. Its like women in IT, seen as something that guys do more than woman.

 

[Victorian Gray]

I don't think he is less of a man for his view, bit of a misogynist if anything.

Men only have themselves to blame for shouldering any "burden". You can thank years of preventing women from joining and fighting.

I wouldn't be blaming the lack of woman in the military on their gender. Its like women in IT, seen as something that guys do more than woman.

Seriously, go back and look deeper at his posting history.