ICTJohnboy Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Parliament to be recalled on Friday to discuss air strikes on IS in Iraq in support of the US. Westminster sources saying this was action was delayed until after the referendum because it might have swayed more towards a Yes vote. They left nothing to chance did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Worst stag weekend ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 No voters to blame imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Parliament to be recalled on Friday to discuss air strikes on IS in Iraq in support of the US. Westminster sources saying this was action was delayed until after the referendum because it might have swayed more towards a Yes vote. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 My brother was in Iraq for the first war. He was attacked with Mustard gas. He was also there for the second war and that time he was attacked with Pepper spray. He wants to go back again as he is now considered a Seasoned veteran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 My brother was in Iraq for the first war. He was attacked with Mustard gas. He was also there for the second war and that time he was attacked with Pepper spray. He wants to go back again as he is now considered a Seasoned veteran. Wahahaha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Westminster sources saying this was action was delayed until after the referendum because it might have swayed more towards a Yes vote.I would agree with this, the government lost in a vote last August to go in against the Syrian government. People have had their fill of botched wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE KING Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Parliament to be recalled on Friday to discuss air strikes on IS in Iraq in support of the US. Westminster sources saying this was action was delayed until after the referendum because it might have swayed more towards a Yes vote. They left nothing to chance did they? We are only calling it (Iraq) because we don't want to be seen helping the Syrian government, are we going to leave ISIS alone if they're not in IRAQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 This should be a right laugh. Here we, here we! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Just send Smeato over to "set aboot them" when they're already on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supras Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 The people we were funding in Syria are the same people we will be fighting in Iraq. "Winning" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 My brother was in Iraq for the first war. He was attacked with Mustard gas. He was also there for the second war and that time he was attacked with Pepper spray. He wants to go back again as he is now considered a Seasoned veteran. He'll need to take part in an asalt to really qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Source? It was on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Do they even know for certain that ISIS are basing their operations in Iraq? If so, where? What are air strikes going to achieve, particularly if they are anything less than absolutely certain about their location? It all seems like a(nother) vague cover to make it look like they know what they're doing and have a genuine concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The people we were funding in Syria are the same people we will be fighting in Iraq. "Winning" Incorrect. ISIS are a predominantly Iraqi organisation which cottoned on to the original Syrian revolution - which came as part of the first Arab Spring (see Paul Danahar's The New Middle East for more). That they also attacked Assad's forces is certainly true, but they did not receive Western funding. There are more than two sides involved in the current Iraqi/Syrian crisis, but ISIS have become the catchall name for at least two groups. Do they even know for certain that ISIS are basing their operations in Iraq? If so, where? What are air strikes going to achieve, particularly if they are anything less than absolutely certain about their location? It all seems like a(nother) vague cover to make it look like they know what they're doing and have a genuine concern. Well ISIS is a predominantly Iraqi organisation. Their stated target is establishing Baghdad as centre of the caliphate. Given relative wealth, the West is rightly more concerned with the fall of Baghdad than of Damascus. Neither of which will happen. We are only calling it (Iraq) because we don't want to be seen helping the Syrian government, are we going to leave ISIS alone if they're not in IRAQ? I think this is true. All of the bombing is currently in Syria because Syria provides the territorial home of ISIS. Military action will be on the ground in both Iraq and Syria, but the battle between "good" and "evil" is far clearer in Iraq - at least in public perception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I look forward to saving freedom and peace and freedom and going back to do the exact same thing in a decade's time and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 It was on the telly. Any written source confirming it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Any written source confirming it? Just take my word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadénator Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Can't wait for Gulf War 5 in 2034 featuring the Californian Empire and RoboAlQaeda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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