The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Megathread

Started by Tamas, June 10, 2014, 07:37:01 AM

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Ed Anger

Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

Sheilbh

Iraq: not a country, but an abstract concept in mid-2000s American politics :lol:
Let's bomb Russia!

Viking

Quote from: Sheilbh on June 14, 2014, 10:28:37 AM
Iraq: not a country, but an abstract concept in mid-2000s American politics :lol:

Iraq: not a country, but a means by which the Royal Navy got fuel for its oil powered ships.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.


mongers


These guy are the Khmer Rouge for the Middle East; stamp them out now.
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

Ancient Demon

Quote from: mongers on June 14, 2014, 02:50:29 PM

These guy are the Khmer Rouge for the Middle East; stamp them out now.

You first.
Ancient Demon, formerly known as Zagys.

Valmy

Quote from: KRonn on June 13, 2014, 09:46:14 PM
Well, people were talking about Iranians calling in US air strikes, like it was maybe cool that the US and Iran work together. Iran and the US had a chance to work together a bit early in the Afghan war too. Just pointing out the obvious downsides.

It is just a bit of black humor that its come to this.  I remember back when people would claim the Shia are extreme while the Sunnis are moderates.  Nothing moderate about Sunnis now thanks to gulf oil.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Razgovory

Geographically Iran should be an ally (and has been in the past).  The Iranian revolution fucked it up, but I imagine it'll go back to the way it was eventually.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Razgovory on June 14, 2014, 05:15:37 PM
Geographically Iran should be an ally (and has been in the past).  The Iranian revolution fucked it up, but I imagine it'll go back to the way it was eventually.

They're still run by Shia theocrats though.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Razgovory

I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Valmy

Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Razgovory

I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Eddie Teach

Quote from: Razgovory on June 14, 2014, 06:08:20 PM
And in 1975 it was run by the Shah.

Exactly. We can work with rational actors motivated by wealth and power much more easily than ideologues who want to convert the world to Islam.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Razgovory

The Shah wasn't exactly rational.  But that's not the point.  He's gone.  One day the Iranian republic will be gone as well.  Or at least change drastically.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Eddie Teach

To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?