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Topic History of: Islamics should discover and punish killers in Syria
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JK2006 |
Looking to the future is foolish; regimes may be friends, enemies or neutral entirely due to other events. No; I just feel it is wrong to supply arms and add to the death toll. Morally we should not interfere in the progress of other nations unless it's absolutely essential.
The Tunisian rebellion was internally inspired and has proved a mistake in many ways (though good in others). It was generally NOT violent and did not involve outside interference. I personally feel we should consider assisting Tunisia financially and economically if we can (I already do). But I would have been against siding with one or other regime and sending in troops or guns. I still feel, as this thread started, it's the Islamic leaders who can sort out this mess. |
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In The Know |
JK2006 wrote:
Because it's nothing to do with me - or you - how other countries run themselves.
I agree, entirely .... which is why you have never seen a post from me advocating change in places such as Morocco or Saudi Arabian, where the populus seem (for now) happy with their "lot".
However, in countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Syria - where the population seem willing to put their own lives at risk rather than live under continued repression, I feel we have a moral obligation to help them.
Isn't it better that, when they win (which they will - just as the IRA / ANC and VietCong did) that they should see us as "friends" who helped them achieve their aims, rather than "enemies" who propped-up the dictators that were killing them?
That is of course what we did in Iran when we propped-up The Shah - no wonder they didn't like us when they finally got rid of him. If we had helped them sooner they may not have had to turn to the Ayatollahs for help. |
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JK2006 |
Because it's nothing to do with me - or you - how other countries run themselves. Or should other countries invade the UK because we don't allow a "sensible" method of government like military control? It's none of their business how we run the UK and it's none of ours how they run their countries. |
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JK2006 wrote:
- should outside major powers send rockets at the offending governments?
No - because the UK people have a chance to replace their government (if they want to).
Why do you continually deny that right to others? |
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JK2006 |
When people complain (rightly) about the shit British regimes that allow incredible breaches of human rights and kill innocent people - be they protesting rebels or passing Brazilians or newspaper vendors - should outside major powers send rockets at the offending governments?
Yes, creeping invasions like the Nazis must be stopped but supporting one side in a civil war against another is very unwise indeed. |
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