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08-13-2014, 11:47 PM
Bullshit, less likely. We've been steadily increasing our forces by 100 troops each time we send any one group over there. I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually have a few thousand over there.
This shaping up to start like Vietnam. We send advisers. Well, now we need security forces to protect the advisers. Well, now we need more troops to protect the security forces to protect the advisers. FUCK IT, WE'RE GOING ALL-IN!
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08-14-2014, 03:55 AM
Well, remember that Vietnam started with the French since Vietnam was originally a French colony.
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08-14-2014, 04:05 AM
But that's exactly what I mean. I can see USA as being somewhat "noble" in intervening in Vietnam (of course it had its reasons to jump in, but it definitely didn't have to). But since it's responsible for messing up Iraq in the first place, it's in a damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't situation. I find it hard to have any sympathy for it no matter what choice it makes regarding this intervention.
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U.S. involvement in Iraq on behalf of Yazidis now "less likely"
08-14-2014, 12:08 PM
Let me explain what's happening.
Complex strategic concerns have forced to America to intervene in Iraq against ISIS. However,
the American public is ambivalent another war in Iraq.
So the sending of troops to Iraq was justified, partly, by saying it was a "humanitarian" intervention on behalf of the Yezidis. The govt knew that the situation with the Yezidi refugees on the mountain was not that severe, but exaggerated the severity to generate public support.
Back in 1990, a similar tactic was used to sell the Persian Gulf War.
The Vietnam War was sold on the falsified Gulf of Tonkin incident.
http://www.infowars.com/de-classified-vi...lag-event/
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Over 1,100 pages of previously classified Vietnam-era transcripts released this week by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee highlight the fact that several Senators knew that the White House and the Pentagon had deceived the American people over the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident.
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U.S. involvement in Iraq on behalf of Yazidis now "less likely"
08-14-2014, 12:09 PM
Everybody watch the above video. It lasts for only a couple minutes.