Islamic Coalition v. Daesh

[printcraft]

And it isn't really as good when that happens.

Unless you like every different thing separated.

Because, that's always worked so well for everyone in the past....

I'm just sayin'.... Me, as a monkey, would like to go into the lion enclosure and pet the pretty kitties, because I think they are pretty cool.
They on the other hand would murder me because I'm not a lion and look delicious.
So I choose to stay out of the lion enclosure.

[video=youtube;Jj4nJ1YEAp4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4nJ1YEAp4[/video]

 

[T.Lex]

I'm just sayin'.... Me, as a monkey, would like to go into the lion enclosure and pet the pretty kitties, because I think they are pretty cool.
They on the other hand would murder me because I'm not a lion and look delicious.
So I choose to stay out of the lion enclosure.

So take away the analogy. In human terms, WTH are you saying because I'm completely lost.

I do know that carrying a handgun in the Evansville Zoo is an awkward proposition.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Of course. That's been true of every generation, of every society, from the beginning of time.

Correct. Christians did some awful things centuries ago, but became civilized and overall do good, civil things now.
Whites did some awful things to blacks in the near history. Slavery, lynchings, etc. But as a society we now shun such behavior.

The question is how long until those radicals decide they too are in the wrong place in polite society and stop being jackwagons?

 

[T.Lex]

Correct. Christians did some awful things centuries ago, but became civilized and overall do good, civil things now.
Whites did some awful things to blacks in the near history. Slavery, lynchings, etc. But as a society we now shun such behavior.

The question is how long until those radicals decide they too are in the wrong place in polite society and stop being jackwagons?

I humbly submit that, while it isn't going as quickly as we'd like, the trajectory of current events is in that direction.

There will be setbacks, of course, but that's where we're headed - and have been headed for about a hundred years. At least.

 

[T.Lex]

What's behind the Egyptian-Israeli cooperation in Sinai? - Middle East - Jerusalem Post

Israel helping out Egypt, possibly for leverage to get part of the Sinai for Palestinians down the road. Well, and for Egypt to take some responsibility for securing the area, in partnership with Israel.

 

[T.Lex]

Timing of the announcement of this coalition is around the same time as a bunch of Qatar royals were taken hostage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44660369

Puts a bit different spin on some of the developments.

 

[T.Lex]

A bit of thread necromancy here, but I wonder if Iran will be the new target of an organized coalition of Islamic states.

 

[Alamo]

A bit of thread necromancy here, but I wonder if Iran will be the new target of an organized coalition of Islamic states.

Islamic and Hebraic. Although that connection might be publicly low key.

When I was in that area, it was pretty obvious that all the Gulf States feared Iran, and prior to OIF, Saddamized Iraq. They were happy to (as quietly as possible) provide air bases for OEF and OIF, because I think they saw it as a way to have the US in their corner as a counter to Iran's expansion. None of them liked the Saudis, but they did not find them threatening like they did Iran.