How Much More Harm Can We Do In The Middle East?

MAJ Ken Landgren — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:10:38 -0400

We watched as a few hundred Kurds opened safe corridors to allow their people escape violence. We witnesses their heroic efforts by a few hundred who defended Kobani against ISIS. We reveled as the Kurds got armed and grew an army of which the females carried grenades or saved a last round instead of being captured. We go into a partnership with Turkey and now they are bombing and burning Kurdish site, and we refuse to allow further arming of the Kurds. Where is our intelligence, our compassion, and understanding of people and humanity. I am sick to my stomach as we continue to make one mistake after another. The Turks bring nothing to the fight that is significant as it takes infantry to fight infantry.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 3 at 2015 6:15 PM

SSgt Alex Robinson — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:15:52 -0400

Our inaction is costing lives

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2015 6:18 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:18:29 -0400

Sir, we treated the Montagnards with the same disrespect. Will we ever learn?

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Aug 3 at 2015 7:00 PM

MSgt James Mullis — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:00:40 -0400

The answer to your question is much, much, much more harm. America is only as good as its civilian leadership and for the last OMG 28 years (Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2, Obama) they've gotten progressively worse on the experience, intelligence, compassion, and humanity scale (despite President Obama winning a Nobel Peace Prize for having done nothing). I shudder to think what could happen under a Clinton 2 or Bush 3.

Response by SPC George Rudenko made Aug 3 at 2015 7:21 PM

SPC George Rudenko — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:21:30 -0400

Gen Schwartzkof said politics got in the way, and it was f'ed from there.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Aug 3 at 2015 7:42 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 19:42:14 -0400

This is what happens when we have a POTUS from the hard left; sound judgment is replaced with an ideology that is self-defeating.

Response by SSG James Arlington made Aug 3 at 2015 9:49 PM

SSG James Arlington — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:49:50 -0400

Go back and study the attitudes at the time of Sir Lawrence.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Aug 3 at 2015 9:56 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:56:02 -0400

My money is on 'a bunch.'

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2015 10:41 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 22:41:08 -0400

There are days when I do actually wonder if our government is screwing up on purpose.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Aug 4 at 2015 9:59 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 21:59:09 -0400

Plenty More Harm, We Never had a winning record in dealing with the "Middle East" The best we ever did was the Treaty of Tripoli that got them to quit Pirating our Ships. Then again the Brits didn't do any better there either. Eventually they will have to sort it all out for themselves. We are Not "Dad". We are not the International Police. I have nothing but respect for the Kurds but their problems with their neighbors go way back and nothing we do short of just transporting the entire people and culture to this country will do.