Should We Bomb Syria

I completely agree ALL lives matter it is ridiculous that people are saying the answer to Daesh is to bomb them. If anything it will only make them stronger.

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why...how is this relevant?

I think it's pretty obvious as to IbbA's views. He's trying to hide it but the agenda is obvious. All his posts are in this thread and they registered today.

I think it's pretty obvious as to IbbA's views. He's trying to hide it but the agenda is obvious. All his posts are in this thread and they registered today.

How will it make them stronger?

ISIS do what they do regardless of western intervention. Without air strikes, they would undoubtedly end up stronger because it would be much easier for them to capture and hold territory. If you think bombing them makes them stronger, imagine how strong they would become if they were left alone and no one bombed them - they'd be free to expand pretty much as they wanted. Air strikes have helped local ground forces win against ISIS in a number of places - these successes (and I can name and explain plenty if you want) would simply not have happened without air strikes.

The only thing I would say is that there needs to be a peace process between the Syrian government and the non-ISIS opposition to try and end the wider war, and we should be prepared to back the Syrian government to fight ISIS. That's where our current policy is lacking - it is not the air strikes that are the problem.

Yeah its a banned member lol.

What do you mean?

What could i possibly mean?

Foreign countries like Russia the US and Britain are what I meant by we and I'm talking about the bombings which are occurring in Syria,

Foreign countries are already bombing Syria.

Russia are primarily bombing FSA rebels and the US are bombing isis.

... and you think that's gonna stop terrorism and suddenly the huge number of people who have joined ISIS are just going to disappear magically?

Bombing will make them stronger as many innocent people are dying so when the families and friends of these dead innocents see what has happened some will want revenge. And guess what Daesh are right there welcoming them in. I never said we should leave them alone all i am saying is we shouldnt bomb Syria.

We need to be wary of making knee-jerk, emotional reactions to a terror attack.

Firstly, we need to come to a diplomatic agreement with all of the major players in the region aside from ISIS, agree on a strategy, and then implement it. Ideally, those in the region (the Kurds, Iran, Hezbollah, Iraq, the Gulf States, the Shia militias in Iraq, as well as Assad backed by Russia) would be doing the most to fight IS, because any military intervention will increase the risk of a terror attack in Britain, and would also play into IS's hands, allowing them to radicalise more people. The UN mandate recently passed is a step forward in this domain.


We also need to get Assad and the Syrian opposition to come to a diplomatic agreement as President Obama and others have been making renewed attempts to do in Vienna. This would allow the focus to be shifted squarely onto IS. .

Civilian casualties, while unfortunate, are unavoidable. They are also sometimes exaggerated. Civilian casualties from precision guided bombs have actually been relatively low, and western countries have been known to leave particular targets alone if the risk of large scale civilian casualties is too high.

ISIS persecute all opponents, including those from particular ethnic and religious groups. So think about the civilian casualties from leaving ISIS alone to expand.

And anyone prepared to turn to ISIS because of western air strikes were never going to be our friends anyway. The only people who will change allegiance to ISIS over something like that are the ones who already have some sympathy for them.

I'm against war and violence in general.

I'm opposed to air strikes. Oddly enough though I think boots on the ground in Syria would be a good idea.

US led ground invasion with support from UK and France = bye bye Daesh in a matter of weeks. Assad wouldn't agree to it though, and Putin would piss his pants.