Hi halduell,

Where are the answers to the questions posed?

Hello?

haduell: So why sell any of them arms? Just to help them kill each other?

I didn't say anything about selling them arms. I just thought it would be good to help them kill each other. The less the West has to deal with in the future. That's all. Muslims killing Muslims, all good. keep the ball rolling. Actually the West doesn't even have to do anything. They're doing it all them selves. The West should stay well out of it.

Better answer Spindoc's questions. We get a bit sick of deflectors.

If they didn't have rockets, tanks and artillery, they'd resort to small arms! If the didn't have small arms they'd resort to knives, swords and bows and arrows.
If none of the above were available, then they'd resort to stones and clubs, and even higher levels of brutality and revenge killings. [That seems to be a feature of close quarters killing and mob psychology?]
Trying to deny them weapons, when the area is already awash with them is a truly forlorn hope.
And once a fanatic gets his/her hands on a weapon, he or she will never ever give it up. And they are making them much younger these days!
Even when dead, a rifle or a handgun, must be pried from cold dead fanatical hands.
Pray tell, how does one reason with individuals, who have no fear of dying and are even willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of innocents, as they fly hijacked planes into the sides of tall buildings, of blow up explosive laden vehicles near a busy market place of some such, with complete equanimity.
If we help them to kill each other, there'd be fewer of them seeking to redress past wrongs, (real or imagined) by targeting innocent non combatant western civilians!
Rhrosty

Rhosty,

With a bit of luck and divine forethought, one of those martyrs might be allowed to come back and report that they got it wrong - the Old Arabic/Aramaic word that is usually translated as 'virgin' was actually referring to 'white raisins'.

That might stop a few of the jihadis in their tracks before they pluck up the courage to blow up the next market-place or school.

Yes, another forlorn hope.

Joe