J F Aus the economy is a big problem throughout the whole world, the US has many millions on the poverty line, do they see the current invasion of Syria & Iraq costing millions, is going to help them at all, the UAE having visited recently I was appalled at the exceedingly rich Sheiks who control the Emirates who could not care a toss about the ordinary people, Indians who work there erecting their skyscrapers were paid next to nothing in wages, say something bad about the ruler and your head may be next on the chopping block, perhaps the billions that these Sheiks own through oil should be spent wisely on its own people and nearby countries, but then pigs might fly

Onjab, I agree with you there completely.
I think the forthcoming G20 meeting in Brisbane should be addressing such issues and all other G whatever meetings should be doing the same.

Poirot,

ISIS has just, among many other things, tortured and murdered a civil rights lawyer in Mosul, a brave woman who questioned her religion and 'therefore' was an apostate. Like I probably would be, and probably you too. Could that happen here in Australia, under Abbott ? I don't think so.

Meanwhile, more than a hundred thousand have fled from ISIS over the Turkish border. Many others over the Lebanese border.

I'm not sure what your point is about what the US was doing against the Russians more than 25 years ago, by collaborating with anti-Russian groups which later evolved into Islamist groups. Maybe we're all responsible for crimes committed by someone we knew 25 years ago ? The logic of a small child, Poirot :)

Anything positive to add ? or is it just snipe, snipe, snipe ?

Joe

ConservativeHippie

As one should adjust strategy to changing conditions Peter Coates has advised that now Australia has military forces in the Middle East - poised to fight in/over Iraq and Syria - these forces may as well fight IS in its lair.

Put another way it is now better to make IS defend its soil and interests in the Middle East which should gradually reduce IS's ability to cause havoc in Australia.

Still its important to keep track of would-be revenge terrorists in Australia - proactively foiling their plans.

Pete

Please advise me what happened to the girls who were kidnapped some months ago in Africa? I seem to have lost track of what happened to them, did the USA send in troops to rescue them, but perhaps because there was no oil they couldn't be bothered and were really not interested in what happened to them, war for oil but not for perhaps abused and raped girls.

Onjab,

What a despicable thing to say. Do you have the slightest idea of the complications in such a situation ? And all you can bitch about is the bloody oil. As if the Yanks can't just buy the stuff cheap.

Moron.

No, those girls, most of them, are still being held by Boko Haram, some may have been sold as slaves.

Cheers,

Joe