Poirot,

You are typical of the finger wagging moralising left. I have no doubt that there have been over 100 civilians killed by allied air strikes, but I seriously doubt that the Syrians prime cause of fear are the airstrikes, rather the bands of marauding ISIS followers that have murdered 10s of 1000s in the most brutal fashion.

As the ISIS thugs are intermixed with civilians, and while the allies are not aiming for civilians, amongst the 10 000 odd ISIS thugs killed there were a tiny proportion of civilians, the only zero risk strategy would be for the allies to do nothing. This is precisely what the moralizing A-holes on the left would have us do.

SM,

"As the ISIS thugs are intermixed with civilians, and while the allies are not aiming for civilians, amongst the 10 000 odd ISIS thugs killed there were a tiny proportion of civilians, the only zero risk strategy would be for the allies to do nothing...."

Considering it was the moralising right who decided to destabilise the region by invading Iraq - giving rise to the dreaded ISIS...I don't think your lot are any position to be giving lectures.

Questions for moderate Muslims.

1, Do you believe that the Koran is the word and will of Allah?
2. Do you believe that Muhammad was Allah's prophet?
3. Which parts of the Koran are wrong and do not apply today?
4, In light of 3 (above) do you have adequate insurance?

Dear Is Mise,

What do you believe?

"Considering it was the moralising right who decided to destabilise the region by invading Iraq - giving rise to the dreaded ISIS...I don't think your lot are any position to be giving lectures."

I'll give the invasion part of it to Bush, Blair, Howard etc with it's massive toll on lives and huge destabilisation in Iraq but ISIS owes a lot to Obama's decision to pull the US out of Iraq while they were still in a big mess and Obama's determination to try and oust Assad.

Both sides have made some pretty big screw ups whilst trying to bring about regime change. Obama inherited the mess in Iraq left by his predecessors, perhaps there were no workable solutions on that front but the mess in Syria does not seem to be a Bush leftover and owes a lot to US interference.

R0bert

Yep the latest slaughter of kids and adults from a follower of Mohammed from Iran. Don't remember anyone attacking Iran. Germany gives kindness and this is how they are rewarded. Again showing the regressive narrative dishonest.