All things Middle East related

If you're going to make outlandish statements at least back them up. Sources please.

Chico already posted it, its a pretty famous statement.
Post #523 in this thread.

Chico already posted it, its a pretty famous statement.
Post #523 in this thread.

Ah, you meant the initial time when he didn't take them seriously, not afterwards when he devoted infinitely more time and resources to actually fighting them. Gotcha.

Ah, you meant the initial time when he didn't take them seriously, not afterwards when he devoted infinitely more time and resources to actually fighting them. Gotcha.

Yep, he certainly did better down the stretch.
He made good use of drone strikes.

I was more referring to 2008-2010ish, when ISIS was still a relatively unknown thing, and the shitshow that was our economy was priority A. IIRC the comments about ISIS being a JV squad were made after that but I already said that's a fuckup on Obama's part, so I'm not sure what more you are looking for.

And can we please not act like being president of the most powerful country on Earth is not a full time job and then some? Idc who is President, Trump or Obama, there is a reason Obama's days were planned down to the minute. Trump seems more like a "I'm gonna wing it" kinda guy but point is, it's not like Obama was relaxing and some staffer was like "hey maybe you should check out this whole ISIS thing" and he was like, "ehhh I'll get to it when I get to it."


Well trump framed the argument well with the Saudis and other Muslim nations...this is good vs evil. I woulda taken a step further and spoke directly to the Islamic faith and said Wahhabism is pure satanic evil shit that has poisoned your religion. Because, well it's true.

Did anyone read about the Saudi crackdown last month?

Did anyone read about the Saudi crackdown last month?

Little bit...corruption crackdown is almost unheard of over there...Also another interesting change is the fact women will be able to drive in Saudi Arabia. The biggest thing holding back the Middle East is gender inequality. It’s absolutely brutal for women over there...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/twitter-suspends-account-of-hardline-cleric-on-pakistan-governments-request/ar-BBPm15P?ocid=ientp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Bibi_blasphemy_case

Bibi was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Islam after neighbors objected to her drinking water from their glass because she was not Muslim. She always denied having committed blasphemy

Bibi had spent eight years on death row before the court overturned her conviction and ordered her to be freed.

further reading: Blasphemy: A Memoir: Sentenced to Death over a Cup of Water (2013, ISBN 1613748892).

ive followed this case...a small example of everything that is wrong with that culture and the middle east in general.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/twitter-suspends-account-of-hardline-cleric-on-pakistan-governments-request/ar-BBPm15P?ocid=ientp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Bibi_blasphemy_case

Bibi was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Islam after neighbors objected to her drinking water from their glass because she was not Muslim. She always denied having committed blasphemy

Bibi had spent eight years on death row before the court overturned her conviction and ordered her to be freed.

further reading: Blasphemy: A Memoir: Sentenced to Death over a Cup of Water (2013, ISBN 1613748892).

ive followed this case...a small example of everything that is wrong with that culture and the middle east in general.

You'll find no argument from me on this one. I can talk shit about 'Murica all day but I'm thankful we don't live in an area like that.

You'll find no argument from me on this one. I can talk shit about 'Murica all day but I'm thankful we don't live in an area like that.

Its like...finally justice for her...BUT now you have very influential Clerics calling on people to kill her any chance they get.

Im hoping the state provides security and she leaves the country asap.

its insane

Its like...finally justice for her...BUT now you have very influential Clerics calling on people to kill her any chance they get.

Im hoping the state provides security and she leaves the country asap.

its insane

:biggthump

This would be the equivalent of the Saudi's finding out what really happened to Kashoggi.