Key Arab states join military campaign against ISIS

This is Saudi created problem & let them fix it. West/US should stay out.

Key Arab states join military campaign against IS - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday concluded a deal with key Arab nations to launch a coordinated military campaign against the militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham (ISIS).

In a statement issued in Washington, the US State Department said that members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon had signed this deal with the United States.

The deal came hours after US President Barack Obama told his nation that he was building an international coalition to combat the IS.

The participating countries agreed to, “as appropriate, joining in the many aspects of a coordinated military campaign” against the militants, the State Department said.

The signatories pledged to do their share in the comprehensive fight against the militants, the statement said.

The measures include: stopping the flow of foreign fighters through neighbouring countries, countering financing of IS and other violent extremists and repudiating their hateful ideology.

The states also agreed to end impunity and bring perpetrators to justice. They will also contribute to humanitarian relief efforts, assist with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of brutalised communities and support states that face the most acute IS threat.

The participants hailed the formation of the new, inclusive Iraqi government and expressed their support for the immediate steps it has pledged to take to advance the interests of all Iraq’s citizens, regardless of religion, sect or ethnicity.

The participants resolved to strengthen their support for the new Iraqi government in its efforts to unite all Iraqis in combating the militants and discussed a strategy to destroy the organisation wherever it is, including in both Iraq and Syria.

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If they can, they must include Israel as well

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Whats Saudi role/responsibility in all of this?

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What would Saudi get out of this? Besides, I don't think even Saudi can control this ifrit....You can say that IS emerged from salafis (Saudis support salafis) but IS is a league of their own.

UAE has been carrying out some air strikes on ISIS lately...Western newspapers like Guardian have been blaming UK and US for the existence of IS. You can pick up some copies and see it for yourself.

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The Saudis seem to be incompetent so Western intervention is inevitable. This may of course strengthen Assads regime.

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Bomb israel cause its also a rouge state?....:D

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Enemy of my enemy…:smiley: This is getting interesting…ISIS poses threat to the US, Iran and Sunni Arab states, but Saudis have been funding them in Syria and in Iraq. Now Hezbollah said it welcomes attack on ISIS by the US. In other words, Iran and Hizbollah are saying we welcome great Satan. :smiley:

Hezbollah parliamentarian: We will defend Lebanon from IS - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

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^Any reliable source stating that Iran or Hezbollah is welcoming this coalition? I think they will be skeptic and so am I until we see where exactly this dodgy bombing colation is going with this.

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You need to read this.

Isis air strikes: Obama’s plan condemned by Syria, Russia and Iran | World news | theguardian.com

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In that case, they all will vanish along with ISIS.

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Not this time ...:D

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I lived there once, what they did in that desert is miracles, they can pull it through this as well.

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They will finance it.

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I think lot of people are suspicious of the US goals in the ME & that is not surprising given that not long ago Sunni Arab States and the US were trying to oust Assad. However, reality is that is they all have common interests now & that is to contain and eliminate ISIS. And this: “In Damascus, the Assad government warned against US raids. ‘Any action of any kind without the consent of the Syrian government would be an attack on Syria,’ said the national reconciliation minister, Ali Haidar. Analysts believe, however, that Assad would be likely to ignore strikes on Isis targets – and even seek to quietly cooperate with western efforts.”

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Assad would wait out the US bombs on non-government areas just like Soviets waited out towards the end of WWII for the Nazis to crush the polish resistance so they could roll in unopposed.

What could be "tricky" is if the ISIS infiltrate govt areas and the US has to bomb them. I doubt the lallu panju syrian AF could do anything considering they didn't even intercept israeli planes that destroyed their nuke facilities or that bomb convoys in syria.

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Saudis and Arabs spend almost a hundred billion together on defence. Do they have nothing to show for it that everytime they run to US for help?

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Thats what they are spending that money on: buying US's help.

For such a war-prone region, you would think these countries will have some advanced economies...