Pitfalls of yet another U.S. war on Muslims

[picoico]

Re: Pitfalls of yet another U.S. war on Muslims

@Med911

The moral imperative is incumbant on all humanity. Its doing something to protect those who cannot protect themselves where ever we can.

So it is said…

Your argument is that because they arent bombing Boko Haram or other such groups, they must have ulterior motives in bombing ISIS.

Yes, and it’s not cynicism it’s simple causality. There is none between the degree of brutality and the anticipated response.

Acting for reasons other than morality may not be a bad thing, as I’ve suggested to Queer.

Your forcing the point in suggesting that the carpet bombing of a city full of civilians is somehow not on par with what ISIS is doing. Or that what Assad is doing, in terms of people evicted from their homes and/or killed, is not on par with ISIS is doing. Or what boko is doing, albeit on a smaller scale. If one wants to push the morality angle, it seems they must trivialize the suffering of others in other conflicts to excuse inaction in those. No thanks. I’d prefer to look for other reasons as to why there is action/inaction. You are correct in that ISIS expansionism is the root behind the alarm. Incorrect to suggest that the brutal nature of their actions is a motivator to stop them on the world stage. Much too many counterexamples to lend credence to that view.