clockworkorange Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not heard a convincing argument either way. Feels > a bit knee jerk. Pretty sure it will achieve > little but to wind up/create more fundaMENTALISTS. > > > 2 genuine questions > > 1 - if Assad is obstructing a relative "peace" why > has sas not "dealt" with him. ive read that rebels > are too busy fighting him, so can't fight Isis. > Get rid of Assad and rebels become allies against > isli. > > 2- what are we (UK/the west) doing to fight the > ideology both home and abroad. Read an article in > the times about how academics in university are > teaching all sorts of nonesense about Islam, > prejudice against it in UK etc, sympathising for > IS and giving it a basis in academia. > > No reference for this article sadly, but was > pretty shocking to see what top u is are teaching. > > > Key conclusion for that article was - fight > ideology with better ideology! > > Anyway, hopefully some sensible discussion > ensues.... Assad would have been got rid of but One Ed Milliband wouldn't support Cameron ( for entirely political reasons) so no coalition was formed, Obama gave up an Assad remained. Universities stuffed with idiot lefties shocker