G Huxley Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-supportive-of-us-air-strikes-in-iraq-foreign-minister-says/article19970704/ "northwestern Nineveh province, bordering Iraq's Kurdish region. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, said Tuesday that official reports indicated 40 children from the Yazidi minority had died "as a direct consequence of violence, displacement and dehydration" since the weekend. "Families who fled the area are in immediate need of urgent assistance, including up to 25,000 children who are now stranded in mountains surrounding Sinjar and are in dire need of humanitarian aid including drinking water and sanitation services," it said. Dakhil gave a similarly awful account. "Over the course of 48 hours, 30,000 families are stranded in the Sinjar Mountains with no water and food. They are dying -- 70 kids so far died from thirst and suffocation," she said. "Fifty old men died due to the deteriorating situation. Our women are being captured and sold as slaves." http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/06/world/meast/iraq-crisis-minority-persecution/ "The militant advance on Sinjar and other towns in the area displaced as many as 200,000 people, according to the UN Mission in Iraq. Most of the displaced are Yezidi, a Kurdish community whose faith includes features of the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism." http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08/05/isis-battling-to-seize-iraqs-largest-dam-which-can-unleash-a-15-foot-wall-of-water-on-baghdad/ Quote
Hal 9000 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Yes , and of course the Christians too! Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Big Guy Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 What is the difference between thousands of innocent civilians stranded and surrounded on a mountain in Iraq and thousands of innocent civilians stranded and surrounded on a piece of land in Gaza? Are some innocent civilians more important than other innocent civilians? Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
GostHacked Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 You ask some good questions Big Guy. I do expect some good replies, but not by the ones you want to take to task. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 What is the difference ..... Rocket attacks....not so innocent. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Guest Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Rocket attacks....not so innocent. No, he's quite right. I eagerly await a worldwide academic boycott of Islam. Quote
G Huxley Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Posted August 9, 2014 To answer your question neither the Gazans deserve the outrageous treatment they've been given, but the sheer numbers of a people almost being wiped out here and in desperate need NOW as their children are starving in droves and women being raped and sold into slavery is imperative that they get the help they need. Quote
Hal 9000 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 What is the difference between thousands of innocent civilians stranded and surrounded on a mountain in Iraq and thousands of innocent civilians stranded and surrounded on a piece of land in Gaza? Are some innocent civilians more important than other innocent civilians? Yes! Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Peter F Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 To answer your question neither the Gazans deserve the outrageous treatment they've been given, but the sheer numbers of a people almost being wiped out here and in desperate need NOW as their children are starving in droves and women being raped and sold into slavery is imperative that they get the help they need. Sure they should get the help....the problem is how will Canada deliver the aid? Quote A bayonet is a tool with a worker at both ends
bush_cheney2004 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Sure they should get the help....the problem is how will Canada deliver the aid? The same way other nations deliver aid....what is the problem ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Derek 2.0 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 To answer your question neither the Gazans deserve the outrageous treatment they've been given, but the sheer numbers of a people almost being wiped out here and in desperate need NOW as their children are starving in droves and women being raped and sold into slavery is imperative that they get the help they need. Will providing these women and children with food, water and first aide prevent their slaughter by ISIS forces? Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Yes! explain. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
G Huxley Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Posted August 9, 2014 "Sure they should get the help....the problem is how will Canada deliver the aid?" Via Turkey or the US. NATO has bases in Turkey and I believe Canada has some forces in Turkey. " Will providing these women and children with food, water and first aide prevent their slaughter by ISIS forces? :huh:"No I think NATO should act to protect them. Quote
Derek 2.0 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 No I think NATO should act to protect them. Why? Do you think American forces should never have left Iraq? What about Afghanistan? Quote
G Huxley Posted August 9, 2014 Author Report Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) To prevent a genocide. I think American forces should have left both places. NATO should protect them with air cover and with supplies. Its the least they should do considering ISIS is using captured NATO supplies to attack them. Edited August 9, 2014 by G Huxley Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 Wait a minute...doesn't Canada have C-130s and C-17s capable of low and high velocity air drops for humanitarian aid ? C'mon...this is basic stuff. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Hal 9000 Posted August 9, 2014 Report Posted August 9, 2014 explain. One group has fled for their lives from radical Islam, while one group supports radical Islam and is in full in control of their destiny. The more Palestinians I see on TV, the more I see their role and the less pity I have for them. Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Moonlight Graham Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 One group has fled for their lives from radical Islam, while one group supports radical Islam and is in full in control of their destiny. The more Palestinians I see on TV, the more I see their role and the less pity I have for them. So some 11 year old kid is on control of their destiny in Gaza? Gazans aren't a homogenous group and they all don't support Hamas nor voted for Hamas. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
G Huxley Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Why is the Canadian government still not coming to the aid of these people who so desperately need it? Other countries are. Without aid people will be dying en masse in only a couple days. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/us-strikes-again-as-obama-vows-to-save-iraqis-stranded-on-mount-sinjar/story-e6frg6so-1227019402544?nk=cdce160e5765ba5fd315264534ab8e35 Edited August 10, 2014 by G Huxley Quote
Hal 9000 Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 So some 11 year old kid is on control of their destiny in Gaza? Gazans aren't a homogenous group and they all don't support Hamas nor voted for Hamas. You asked a question...and I answered it! Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
dre Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 So some 11 year old kid is on control of their destiny in Gaza? Gazans aren't a homogenous group and they all don't support Hamas nor voted for Hamas. Keep in mind they are a very young population as well. The reality is ordinary palestinians are a victim of their own hard-liners just like ordinary Israelis are. Quote I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger
WestCoastRunner Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 The more Palestinians I see on TV, the more I see their role and the less pity I have for them. Do you understand how racist your comment is? Do you know any palestinians? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Hal 9000 Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 Do you understand how racist your comment is? Do you know any palestinians? No, but then again, I'm not sure I even knew that "Palestine" was a race. Hmmm! Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
eyeball Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 No, but then again, I'm not sure I even knew that "Palestine" was a race. Hmmm! They're Semites. Hmmmm, the shoe fits. Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
WestCoastRunner Posted August 10, 2014 Report Posted August 10, 2014 I'm not sure I even knew that "Palestine" was a race. Hmmm! Good on you! Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
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