@Rapid
One theory of fault lies in the industrial revolution and development of transportation in neighboring countries essentially bypassing the Muslims of the region. Other cultures adapted, progressed, at times digressed... shit changed to say it in layman's terms on a social/cultural scale for many reasons that are linked to the age. The Muslims didn't - nothing changed and they expanded. When they caught up (mostly) they were not prepared for what the world had become.
As far as fears or concerns regarding mass-murderers, lone wolf incidents, and ISIS in general - they are all a joke IMHO. The only time I worry about the first two (for my family) is while deployed which I
am currently. For the third category, I feel that the Taliban were more formidable than ISIS in the Micro of things but those are my own opinions/perspectives/experiences. As OIR remains in it's infancy the only relevant picture for the media to portray of ISIS is the Macro. From a distance ISIS appears well managed/organized, well funded/equipped, driven/motivated, but the reality is that they get their shit pushed in consistently on equal circumstances of Coalition/Peshmerga forces and their own (ISIS) bone-headed tactical decisions. My stance currently is that if we wiped out ISIS tomorrow: Kurdistan would tear itself apart, Iraq would allow for a new flavor of the month, and we would be holding our d*cks wondering what to do with it.
What I fear most are the knee jerk reactions that influence policy - they come from the incidents of the first two categories in the form of a solution. As American patriots we assume that the government is governed by its leadership and sound judgement, by the close watch of the people. The truth is that we're all governed by the mass hysteria, fear, and emotions that influence the masses. Everything is a tragedy or an outcry -
fuck you dude...
Fully agree with those who are against receiving refugees from Syria and the article posted earlier was full of generalizations. The author failed to mention or genuinely explain our lack of capabilities for investigating subjects who come from relatively disconnected worlds.
@TLDR20
Without getting into the Rabbit hole too far - how could anyone reasonably/logically expect the United States of America or any country of that matter to retrieve, review, generate, or process thorough background investigations involving
one on one screenings,
bio metrics, and
database screening for example on a group of people who likely has no data or records to begin with? There is nothing linking them to the rest of the world. It will not happen. The same is why most Afghans encountered are born January 1st (whatever year they look) because simply put, they don't fucking know, and neither will we (hence the Afghan birthday joke on New Years). #HVGC'13-14
I do not believe it is un-American to turn away refugees, I believe it is an intelligent and conservative viewpoint that is best for
our people and not
their people. Certainly we could cite the many refugees we have taken in historically, most relevant being the Kurdish refugees in Tennessee from the Saddam period. But that is by no means a requirement and should be determined subjectively; bringing any mass populous into a society must never be a reaction... ever. I'm tired of reading/listening to news outlets portray some sense of guilt as if we're not doing our part.
Well we fight the GWOT pretty hard - I'd say that's a pretty big part we're doing.
Should we decide to take them in, one bad encounter will not only become a case for refugees
never coming to the United States - but an added case on immigration, visitation (visa's and stuff), etc... In the grand scheme of things you risk much more by bringing the refugees over than leaving them where they are. If anyone is in a good position to take these guys in, it is Turkey.
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H/A
Our people are pretty dumb and astonishingly, much of the world is even dumber.
