MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Top ISIS leader in Iraq killed in US airstrike
By artappraiser on Sat, 01/30/2021 - 1:34am |
URL:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/536580-top-isis-leader-in-iraq-killed-in-us-airstrike
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Comments
But did it violate int'l law?
by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 01/30/2021 - 6:33am
as per your link from Politco EU here (and some of my recent ranting to Lulu) I think hardly anyone cares about that kind of stuff anymore, as the U.S.A. did not achieve MAGA status under Trump--just the opposite--and it is no longer a hegemon nor empire, and is far from exceptional. Same as a lot of other countries with significant military capabilities, we killed the enemy of an temporary ally, nothing more, nothing less. If there ever was a "war of civilizations", there certainly is not one now. We are all struggling with simply maintaining the civilization thing.
by artappraiser on Sat, 01/30/2021 - 7:03pm
We can put away our Carroll Quigley now? No more chapters?
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 01/31/2021 - 2:18am
I doubt it, since we're waging war on ISIS with the consent of the Iraqi government.
by Aaron Carine on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 4:19pm
I didn't support the war with ISIS, but I'm not absolutely, one hundred percent sure it's immoral. Things would be a lot worse for Iraqis if they were ruled by ISIS, and unlike some of America's other adversaries ISIS has no right to rule.
by Aaron Carine on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 4:21pm
^ Aaron gets extra points from arta for not being a rigid ideologue.
by artappraiser on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 4:31pm