Maybe that should've been done before, not after decades of redrawing borders, supporting factions, sending agents, weapons and soliders, etc.HEM wrote:16 Jun 2014, 17:25We need to step away, and let the region figure itself out.
Situations like the current one in Iraq are matters of international relevance, where the peace and security of many is at risk.
I oppose full-scale military intervention - it's not even a realistic option - but it's obvious that the US holds a major responsibility here (as it contributed to cause this mess; and is a world power which should either play a huge role in international security issues, or stop pretending it does so while only caring for its own interests - which are at stake here too, anyway). It cannot simply turn its back and pretend things will 'sort themselves out'.
You claim not to be isolationist, but essentially haven't explored any possibilities (even non-military ones) beyond 'leave other countries alone' and 'let's focus on our borders' and don't seem to consider ISIS advances in Iraq relevant to the United States.
I have my objections to the role of the United States in Europe during the Cold War, actually, but I will keep them for another discussion.Christian Democrats wrote:We did it to Italy, Germany