Quote:ISIS needs to be dealt with - I’m not sure how. But comparing the threat of radical Islam today with the global security threats we’ve seen only very recently in Western history is ludicrous. Hundreds of millions were killed in the wars of the 20th century - more if we include the clean-ups afterwards. All these wars were between the Western powers and Western offshoots like the USSR.
About a million died in the Iran Iraq war. ISIS is small, but has already resulted in the death of at least 10000 civilians - a number growing rapidly. Given it's appeal to Muslims, it has the potential to expand rapidly and linger for a very long time.
Quote:These two points demonstrate the importance of Uncle staying out. Not only did he spectacularly fail in every judgement call he made last time, it's an issue of Sunni real estate best managed by Sunnis.
Are you suggesting we should not even help?
Quote:Only 60 years ago, they said the same about Germans. If, by your claim that "the parallels between nazi atrocities, islamic atrocities, hitler and muhammad are evident", why are there all these Germans hanging out in Europe, freely going about their business? Are they not a threat to all 21st century civilised societies?
The Germans abandoned Nazism. Had they held onto it, they would still be a grave threat to modern civilisation.
Quote:It would have very much depended upon the individual, Moses. According to Christopher Browning in his book, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland, liberal use of alcohol and drugs was required to help the men carry out their orders to massacre and kill Jews and others in Poland.
ISIS bans alcohol and drugs. They use religion instead.