Lesser of 2 evils?

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SpontaneousOrder replied

22 August 2014, 19:33
Originally posted by vwdan View Post

What? We're picking neither of those sides. The "Enemy of my enemy" stuff only holds so long - we aren't suddenly going to start backing the Taliban if they declare war on IS are we? (Though, actually, I'm curious now as to where the Taliban stand - on one hand they should agree with much of the theory, but it would probably mean giving up their own control over Afghanistan)

'we' allied ourselves with the northern alliance in order to combat the taliban. So there's your point disproven right off the bat
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SpontaneousOrder replied

22 August 2014, 19:32
Originally posted by kal View Post

So the UK won't work with Assad...

BBC News - Hammond: UK won't work with Assad in Islamic State battle

... even though the alternative is a bunch of rabid tw@ts who should be wiped from the face of the earth. Talk about backing the wrong horse. Yes Assad (and our old mates Saddam and Gaddaffi) were evil despots, but you get rid of them and you end up with ISIS (especially in the basket case that is the middle east), truly you reap what you sow...

It would be embarrassing. It might remind people of that time when they questioned whether they really should be supporting and arming rebels that cut their enemies hearts out and eat them
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vwdan replied

22 August 2014, 19:31
What? We're picking neither of those sides. The "Enemy of my enemy" stuff only holds so long - we aren't suddenly going to start backing the Taliban if they declare war on IS are we? (Though, actually, I'm curious now as to where the Taliban stand - on one hand they should agree with much of the theory, but it would probably mean giving up their own control over Afghanistan)
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kal started a topic Lesser of 2 evils?

22 August 2014, 18:39
Lesser of 2 evils?

So the UK won't work with Assad...

BBC News - Hammond: UK won't work with Assad in Islamic State battle

... even though the alternative is a bunch of rabid tw@ts who should be wiped from the face of the earth. Talk about backing the wrong horse. Yes Assad (and our old mates Saddam and Gaddaffi) were evil despots, but you get rid of them and you end up with ISIS (especially in the basket case that is the middle east), truly you reap what you sow...
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