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I doubt we will get to the end of the year without another one. Germany must be high on the list of probabilities.

That is correct. A broad coalition destroys the ringleaders and diehards at their source, make it clear that extremism in this form will not be tolerated and will be dealt with harshly. Subsequent to this make it clear that grievances will be listened to and try to negotiate a peaceful compromise with the moderates who have been left behind whilst continuing to be uncompromising in rooting out and destroying Islamic extremism. It's the best plan I've heard so far and certainly much more realistic than anything you have come up with.

Verbal's post sums it up much much better than me. The idea of negotiating with IS at the moment is clearly a nonsense.

Nope. The alternative is a strategy similar to the one I have outlined. Your tactic seems to be to allow them to keep blowing people up and cause death and destruction before they realise that they won't destroy the west.

I think a broad coalition like the one I proposed would have a much better chance of destroying the main Base of the Islamic state. They would most likely be reduced to a smaller force less able to cause such widespread devastation. Hopefully once this happens and they are offered engagement they will be much more willing to negotiate and come to some sort of settlement. Again this is not a foolproof strategy and there would no doubt be some flaws in its implementation but I find it very rich that you are trying to pick holes in my solution after firstly denying that I had offered any solutions and also refusing to offer any yourself.

Why oh why do you keep comparing IS with the IRA? It really is a quite ludicrous comparison and does your argument no favours as well as demonstrating a real lack of understanding about these two groups and what their aims and objectives are. I also assume you will be admitting you were wrong (again) for saying I had offered no solutions?

So I assume that you are happy to admit you were wrong when you claimed I'd offered no solution previously? You can't offer any sort of solution or strategy yourself so you can see why you are ridiculed. In the absence of any other solution that you have admitted you don't have, you can see why solutions have been put forward that have included some degree of violence to try to bring this under control.

Here is an example of another imbecile.

Agreed. Anyone who suggests bombing the **** out of people in Syria and Iraq on its own is an imbecile.

In fact here was my earlier post offering a strategy- so saying I've never offered one is a lie. It's not a perfect solution by any means but it's certainly much better than some vague "negotiation."

I didn't mention you but seeing as you have admitted it yourself, it's clear that you were one of those laughably urging negotiation with the Islamic state. I've also written in this thread giving my solution on more than one occasion as you well know so that's another lie.

Have you read this thread? I realise it's long and I'm not trawling through it again to find you examples but be assured that that is what was being said a number of times during this conversation.

It's what most of this conversation has been about. Certain posters seem to think that negotiation and non violent resolution will happen. Other posters agree with middle eastern leaders and those on the ground that this is an impossibility and hopelessly naive.

Absolutely disgusting. This can't go on- something has to change or it will keep happening.

And to think earlier in the season everyone was moaning because we hadn't beaten anyone in the top 14!

You've done it consistently for months. You can deny it all you like but it's the truth.

What has the amount to of time I spend on this forum have to do with you criticising others for how long they spend wasting time? Bit rich considering you do it yourself all the time.

As opposed to the time and effort you put in in order to look foolish on a saints forum?

No.

1st half could have still been tough though.

Well also Clyne if that was ever a possibility if we are dealing in hypotheticals.

Yeah screw small businesses, all they care about is money. Let's drive then into the ground so we can improve things for the common worker. Small businesses don't care about the people who work for them anyway and use any excuse to pay them less.

Judging by his previous outbursts against religion, I doubt he was joking. Mlg doesn't do jokes...

I'm not sure if it's all world religions we should be hating or just Christianity.

He's been about 7 people so I'm not surprised.