The Holy Father's response has been restrained so far.
This is hardly surprising. His namesake was hardly an advocate for the church militant.
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The Holy Father's response has been restrained so far.
This is hardly surprising. His namesake was hardly an advocate for the church militant.
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Yeah, he really can't say much here. Besides, words won't get things very far. I won't be surprised if he lends a hand financially, which will help far more than any words.Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
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I really hope you are right about there never being more boots on the ground from the US again, but I have a feeling that it won't take long before we are back in there. Or we go in the opposite direction and just completely abandon the region.
Link to said VICE documentary series. Part 2 is also up.
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I think that Vice series kind of backs up what TuffStuffMcGruff said a while ago - that some guys are actually having the time of their lives in the Syrian (and now also Iraqi) conflict.
Have a swim with the kids at the beach, pop around doing speeches from your ice cream van, go fire a few shots on the frontline, then head home for a street party.
I think if war was half as horrible as we thought it was, it wouldn't be happening all the time. Don't get me wrong I've seen the pictures of ISIS' beheaded enemies and their throats being slit (not for the faint of heart), but for most people their day to day experience is probably more what we saw in that video.
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Like it's nothing, 500 killed, some buried alive, mostly women and children. Don't know when it took place but geez
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Looks like there is a coup going on in Baghdad
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You mean this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28736604
Looks like Judicial machinery moving - like it or not Maliki has the largest Bloc and should get first chance to form a government.
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