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Very cynical, was the US attack ( which included Pakistan and Malaysian ground forces fighting alongside the US ) on Mogadishu in 1993 ( Black Hawk Down ) because of a threat to US interests or an attempt to aid UN peacekeepers?

Err, I think the yanks have tried to fight Korean Communism before - they lost.............. Same for Vietnam. The options are as follows : a) Do something. b) Do nothing. The problem with the notion that the Arab Countries can fight IS will be that they're not up to it. IS have executed...

What is singularly apparent is that IS ' Jihad ' won't be defeated by air strikes, nuclear weapons or whatever. Jihad is a 'viral' concept, so try as we might to apply one area with medication it will simply lie dormant and resurface somewhere else ( probably in Africa ). The conflict fought by...

I suggest reading this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-28978941 There is already Muslim support for getting rid of IS, but a political solution between Sunni and Shia is a necessary condition. Anyone suggesting we launch a Nuclear weapon is madder ( both mentally and their...

If I understand the mentality of jihadists, Matyrdom is precisely what they want to achieve. We are probaly doing what they want. If we are drawn into a ground offensive they will use it as an opportunity to take as many 'infedel' lives as possible. However, I don't think ISIL are purely...