Does the execution of the British aide worker

[Twixie]

I have lived in a lot of Arab countries..and one thing the men hate is to be laughed at..they have an inherent sense of shame...

 

[Warrigal]

All these murders were horrific and simply baiting America to respond. ISIS is trying to make this a war of Isalm against America. They should have been careful what they wished for IMO. I'm not holding my breath for much help from the rest of the Western world. We'll go it alone as usual, rid the world of yet another scourge, and be ridiculed as always.

Excuse me, Quicksilver, but Aussie air force personnel and planes will be leaving Australia tomorrow and others are already there in the UAE and have been participating in air strikes and humanitarian drops. Our headlines say that the US has secured commitments from 40 countries, including ME countries but the details are still to be worked out as to what form the various commitments will take.

I think you can breathe out now.

 

[QuickSilver]

Excuse me, Quicksilver, but Aussie air force personnel and planes will be leaving Australia tomorrow and others are already there in the UAE and have been participating in air strikes and humanitarian drops. Our headlines say that the US has secured commitments from 40 countries, including ME countries but the details are still to be worked out as to what form the various commitments will take.

I think you can breathe out now.

We shall see..... I'd like to believe that. I did find this..

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/14/world/meast/isis-coalition-nations/

Australia: On Sunday, the Australian government responded to a request by the United States and said it is preparing to deploy to the United Arab Emirates up to eight Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 combat aircraft, an E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft and a KC-30A multirole tanker and transport aircraft. Australia will also help to stem the humanitarian crisis.
Australian combat troops will not participate in ground fighting, according to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's office

Great Britain: Prime Minister David Cameron called ISIS "a menace" Sunday and said the United Kingdom would help arm Kurdish forces, support the Iraqi government, keep supplying humanitarian help and coordinate with the United Nations to battle ISIS.
"This is not about British combat troops on the ground," he said Sunday, "it is about working with others to extinguish this terrorist threat."


Canada: A State Department official said Sunday that Canada has provided "tangible equipment and ammunition" to the broader effort to fight ISIS. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced just days ago that more than 50 Canadian special operations troops are being deployed to Iraq as part of an adviser mission but that there would be no direct military intervention by the country, according to CTV.


Awww... thanks guys...

 

[Warrigal]

They're all saying that it is not about boots on the ground but some will be there in secret.
Someone has to light up the targets. It is usually done by SAS personnel.

Once engagement begins then decisions will be made which will alter this position because you can't actually defeat an idea with air strikes alone. You need intelligence and you need to establish some order out of chaos.

 

[romfty]

Come on guys lets not argue amongst ourselves about who does what? or when, that too can open up a whole box? it is up to our elected leaders to decide that and we have very little say one way or another, even a change of leadership or political party would not change the out come.

 

[Meanderer]

I agree with romfty. The problem has been around for a long time, with only the names and faces changing. It's OK to discuss these sorts of issues, but we will never have control over their outcome. We have trouble controlling our blood pressure.