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The Iraqi Shiites and Kurdish Christian/shiites should be fighting Isis. Saddam (a Sunni himself) kept the Sunni radicals in check for decades. If the people of the region won't do it or even try why should you? It's like the u.s. never learns and keeps getting taken advantage of by people that don't even align with their beliefs.

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There is solid science behind what is moral in the world. It's a good idea for countries to work together to maintain a moral standard internationally.

No, there is not. That is a ridiculous statement. As a American I prefer the rights of an individual, but most the world favors the right of the community. The areas that Isis controls and taken over gladly go to Isis because they are Sunni. If we went by your belief we would support Isis.

This is not a ridiculous statement. You should inform on the theory -- there are many basis for morality modeled by theories as diverse game theory, social dynamics, utility theory and evolutionary dynamics.

Of course, I wouldn't dare say a single definition is unequivocally better or something, but there are models.

I think a large part of the world lacks even baseline education and stability that would be required to make a principled choice on morality. And then (specially in that region) there are complicated matters such as religious fanaticism and ethical rivalry -- things which hopelessly lack even self-consistency in the scientific sense.

So you support Isis and their takeover of Sunni areas that welcome them with open arms? I guess that's ok but I don't agree with you.

Any one that doesn't agrees you in one point is an Isis supporter?

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