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Originally Posted by dyna mo
i never said you were bashing, or taking a dig at Americans, settle down. nevertheless, the operation you are actually referring to happened 15 years ago in Iraq, that has nothing to do with Syria in 2011-2015.
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Syrians aren't the only refugee problem facing Europe. It's just the latest.
Just because there was no direct hand in the Syrian conflict doesn't mean there was no involvement. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Western Europe and America have a long and storied past with the Middle East and Asia. In some cases causing irreparable damage (India - Pakistan and Iran - Iraq for example). To you and me, these are old events but to the people that live there; it is very ongoing.
Actions on the ground and in government buildings do little to ally us to these people after we've already destroyed any semblance of normal life they may have had:
Translator abandoned by UK is executed as he tries to flee Taliban | Daily Mail Online
The entire Arab Spring episode came about as a direct result of Western involvement in the region, Syria included.