Will America go back to War in Iraq?

[mornelithe]

burning_phoneix said:

mornelithe said:

Iraq war or not, there are some who've always intended on recreating an expansive Islamic Caliphate in that region.  Whether the US does or doesn't go back to War, this is going to be something Iraq/Syria and the surrounding countries are going to have to do something about, eventually, or borders will disappear and a new oppressive sharia regime will take over.

I'm not entirely sure the US going back is going to do anything, unless the surrounding countries are 100% onboard, and involved. This will take a concerted effort by Arab Nations (with or without exterior support), to put an end to. Otherwise, it'll just be sold as US versus Islam again.

You greatly overestimate the strength of the Caliphate-mongers.

Yeah, ISIS hasn't gotten anything done in a miraculously short amount of time.  You underestimate the force of will they're willing to exhibit to do what they believe is correct, and rightfully their land. 

You mean the Prime Minister? Nouri Al Maliki? He's lost support from even his own Shia allies and no one in the government likes him. He's the one that demanded US troops leave and signed the troop withdrawal agreement. His entire reign has been catergorized by sectarian politics and score settling which eventually led to the Sunnis revolting and starting this whole mess in the first place. He strongarmed all the other Shia parties and now they see a chance to break from his hold. He made his bed. He can lie in it.

Maliki's approval rating is irrelevant, at present.  I was merely pointing out that Iraq has asked for our help in this regard.  Whether we actually do anything serious, is up to our elected officials.