[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Livia

That's true. And although we (and by "we" I mean the coalition of countries who participated) have contributed to the destabilisation, the countries of the Middle East are hardly blameless.

Exactly what I was saying earlier:

But no one is against giving aid to displaced innocents' - only 'opportunists' who voluntarily leave their countries and travel 'Westward Ho' in search of 'La Dolce Vita' - and surely, it is not only naive to claim that these countries were completely stable 'paradises' even before our involvement, but also the degree of culpability that we have for the current 'Status Quo' is highly contentious.