[MTVN]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Targeted bombing can achieve a lot. It can destroy supply lines, attack ISIS heavy weaponry, degrade its capacity to take over new towns and cities, push the balance in our favour rather than theirs and help ground troops win battles.

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I am normally opposed to military intervention but as long as we are not trying to force regime change I am in favour of it. The air strikes can shore up and stabilise the Iraqi and Syrian states rather than destroy them.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by MTVN

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I am normally opposed to military intervention but as long as we are not trying to force regime change I am in favour of it. The air strikes can shore up and stabilise the Iraqi and Syrian states rather than destroy them.

Why would bombs 'stabilise' a country? They lead to huge amounts of civilian death which is also illegal under international law. The air strikes are too reckless and too many people are dying that should not be.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

Why would bombs 'stabilise' a country? They lead to huge amounts of civilian death which is also illegal under international law. The air strikes are too reckless and too many people are dying that should not be.

Do you think no civilians are dying without strikes? Do you think Syria is stable right now or is miraculously going to stabilise itself? If people think ISIS are bad now then they have seen nothing yet if the Syrian and Iraqi states are allowed to completely disintegrate.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Do you think no civilians are dying without strikes? Do you think Syria is stable right now or is miraculously going to stabilise itself? If people think ISIS are bad now then they have seen nothing yet if the Syrian and Iraqi states are allowed to completely disintegrate.

[bots]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

Why would bombs 'stabilise' a country? They lead to huge amounts of civilian death which is also illegal under international law. The air strikes are too reckless and too many people are dying that should not be.

Depends on the bombing campaign and what its goals are Josh. Bombing can be extremely focussed like taking out a single mobile large gun or a fuel lorry.

Not one of those countries involved in bombing in Iraq or Syria are proposing carpet bombing towns or targeting civilian areas, they are degrading the ISIS capability to fight, so that when the ground troops go in, their job is much easier