Oh boy, that's going to be jolly. Guess who are winning the elections in Irak ?

[Sky High]

<animistic grunts and howls>

no, genius, if he was a Muslim I'd have every reason to hate him just as much if not more so.

[Exeris]

Used to be, nowadays seems like Saudis are paying him more, so he turned away from Iran a couple of months ago.

Anyways, we definitely will see more segregation and discrimination if he gets the majority ( as it is a coalition, some representatives may still turn if someone else offers them more). And given Americans current foreign policy, I bet we will see Isis return in full force.

I missed this part, so now the worst terror nation on the planet will control Irak politically? Thanks Bush and the Republican party?

[Draco-Onis]

How surprising an anti-western politician is leading in an area where the majority see the US as a flat out enemy to their country

Maybe because we killed over half a million civilians and leveled their entire country over the course of a few short months? did you think they would love us for that?

[Exeris]

How surprising an anti-western politician is leading in an area where the majority see the US as a flat out enemy to their country

Makes you wonder, how come the U.S government didn't to see this coming? Did they even care?

[Khaza-R]

Which Country Is The Greatest Threat to World Peace?

Wow, the French are delusional

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Maybe because we killed over half a million civilians and leveled their entire country over the course of a few short months? did you think they would love us for that?

Sarcasm evades you my friend

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50 years ago nobody was surprised that there are just countries who are primitive and backwards, whose culture and values simply do not allow them to become stable, prosperous and advanced. The simple truth is that there are certain beliefs that make a society succeed and there are those which make it falter. Islam is one of them.

[ParanoiD84]

Doubt it matters who's in charge there it will still be shit.

[GennGreymane]

in some good news the guy who threw his shoes at George Bush won a seat.



hero

I am happy to know this.

[Khaza-R]

50 years ago nobody was surprised that there are just countries who are primitive and backwards, whose culture and values simply do not allow them to become stable, prosperous and advanced. The simple truth is that there are certain beliefs that make a society succeed and there are those which make it falter. Islam is one of them.

Weird, because said countries with the most fundamentalist, backwards and primitive ideologies tend to be doing just fine (Iran, SA, Qatar, etc). Its almost as if foreign intervention and imperialism is the real culprit to instability in the region.

[ParanoiD84]

in some good news the guy who threw his shoes at George Bush won a seat.



hero

Shitty aim though, i like how bush just laughs at him to.

[Vathoren]

Weird, because said countries with the most fundamentalist, backwards and primitive ideologies tend to be doing just fine (Iran, SA, Qatar, etc). Its almost as if foreign intervention and imperialism is the real culprit to instability in the region.

Slave labour does indeed make countries prosperous.

[JohnBrown1917]

I am happy to know this.

The 9 months is prison where all worth it to do this.


..I hope for him, atleast.

[Felya]

Which Country Is The Greatest Threat to World Peace?

Why does that map make it seem like Chechnya and Ukrainian biggest threat is US?

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Wow, the French are delusional

It’s not the French, it’s the map...

@Prabog could you source what the image is based on?

[TheFirstOnes]

Remember when George W. Bush said that God told him to go to war in Iraq?

Or is that under the giant straining pile of cognitive dissonance and intellectual dishonesty?

That's a Leader with a Religious Fanboyism. The Pope's a religious leader. There's a difference.

[Mormolyce]

That's a Leader with a Religious Fanboyism. The Pope's a religious leader. There's a difference.

He's literally claiming a divine purpose.

[Zeta333]

tell that to the queen of england. or the pope. or every monarch country with a protestant state church. or the dalai lama.

dont like those double standards. religious leaders can lead a country very well, this is proven over millenia. if god is the only entity above you, you still have something higher above you to keep you in check.

if you are atheist and become leader, there is nothing that can keep your actions in check, the best example for this is hitler.

exchange religious with fundamentalistic, and your statement becomes correct.

The problem is said leaders force thier version or narative of said religion on the entirety of the country. Something make believe should never be doctrine or rule of law.

[Mormolyce]

50 years ago nobody was surprised that there are just countries who are primitive and backwards, whose culture and values simply do not allow them to become stable, prosperous and advanced.

And yet today if I say those things about the US, I get an infraction.

Political correctness gone mad, huh?

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@Prabog could you source what the image is based on?

https://brilliantmaps.com/threat-to-peace/

The poll was conducted by WIN/Gallup International.

The map is from 2013, so without doubt certain countries like Ukraine would name Russia as the biggest threat. That being said, I think the results would be fairly similar if a poll was conducted today.

[caervek]

Why does that map make it seem like Chechnya and Ukrainian biggest threat is US?

It's showing what the majority of people asked in each country think is the biggest threat to world peace. Hence USA and Canada think it's Iran, Japan thinks it's China, SK thinks it's NK, and most of the world thinks it's the USA.

[Felya]

https://brilliantmaps.com/threat-to-peace/

The poll was conducted by WIN/Gallup International.

The map is from 2013, so without doubt certain countries like Ukraine would name Russia as the biggest threat. That being said, I think the results would be fairly similar if a poll was conducted today.

In 2013, you don’t think Ukraine would consider Russia a threat? I think that depends on which 100 people you ask...

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It's showing what the majority of people asked in each country think is the biggest threat to world peace. Hence USA and Canada think it's Iran, Japan thinks it's China, SK thinks it's NK, and most of the world thinks it's the USA.

... or... it’s a poll of a 100 people per country.