Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death

[Adelaide]

Regional powers should be responsible for dealing with this. The US and other allies outside the region could supply some help (supplies, aid) but it really should be countries like Jordan that intervene.

[Matty]

There is a discussion on another thread about American arrogance.

But until Obama and the thinking espoused by the libertarians here America provided the leadership,in situations like this.

The euros or Arabs or eleven some Americans complain about America till they need America.

Then they look to America for leadership.

So I don't think the pathetic collection of Muslim regimes over there are going to be able to clean up the mess without our help.

There is no reason any American should fight and die in the Mideast. Or anywhere else!

[Chris]

Agree, this should be handled locally. Jordan did the right thing.

[hanger4]

Agree, this should be handled locally. Jordan did the right thing.

Not to mention it was Sunni Jordan slapping Sunni ISIL

[Mac-7]

Ok everyone.

I guess the nays have it on this board and maybe around the country.

But don't hold your breath waiting for the Arabs to get their act together and stop Isis.

[iustitia]

I disagree, its time for these dirtbags to get some of their heads cut off and burned to death. Using your ideals, the world should just let them keep on keepin on.

No, using my ideals we don't go looking for fights unless we're attacked. Under my ideals that thing called the Constitution is followed. Under my ideals we have a republic and not an empire, and we don't police the world.

American isolationists said the same thing in 1940.

They were right then and non-interventionists are right now.

[southwest88]

Regional powers should be responsible for dealing with this. The US and other allies outside the region could supply some help (supplies, aid) but it really should be countries like Jordan that intervene.

Jordan has certainly been willing to deal harshly with the PLO, for instance. King Hussein in 1981 expelled PLO troops & their political HQ from Jordan. But Jordan doesn't have a robust economy - despite internal pressure to respond to IS, it's not clear how much Jordan can do on its own, without a fair amount of help from Saudi Arabia, US, the West in general.

[nathanbforrest45]

The right thing to do is to wait until they attack America first. They have never done anything to us so far right? So, its highly doubtful they really want to do us harm.

Its all our fault anyway.

[iustitia]

The right thing to do is to wait until they attack America first. They have never done anything to us so far right? So, its highly doubtful they really want to do us harm.

Its all our fault anyway.

Minus the sarcasm, absolutely correct.

[Redrose]

IS burning the pilot was a major affront to the Muslim world. It's a violation of the Koran to burn a body. The pilot was a devout Sunni Muslim from a very prominent Jordanian family. If Jordan handles this well, the decent Muslim world should rise up and stamp out that cancer. I feel the US and the other allies should back them with supplies and aid.