Tuesday, September 23, 2014

4 Productive Actions We Could Undertake Now If the US Stopped Bombing ISIS Immediately

Phyllis Bennis has, as usual, some great ideas.

  • 1. Support an intensive new diplomatic initiative involving all parties in the region. Get to work, John Kerry

  • 2. Open direct talks with Iran & Russia based on shared opposition to ISIS – 
  • with Iran to jointly push for ending anti-Sunni sectarianism in the Iraqi government, & 
  • with Russia to work towards ending the multi-party civil war in Syria

  • 3. Pressure US allies in the region to stop their governments & people from arming & facilitating the movement of ISIS fighters (this includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar & the US folly of trying to fund "moderate rebels")

  • 4. Shift  war funds to a massive increase in humanitarian assistance

source: http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/23/there-no-military-solution-obama-launches-new-us-war-syria

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