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We could defeat ISIS with a weapons embargo, But..... (Original Post) kpete Nov 2015 OP
Sell weapons, destroy those weapons, sell more weapons. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #1
How does that happen? treestar Nov 2015 #2
I think an embargo on those face masks might work... KG Nov 2015 #3
We could stop the whole civil war with an arms embargo against all sides but pampango Nov 2015 #4
Malyutka AT-3 'Sagger' Pergun Nov 2015 #5
While I'm all for an embargo, I'm calling BS on the 75% claim Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #6
They likely have some US weapons. ColesCountyDem Nov 2015 #7

treestar

(82,383 posts)
2. How does that happen?
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 02:00 PM
Nov 2015

No real support for that statistic at the site.

If this could be proven, it would be a very good thing for anti-war arguments.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
4. We could stop the whole civil war with an arms embargo against all sides but
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 02:15 PM
Nov 2015

there is too much money is made by the arms merchants supplying all sides.

Pergun

(1 post)
5. Malyutka AT-3 'Sagger'
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 05:08 AM
Nov 2015

If ISIS has so much US made weapons, why is he holding up a Malyutka AT-3 'Sagger'?
That one is made in Russia, Putin's friends are supplying ISIS with weapons trough Croatia.

 

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)
6. While I'm all for an embargo, I'm calling BS on the 75% claim
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 09:05 AM
Nov 2015

In every video and picture they have Russian made AKs, machine guns and RPG's.

ColesCountyDem

(6,943 posts)
7. They likely have some US weapons.
Wed Nov 25, 2015, 11:20 AM
Nov 2015

Let's not forget the fearless Iraqi battalions abandoning their US-made weapons, en masse.

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