Clips from BBC to digest Professor Michael Clarke, director general of the Royal United Services Institute, a UK-based think tank, tells the BBC: "It is inevitable air strikes against ISIS will help Assad. We are putting our fingers in the mangle of someone else's civil war." 17:25 Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East editor The raids in Syria move the war into a new phase - more complicated than before, perhaps even more deadly, and the start of what is likely to be a long commitment for President Obama and the American armed forces. The air campaign appears to be heavier than the ones that the Americans, helped now by the French, have been directing at IS in Iraq for the past six weeks. Hous Sent from my iPad > On Sep 23, 2014, at 1:34 PM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Demba > > Thanks > > Burama > >> On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> You right Burama... But I think one of the reasons these other forces for example the UN is because they don't have a unified command under one system as you said. Nato is a success story as they have a unified command. They succeeded in Libya, Afghanistan, in Yugoslavia etc... They did a lot better than the UN peace keeping force. >> >> We should give credit to the UN peace keeping force as well in Darfur, Siera Leone, Estimo etc. As I mentioned a similar idea was floated in Africa where Nigeria who has more resources and military force can take the lead commanding a security force where they can intervene... >> >> I also think it is a good strategic idea for America to move away from Unilateralism - going it alone as if they break it their are often stuck with the burden to fix it. Their intervention in Libya was a good example where they refused to go it alone as compared to Iraq. This is a good strategy for the US because problems of the world must be shared with others. >> >> Once in a while though America elects a neocon... like George Bush who think America should intervene in every part of the world. I like Obama's resistance to invading countries. War is expensive and often the poor people and soldiers pay for the cost.. So why go it alone if Saudi can pay half of the cost to protect their own kingdom... American? Yes, can you blame them - well every nation should be protecting their interest first and foremost.. >> >> Thanks >> Demba >> >>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> Demba >>> >>> I could go along on the idea of Global Force. >>> >>> Easy in theory & hard in practice. Remember there is UN and supposedly should take care of these global issues that cut across national borders. It couldn't work well (even peace keeping roles) because there is no international standards uphold by all. Equally interests are different. >>> >>> NATO is another we could consider here. Besides the core role of defending the member nation against external aggression, they can hardly agree on anything - latest example is Libya intervention (some participate some not). In addition NATO is 80/90% America. >>> >>> The other concern at least from Bill's position is to fill that force with non Americans with American command. What's going on here? Is Gambian (any other nationality) son/daughter expendable than American son/daughter? In short I am troubled with the idea that they will be in the air and someone else take the ground - at least the manner is sold! >>> >>> America may not police the world nor should they pay for all these conflicts but if America ID ISIS as a national security problem, unless they can find someone else who view that organization the same they have to do the job to take them out. I don't think that a problem for instance for Gambia today. And Gambia may participate in an international effort but when you tell us to grad the worst end....... >>> >>> The Arab leaders and the trillions.......another story! >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Burama >>> >>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 23, 2014, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> Burama, >>>> >>>> I don't agree with O'reilly much but I like that idea of a global force (just like the UN peace keeping).. The fact is that will prevent America from not only using its military but paying for everything to police the world... Those ignoramus leaders in the middle east and Africa sitting on trillions of wealth will pay for the wars and America can safe some money... >>>> >>>> Since they are expected to intervene in every conflict zone in the world, why not form that global force? I think Africa can benefit from forming its own peace keeping force to force those petty dictators from killing their people for nothing... >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> >>>> Demba >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> Did you listen to Bill Oreilly’s Talking Point Memo this evening……..He suggested forming a Global Mercenary fighting force under American control. >>>>> >>>>> Am all for routing out evil. But America has National Army - why not deploy them? I guess my question is - who’re the alien people to be this supposed fighting machine (the expendables) and not Americans? Sounds familiar - ‘no booths on the ground’ but expecting someone be there. >>>>> >>>>> The second point is - if the threat is serious enough, its the president's responsibility to explain to citizens why the need to fight that fight………instead public opinion is dictating their thoughts and action. Unfortunately the public are not preview to all intelligent matters. Journalists! Politicians!…….. >>>>> >>>>> Home front………many of us also settled on the notion that someone will solve our problems. Different nation and different subject matter but the same mindset. It hardly work! >>>>> >>>>> Burama >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 22, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Husainou <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Solo that is why we've got two parties and also one of reasons Fox News Network and MSNBC are around .The country is colored in red,blue ,purple states. I'm New York resident, always love to read the Daily News and favorite news channels are MSNBC and CNN. I'm sure folks in Texas will do quite the opposite from me. C'est la vie >>>>>> Hous >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 22, 2014, at 1:11 PM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How scary journalist publicly taking side in America democracy? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What was/is good/bad under Bush maybe another thing completely under Obama. And you can use any 2 presidents of opposing parties - only differences are is now getting more obvious. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I always thought journalism is something opposite to that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Burama >>>>>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >>>>>>> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>>>>>> >>>>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >>>>>> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >>>>> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "Be the change you want to see in the World" >>>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >>>> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>>> >>> >>> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >>> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Be the change you want to see in the World" >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤