Quote Originally Posted by DrB0b
We fucked up so badly that people feel safer with murderous psychopaths than with us
Maybe the "murderous psychopaths" actually deliver a safe environment once they have one a battle or two. When they were in charge of Mosul life allegedly returned to "normal", for a ME country at least.

As for letting them fight their 17th century war. Let them, but don't supply 21st century weapons, air drops of food, 21st century medical, military training, military intelligence, container loads of free money or a market for their stolen oil. Once their camel die of exhaustion, their oasis fail, they spend all their days searching for food and water NOT FIGHTING.