Last year Abbott was pilloried by the left wing leaning sections of the MSM for suggesting caution in intervening in Syria. At the time there was pressure on the west to help the "freedom fighters" - that would be ISIS. Abbott was mocked for saying it was a war between "baddies and baddies".
He was spot on!
We have learned from bitter experience that these middle eastern countries cannot be helped. Get rid of a despot and give them a vote - and they elect islamists who are worse.
The west ought stay right out of it and let the Sunnis and Shi'ites continue their millenia long war. At least whilst they're fighting each other, they're not fighting us.
As for peace's comment:
Big call! I'm trying to think of a country that has successfully assimilated muslims fully but none readily spring to mind.
