# Reversed proxy war ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 7, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726 "2015-12-07T18:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/21 "2015-12-07T23:20:29Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Oh God will do something for sure - it just may end up being mysterious. He does that. True, but it is also said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. ---
**Author:** ![fire\_hazard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6de8d8/32.png) [@fire\_hazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fire_hazard)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/22 "2015-12-07T23:54:29Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > True, but it is also said that God is always on the side of the big battalions. He helps those who help themselves I have heard since I was small. Same thought really… He certainly works in mysterious ways. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/23 "2015-12-08T02:43:11Z")
I think I’ve figured it out. A reverse proxy war is where country A gets group B to do its bidding; and country Z gets group Y to do its bidding. But on the battlefield, group B fights for the advantage of country Z, and group Y fights for the advantage of country A. I’m not sure what that has to do with ISIL, but I think it means that the Turks and the Russians are in an alliance to fight one another. ETA: Damn! I spoke too soon! [This explains everything!](http://news.yahoo.com/us-says-russian-strikes-likely-killed-syrian-regime-225009484.html) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/24 "2015-12-08T02:57:17Z")
> [@fire\_hazard](#): > > He helps those who help themselves I have heard since I was small. Which, oddly, is exactly what would happen if there were no God at all. Funny, that! ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/25 "2015-12-08T04:01:47Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Which, oddly, is exactly what would happen if there were no God at all. Funny, that! Look - god loved us so much he sent his own proxy to help us out. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/26 "2015-12-08T04:14:49Z")
If the U.S. ends up destroying them with an H-Bomb, is that hydrogen prox-cide? ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/27 "2015-12-08T18:15:39Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > So it’s basically: > > Step 1: Get the world’s most powerful armies to commit to a full scale war against us. > Step 2: ??? > Step 3: Profit! Basically. Considering it’s essentially a men’s club for violent sociopaths, the logic is airtight. Either the prophecy is fulfilled, American soldiers turn to salt, and the Caliphate is solidified, or the US kills everyone in ISIS and they all go triumphantly to their 72-virgin-filled heaven. Win-win, really. Their only problem is luring us in. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/28 "2015-12-08T18:33:01Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > If the U.S. ends up destroying them with an H-Bomb, is that hydrogen prox-cide? Owww, Owww…pain in my head. Quit it. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/29 "2015-12-08T18:41:21Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Owww, Owww…pain in my head. Quit it. take 2-aceproxybenzoic acids for that. ---
**Author:** ![Scandic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/30 "2015-12-14T01:26:52Z")
Quagmire is the keyword ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726/31 "2015-12-14T01:29:24Z")
Well, that clarifies things! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reversed-proxy-war/739726.md?page=1)