So NOW, this is a cancer? It's like the Ray Rice thing... we knew he punched out his bride-to-be before we saw the whole video, yet the real outrage erupted after we saw it. We knew ISIS was bad a year ago and was taking over territory in Iraq, but it wasn't a crisis until we saw videos of two beheadings. Obama also said he didn't trust weapons in the hands of Syrian resistence because they were just "doctors, farmers, and pharmacists", but NOW, these are the only boots on the ground that will supposedly defeat them? So confusing trying to follow the flip flops.
ISIS must be terrified
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
I didn't watch King Barry's proclamation, I prefer to keep my dinner in my belly and blood pressure under control. Does it really matter what Barry says about anything anymore? He's too busy getting in 18 holes to be bothered with much of anything else and the press continues to give him a pass on almost everything.
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
PrintSmith wrote: I decided to wait for the rebroadcast on the Comedy Channel later tonight and so I am unable to comment on his latest material at the moment.
Well it certainly had some comedy, especially if you happen to live in another country... I however, didn't laugh.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
otisptoadwater wrote: I didn't watch King Barry's proclamation, I prefer to keep my dinner in my belly and blood pressure under control. Does it really matter what Barry says about anything anymore? He's too busy getting in 18 holes to be bothered with much of anything else and the press continues to give him a pass on almost everything.
So to sum it up for you, we're going to use the Yemmen/Somalia model for ISIS... and you know how that's working out. What this is going to do is to show these terrorists and enemy countries that The United States of America can't defeat an enemy that started from nothing a few years back. THAT should be helpful for our future.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
I just consulted my magic 8 ball for some answers...
Magic 8 ball, will the US have "boots on the ground" again in Iraq and maybe officially for the first time in Syria?
Otis, don't be silly. The Obama adimistration will only send DoD personnel to Iraq and Syria as "advisers."
Magic 8 ball, will the Obama administration cooperate with Bashir to defeat ISIS in Syria?
Otis, don't you watch the national 24/7 news channels? That's Putin's job.
Magic 8 ball, does history repeat? Doesn't this seem like just one more failed foreign policy blunder of the Obama administration in the Middle East?
Otis, you can only ask one question at a time - MacIntosh OS vs. 1.0 error type 11. An error has occurred.
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
"Now let’s make two things clear: ISIL is not “Islamic.” No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim."
Really. Many Muslims do not follow all the precepts in the Quran, but that doesn't mean that ISIS is off on some heretical rampage. This is the same book of instructions that all of the Muslim world has at their disposal. I suppose that Mohammed and his armies were not Islamic? I guess that Salidin and his hoards were not Islamic? I guess the Ottoman Empire were just some misguided Mennonites?
The Quran:
Quran (2:191-193) – “And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief] is worse than killing… but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah [disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah] and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun (the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.)” (Translation is from the Noble Quran)
and...
"This strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the front lines, is one that we have successfully pursued in Yemen and Somalia for years."
not true...
(from Newsweek)
Somalia and Yemen are successes? Good lord. At least when Bill Clinton famously pointed to Bangladesh as an economic model for micro businesses, he had a point, albeit one that seemed jaw-dropping at the time. It’s not that anyone expects Somalia and Yemen to be Swiss-like after hearing from our drones and special forces. But Somalia is utterly chaotic and Yemen is still terrorist rich. We haven’t destroyed any groups there, only clipped them at times which barely counts as degrading their organizations.
"But they are needed to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces with training, intelligence and equipment. We will also support Iraq’s efforts to stand up National Guard Units to help Sunni communities secure their own freedom from ISIL control."
"Across the border, in Syria, we have ramped up our military assistance to the Syrian opposition. Tonight, I again call on Congress to give us additional authorities and resources to train and equip these fighters."
that'll work...
(continued from Newsweek)
Um, we just spent countless dollars to train the Iraqi army for the past ten years. And what did it get us? A force that collapsed when ISIS rolled across Iraq. Maybe, as Obama said, there will be a new inclusive government in Iraq and that will make for a stronger national army. But what makes us think that we can get this worthless army can now be turned into the essential fighting force that Obama touted? Could that possibly be done with a few hundred more troops/advisors? Please.
Even the most far left progressive, David Corn understand that the President is waging war, something he promised not to do.
"But whatever he calls it, the president is attempting a difficult feat: waging a nuanced war."
I hope that the President is making the right moves. But those that are smarter than me are certainly concerned that this is more equivocation from an administration that really doesn't want to commit to anything that will result in a political misstep.
At this point I think security, for us and the rest of the world, is more important than right/left politics.
Might be cheaper to just pay the leaders of ISIS to stand down. We paid off the Afghani warlords. We paid off Saddam's generals.
Let them hang out in the French Riviera like Yassir Arafat.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
