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10 Sep 2014, 8:22 pm

All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.



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10 Sep 2014, 9:05 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvRd17vXaXM[/youtube]



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10 Sep 2014, 9:50 pm

Dantac wrote:
All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.

Well what should we expect from a guy who goes golfing after hearing that an American was beheaded by them. He was not kidding at all when he said he had no strategy! :roll:
Giving weapons to our enemies while saying we are also going to bomb them is a perfect example of our politicians non-existent brains at work. Especially if we have no business being there.



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11 Sep 2014, 7:01 am

think it is just nuts that we continue to broadcast our intentions to our "enemies." Why dont we just send them flowers and chocolates too?

.... and this perspective;

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/slee ... armageddon



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11 Sep 2014, 7:16 am

^ what is nuts is that we think we can solve the middle east's "problems" with force. It is exactly this mindset that has led to IS in the first place. Have a look to Libya if you really think a quick airstrike or two will resolve this issue.


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11 Sep 2014, 7:24 am

^ what is nuts is that we think we can solve the middle east's "problems" with force. It is exactly this mindset that has led to IS in the first place. Have a look to Libya if you really think a quick airstrike or two will resolve this issue.


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11 Sep 2014, 10:13 am

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^ what is nuts is that we think we can solve the middle east's "problems" with force. It is exactly this mindset that has led to IS in the first place. Have a look to Libya if you really think a quick airstrike or two will resolve this issue.


So what's the alternative? Letting the ISIS people continue with their ethnic cleansing and executions?
And Libya is a lot less worse off than Syria and the ISIS regions.



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11 Sep 2014, 10:23 am

trollcatman wrote:
DentArthurDent wrote:
^ what is nuts is that we think we can solve the middle east's "problems" with force. It is exactly this mindset that has led to IS in the first place. Have a look to Libya if you really think a quick airstrike or two will resolve this issue.

So what's the alternative?

Peace and love?



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11 Sep 2014, 4:50 pm

Humanaut wrote:
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^ what is nuts is that we think we can solve the middle east's "problems" with force. It is exactly this mindset that has led to IS in the first place. Have a look to Libya if you really think a quick airstrike or two will resolve this issue.

So what's the alternative?

Peace and love?


Yes to DenArthurDent, and yes to Humanaut :flower: Force should only be a short term strategy when extreme situations force all other options off the table. Force doesn't work well as a long term solution to deeply-embedded cultural tensions.



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11 Sep 2014, 5:11 pm

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All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.


You know that, and so do I. And yes, I consider my cousin to be a fool. But who's more foolish? The fool or the fools who elected the fool?


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11 Sep 2014, 5:11 pm

Dantac wrote:
All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.


You know that, and so do I. And yes, I consider my cousin to be a fool. But who's more foolish? The fool or the fools who elected the fool?


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11 Sep 2014, 8:53 pm

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Dantac wrote:
All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.


You know that, and so do I. And yes, I consider my cousin to be a fool. But who's more foolish? The fool or the fools who elected the fool?


No, the fools are the ones who elected Dubya who got us into this mess in the Middle East in the first place by destabilizing the region, then who went on to vote for Mitt the plastic Mormon with all his class hatred and betrayal of his formerly progressive ideals.


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11 Sep 2014, 9:01 pm

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Longshanks wrote:
Dantac wrote:
All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.


You know that, and so do I. And yes, I consider my cousin to be a fool. But who's more foolish? The fool or the fools who elected the fool?


No, the fools are the ones who elected Dubya who got us into this mess in the Middle East in the first place by destabilizing the region, then who went on to vote for Mitt the plastic Mormon with all his class hatred and betrayal of his formerly progressive ideals.

:roll:
Are you really so partisan as to believe that things are that much better with having Obama instead of Romney in office?


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11 Sep 2014, 9:10 pm

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Dantac wrote:
All I can say is ... /fail .


Arm the rebels in Syria.. who themselves are for all facts and purposes Al-Q and a bunch of warlord wannabe and sectarian militias that dream of becoming the next ISIS/L . This never works and hasn't worked. The weapons supplied don't magically vanish if group X defeats Y, it remains in the hands of very volatile and extremist population who only accept our help while it benefits them but after they're done needing us they'll go back to trying to kill us. Its absurd.

Bring arab nations into the alliance that is actively fighting ISIS? Never going to happen. The UAE and Saudis will not lift a finger unless ISIS comes after them directly.


You know that, and so do I. And yes, I consider my cousin to be a fool. But who's more foolish? The fool or the fools who elected the fool?


No, the fools are the ones who elected Dubya who got us into this mess in the Middle East in the first place by destabilizing the region, then who went on to vote for Mitt the plastic Mormon with all his class hatred and betrayal of his formerly progressive ideals.

:roll:
Are you really so partisan as to believe that things are that much better with having Obama instead of Romney in office?

Well, now we'll never have to find out.
But seriously, Romney was so eager to sell his soul (divest himself of any progressive ideals he had once held) to garner the favor of the far right that I think it possible we'd see a disastrous turn to the right in this country. If I'm wrong, why didn't he moderate his platform after he had won the Republican nomination? The guy was going to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, which he was the grandfather of, with his own state level healthcare policy.


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11 Sep 2014, 9:36 pm

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Well, now we'll never have to find out.
If he had won we would have been treated to 4 years of the sky is falling in this forum.

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But seriously, Romney was so eager to sell his soul (divest himself of any progressive ideals he had once held) to garner the favor of the far right that I think it possible we'd see a disastrous turn to the right in this country. If I'm wrong, why didn't he moderate his platform after he had won the Republican nomination? The guy was going to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, which he was the grandfather of, with his own state level healthcare policy.

I'll admit that the GOP seriously does need to trim its sails for the 21st century and appeal to a wider slice of the electorate.


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12 Sep 2014, 9:26 am

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If he had won we would have been treated to 4 years of the sky is falling in this forum.


As opposed to what we have now?

the sky is falling is the standard response of whichever party loses the presidency.


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