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In reply to the discussion: 500 women and children buried alive by Islamic extremists [View all]ladjf
(17,320 posts)62. If those allegations are true, they have
taken cruelty to a new level for this Century. Consequently, there are many responsible Governments who would participate in their defeat. If might take awhile to get all the troops together.
One suggestion is that we have in our arsenal and old type of low level fighter bomber, the A-10 Warthog, which is taylor made for organizations such as the ISIS. However, the Air force is trying to phase them out so they are currently using supersonic tactical fighters, totally unsuited to fight a primitive army such as the ISIS. So far, I seem to be the only one that recommends the A-10.
Look them up. They can rain holy terror on lines of small vehicles, lightly armed or, foot soldiers running across open spaces.
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Tweeting Western jihadis who apparently also like Nutella and Robin Williams movies
CJCRANE
Aug 2014
#9
They want us to go in and fix this mess. Where are the other so called good guys in the ME? Surely
jwirr
Aug 2014
#12
We contributed to this mess therefore we bear some of the responsibility.
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2014
#15
I agree but no one wants us over there. That makes it almost impossible for us to fix it. The
jwirr
Aug 2014
#21
That's what the neocons want. Just like the Christians in Central Africa and Uganda.
CJCRANE
Aug 2014
#35
This refers to the town of Sinjar, which ISIS hit a couple of weeks ago.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2014
#49
It's time we realized that going to war vs. doing nothing is a false dichotomy
Jack Rabbit
Aug 2014
#63