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daschess1987

(192 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2014, 03:40 PM Aug 2014

I salute our Commander-in Chief for not trying to conquer the world... [View all]

Suggestion strategies for use against IS: offer incentives to Turkey for sealing off their southern border, arm the shit out of the Kurds, conduct massive drone strikes against them anytime they can be drawn out into the open--especially if they're already on the advance, and avoid God damned tragedies known as "civilian casualties" like the plague.

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I salute our Commander-in Chief for not trying to conquer the world... [View all] daschess1987 Aug 2014 OP

Conquering the world is the easy part. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #1

Hear, hear! k&r n/t Laelth Aug 2014 #2

Well said. What a horrible job being a president is. Most of us couldn't stand it. freshwest Aug 2014 #3

Well said, yourself, freshwest! It's amazing to ponder even wanting the job. calimary Aug 2014 #7

Bomb every US-supplied humvee, artillery piece, tank in ISIS hands Dems to Win Aug 2014 #4

Not conquer the world Turbineguy Aug 2014 #5

I also like the way he stops and thinks about it. Puts a lot of thought and analysis into it. calimary Aug 2014 #6

Maybe we should build self destruct into weapons rickyhall Aug 2014 #8

K&R OP for support of President Obama IrishAyes Aug 2014 #9

Avoiding civilian casualties is not an option. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author daschess1987 Sep 2014 #11