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This is unfortunate philosslayer Sep 2014 #1
you win for understatement of the year. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #19
+.000001 Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #140
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #20
Are you nuts? They are crazy. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #27
They kill people who don't believe as they do. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #37
And it is important to note that this includes fellow practitioners of Islam Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2014 #129
Absolutely! hrmjustin Sep 2014 #130
Really? yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #42
I'm sure you just forgot your sarcasm thingie get the red out Sep 2014 #45
yes...philosslayer has a different take than I do. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #53
Flossy from HP Aerows Sep 2014 #107
What???? 840high Sep 2014 #61
Nice one. You'd think none of the responses had ever read your posts before Scootaloo Sep 2014 #74
I figured you more than anyone would appreciate it. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #79
I'm not sure "appreciate" is the right word, there Scootaloo Sep 2014 #83
Not everyone keeps track of everyone else on here. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #104
Some people are extra-memorable, though. Scootaloo Sep 2014 #106
Maybe we should have left Sadam alone maxrandb Sep 2014 #78
... SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #134
+1 nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #154
assuming you were being sarcastic... Sheepshank Sep 2014 #98
I think you are taking this waaaaay to serious. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #124
That was sarcasm right? Right? nt Fla Dem Sep 2014 #110
yes..it was directed at the person i was reponding to. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #122
cannot do it DustyJoe Sep 2014 #123
Joe... it was sarcasm. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #125
Your slip is showing. n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #155
Welcome to DU 1st Officer Spock! Kaleva Sep 2014 #144
I just heard Krystal Ball report it on MSNBC. BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #2
sadly these two despicable deaths will probably make bipartisan calls to invade someone spanone Sep 2014 #3
That's what worries me. The last thing we need! B Calm Sep 2014 #8
unfortunately, yes G_j Sep 2014 #22
Yeah, heads are going to roll over this mindwalker_i Sep 2014 #32
Worst pun of the day. nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #39
Yeah, sorry about that mindwalker_i Sep 2014 #87
The carving up of the middle east Tansy_Gold Sep 2014 #86
Really? I don't know much of the details mindwalker_i Sep 2014 #88
After WW1 Scootaloo Sep 2014 #97
The present day countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan former9thward Sep 2014 #102
Thank you both for the information mindwalker_i Sep 2014 #172
Drone traffic headed their way. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #4
Oh hell! How sickening. Cleita Sep 2014 #5
Horrifyingly sickening, Cleita. We need to do something about it. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #7
I'm wondering why they are poking the bear because it seems they are? Cleita Sep 2014 #16
They're probably getting paid by Cheney to 'poke the bear'. n/t woodsprite Sep 2014 #23
I think they see US ground forces as a recruiting tool Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #60
I agree. I don't think we can avoid it. Cleita Sep 2014 #64
I've heard it mentioned a number of times that is probably their plan. I'm afraid this will RKP5637 Sep 2014 #94
As mentioned by someone on MSNBC tonight, they have a huge structural problem Ex Lurker Sep 2014 #162
So further entanglement in the Middle East phil89 Sep 2014 #177
Did I say "something" has to be boots on the ground? nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #179
BBC also reporting this nitpicker Sep 2014 #6
Calls for "taking the gloves off" already (Ayman Moyheldeen, MSNBC)... nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #9
CNN: ISIS video shows beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff bananas Sep 2014 #126
Since I cant figure out whats allowed and what isnt.. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #10
Then you have more in common with them than I do with either of you. nt Electric Monk Sep 2014 #43
I agree get the red out Sep 2014 #47
Enlist RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #49
Thank you. Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #77
Wash off the Cheetos dust and get to work! RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author get the red out Sep 2014 #67
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Peacetrain Sep 2014 #11
Why don't we ever play hardball with them? Generic Other Sep 2014 #12
Are you advocating the US go to war against them? Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #13
The US is already at war against them. morningfog Sep 2014 #15
No not really Generic Other Sep 2014 #44
These are the people who routinely destroy other Muslims' holy sites starroute Sep 2014 #58
Hard to believe there is no way to stop them short of war Generic Other Sep 2014 #63
War is what happens when a situation is too screwed up to resolve peacefully starroute Sep 2014 #113
Yes the real culprits paint and enjoy their sunny retirements Generic Other Sep 2014 #150
These fanatics are a danger to most of the countries in the ME - I think it would be best if we got jwirr Sep 2014 #59
Who do you mean by they? Generic Other Sep 2014 #65
Yes, we do miss him!! I meant a coalition of ME leaders. It is them that ISIS is threatening. And jwirr Sep 2014 #72
B and C lost us all moral authority Generic Other Sep 2014 #84
Exactly. The people of the ME have witnessed first hand what those two did. jwirr Sep 2014 #120
Agree, where is Saudi Arabia in all of this? The pampered elite of the Middle East Fla Dem Sep 2014 #118
Fla Dem, the international pundits are asking why our so-called allies in saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #121
I'm pretty sure we're already past that point Renew Deal Sep 2014 #90
The nukes killed far more innocent people than ISIS have so far. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #25
As was predicted by many after 9/11, there is really no winning a war against terrorism. justiceischeap Sep 2014 #29
They are no longer operating as terrorists starroute Sep 2014 #62
But they are outsiders Generic Other Sep 2014 #71
"As was predicted by many after 9/11, there is really no winning a war against terrorism." TommyCelt Sep 2014 #132
I was referring to the plan to bomb Fuji as a show of force Generic Other Sep 2014 #46
Nothing that large numbers of innocent people don't also value, I suspect N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #73
True Generic Other Sep 2014 #80
Give ISIS time SnakeEyes Sep 2014 #128
How do you know we aren't playing hardball with them? underthematrix Sep 2014 #33
True, I don't know Generic Other Sep 2014 #48
"I'm a pacifist. Let's nuke something" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #40
I did not mean to advocate nukes Generic Other Sep 2014 #50
On paper, the solution is relatively simple Scootaloo Sep 2014 #70
This sounds like a reasonable plan Generic Other Sep 2014 #75
"We need to encourage a coalition between the four states most involved.... Rhinodawg Sep 2014 #85
well, as I pointed out... Scootaloo Sep 2014 #91
I hope we can dry up their funding and get the $400 million from the Mosul bank CTyankee Sep 2014 #108
Honestly, I think anyone with an ISIS flag should get a missile. delta17 Sep 2014 #147
We are playing hardball, we're letting our enemies kill each other Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #161
Fucking monsters. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #14
Their method of beheading is particularly barbaric. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #17
Sadly, I think that's the plan. TDale313 Sep 2014 #24
Oh nooooooo ...... polly7 Sep 2014 #18
horrible so sad right now rbrnmw Sep 2014 #21
Maybe the US should stop bombing people in the ME. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #26
Given that ISIS is also butchering fellow believers of the Islamic faith Mike Daniels Sep 2014 #28
How are large grous of people radicalized? ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #36
Ok, in thi situation, two words; power vacuum. JNelson6563 Sep 2014 #66
Do you think the US helped to create that power vacuum? nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #76
The US created it, no question. JNelson6563 Sep 2014 #157
Favorite catch phrase of neocons - "power vacuum" anti partisan Sep 2014 #115
does anyone really know who ISIS is? underthematrix Sep 2014 #38
Sen. McCain probably does tularetom Sep 2014 #56
Do Not Get Between John McCain and a Camera. Cha Sep 2014 #149
+1 grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #34
heartbreaking riverwalker Sep 2014 #30
Now we can attack Assad! We started this. Out now. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #31
Ugh. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #35
They are obeying the quran highmindedhavi Sep 2014 #41
oh we're playing crazy holy book verses Enrique Sep 2014 #54
Hmmm... KansDem Sep 2014 #57
He doesn't have to be that. Kablooie Sep 2014 #176
They're also disobeying it, chief Scootaloo Sep 2014 #93
What if we use the quran against them by creating some sort kiranon Sep 2014 #160
Damn deutsey Sep 2014 #51
Someone sure wants to drag us back into Iraq. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #52
I think the problem with that is that we don't have great intel inside Syria. Someone we can..... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #69
Yesterday a Pentagon guy on CNN mentioned that Snowden's leaks flamingdem Sep 2014 #138
I don't know why anyone would be surprised by that. There's no doubt that Snowden has damaged.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #139
Yes--the Snowden leaks have damaged our intel capabilities. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #170
Besides the names of agents he mentioned communications flamingdem Sep 2014 #175
He is a traitor. And he ran to Putin. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #181
The target seems to be Syria. KurtNYC Sep 2014 #92
Well Bush Inc did add Syria to Teh Axis of Teh Evil leftstreet Sep 2014 #101
Syria was one of the infamous "7 countries in 5 years" KurtNYC Sep 2014 #109
For geo-strategic purposes? Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #105
the Saudis and Isreal want Assad out KurtNYC Sep 2014 #114
I don't think either Israel nor Saudi Arabia would prefer ISIS to replace Assad Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #164
exactly, no one wants ISIS to replace any government in that area so... KurtNYC Sep 2014 #167
No it doesn't really set us up to save the day, we're bloodletting Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #173
Obama tried to go to Syria once. Second time's a charm! morningfog Sep 2014 #117
Very sad. However, I wish we cared as much for every innocent person the US military kills. morningfog Sep 2014 #55
Thank you! missingthebigdog Sep 2014 #100
+ 1 lunasun Sep 2014 #152
+1 nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #156
My brain and heart are fighting over this graywarrior Sep 2014 #68
Yep, I know exactly what you mean. And there really is no perfect answer, damn if RKP5637 Sep 2014 #103
This is sad, and no doubt an effort to draw us back in. But how many more Americans are in line.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #82
Okay, let me see if I understand.... missingthebigdog Sep 2014 #158
So fucking sad...crying. RiffRandell Sep 2014 #89
isis is dangerous, single minded revolting and we need to stop them now samsingh Sep 2014 #95
^^this^^ Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #136
what does ^^this^^ mean? samsingh Sep 2014 #141
that one agrees with the post. Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #143
excellent samsingh Sep 2014 #166
We should plan on fixing their little red wagon, and soon. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #96
oh my god, that poor man. Raffi Ella Sep 2014 #99
Beheading a journalist is awful. So is blowing off heads of a lot of innocent people with our bombs. Hoyt Sep 2014 #111
Yep, both are wrong mvd Sep 2014 #116
Exactly. Prior to bush's invasion, almost 1 million Christians lived in relative peace in Iraq. Hoyt Sep 2014 #119
Next up is a British journalist octoberlib Sep 2014 #112
George "fuckhead Bush & Dick Cheney just had to get in there and stir up that .... Botany Sep 2014 #127
You Break it, You bought it. Yep, we sure did break it, didn't we? jillan Sep 2014 #133
ISIS wasn't in existence and al Qaeda wasn't operating in any area that was controlled ... Botany Sep 2014 #146
Disagree with your last point SnakeEyes Sep 2014 #153
So drone and air strikes? SnakeEyes Sep 2014 #131
Hopefully that is a big reason that President Obama is being cautious cpwm17 Sep 2014 #148
hey, it's all good Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #135
When I heard Dorian Gray Sep 2014 #137
___ In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #142
And now Rick Scott blames Obama for lack of strategy. Asshole vanlassie Sep 2014 #145
Steven Sotloff~ :( Cha Sep 2014 #151
I bet we can choke these fools off financially taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #159
We need to pull every American out of the Middle East Marrah_G Sep 2014 #163
I cannot imagine the pain the family is going through Marrah_G Sep 2014 #165
As a Desert Storm Vet. So what? This is all designed to get us into a war. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #168
Thank you for your service, and I agree with you, No War. Raffi Ella Sep 2014 #171
The solution... macllyr Sep 2014 #169
Sometimes I feel like the best course of action is to stop flooding that part of the world raouldukelives Sep 2014 #174
So we're taking the bait phil89 Sep 2014 #178
Boy! You sure read a LOT into my initial reaction to hearing this horrifying news. Sotloff's life ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #180
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