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flamingdem

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2. The saber rattlers are flailing around when asked about US ground troops

Reply to grahamhgreen (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 10:12 AM

Sep 2014

How can they foam at the mouth and also say "no ground troops" and "Obama is weak". They avoid answering directly. None of the foamers have anything to offer on a strategic level.

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ISIS Is Beheading Journalists to Lure America Into Another Ground War. [View all] grahamhgreen Sep 2014 OP

Have to agree. Obama does not want this but someone else does. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #1

I looked into Putin’s eyes and I saw his soul” - GWB grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #3

And what did Bush see in Cheney's eyes?? misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #13

The saber rattlers are flailing around when asked about US ground troops flamingdem Sep 2014 #2

Obama is actually doing what needs to be done, the only real bitching TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #4

^ The Truth of it all. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #14

What's the mission? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #20

Use the military for narrow and focused military purposes, not JoePhilly Sep 2014 #23

Which is? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #24

Depends on the situation. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #25

That's not a mission. It's a blank check for perpetual war. Worse, the strikes create more enemies grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #27

Aren't you one of the folks who were sure Obama was going to invade Syria JoePhilly Sep 2014 #33

I agree; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #26

Let's just hope that the media does it's job this time!! jillan Sep 2014 #5

For recent lessons that would apply to ISIS I would look back to Libya and last year in Syria KurtNYC Sep 2014 #6

I couldn't agree more jamzrockz Sep 2014 #9

Well said. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #28

Seems to be the case. Octafish Sep 2014 #7

"ISIS" is doing exactly what the military industrial complex is paying them to do... 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #8

It's all so painfully obvious CJCRANE Sep 2014 #12

EEE-YUP! Now the Masters of War have their new ME Boogie Man. Sickeningly so. ~nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #18

Put those McCain pictures along side those of Rumsfeld visiting Saddam in the 1980s kairos12 Sep 2014 #22

ALL - if you haven't seen that video... Watch it now grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #31

Actually, I think they're doing it mainly because they're phucking assholes...nt joeybee12 Sep 2014 #10

Yup. n/t progressoid Sep 2014 #11

Basically. PragmaticLiberal Sep 2014 #15

+1 grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #19

Vermin .... etherealtruth Sep 2014 #34

Right, and who benefits from our wars? The filthy rich do! Almost like they created ISIS valerief Sep 2014 #16

You are right. No Shrub in Iraq, no ISIS. kairos12 Sep 2014 #21

Yes, ISIS has its marching orders, from the Masters of War 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #17

Yes. Rex Sep 2014 #29

I'm not sure about that sub.theory Sep 2014 #30

That's all it would take to put a cherry on top AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #32