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PragmaticLiberal

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15. Basically.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:41 PM

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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