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How would YOU handle the ISIS terrorist organization if you were in the Oval Office? [View all] derby378 Sep 2014 OP

Stay the Hell out of it. 99Forever Sep 2014 #1

Very simplistic viewpoint. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #4

Occum's razor. 99Forever Sep 2014 #10

I'm afraid you got Occam's razor wrong, there... derby378 Sep 2014 #13

Whatever. 99Forever Sep 2014 #36

It's not playing games. It's called critical thinking. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #48

And you're the only one capable of "critical thinking." 99Forever Sep 2014 #51

No, I am saying words. and the correct use of them, matter. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #58

Elitist claptrap. 99Forever Sep 2014 #61

People will be killed in any case. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #62

I have zero idea what you mean by critically thinking but.. 99Forever Sep 2014 #92

hope your S.O. does the bills backwoodsbob Sep 2014 #99

Nice. 99Forever Sep 2014 #100

Yes, but what about "occum's" razor? LordGlenconner Sep 2014 #71

That's not what Occam's Razor is at all. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #50

I love Occam's razor but it is used for explanations and not problem solving./NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #56

Occum's razor can lead to a nasty cut to the throat. The beheadings were the "simple thing" Lint Head Sep 2014 #63

Saudia Arabia beheaded 19 people in the last month. In public. 99Forever Sep 2014 #86

Were the 19 Americans? Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #102

Elitist claptrap!! JoePhilly Sep 2014 #103

Correction jeff47 Sep 2014 #22

I see US treasure being expended daily in Iraq by the dropping of bombs, use of fuel for those neverforget Sep 2014 #112

Could you at least bother reading the post I was replying to first? jeff47 Sep 2014 #113

I did bother reading it thus my response. neverforget Sep 2014 #114

Your response was about us bombing. What he explicitly rejected. jeff47 Sep 2014 #115

Sorry you feel that way. I'm trying to have a debate but you think I'm stalking you. neverforget Sep 2014 #116

Again, debate would require you to actually read the thread. jeff47 Sep 2014 #117

You don't like having your views challenged. I get that. But at least be civil when debating someone neverforget Sep 2014 #118

Talking to a mirror? jeff47 Sep 2014 #119

You're right. I misread the post. neverforget Sep 2014 #120

Shut your eyes tight and make it go away! randome Sep 2014 #2

Get out of the ME Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #3

We can't. The Eastern world and the Western world are more connected than before. randome Sep 2014 #8

Why do we care so much about what goes on in the Middle East, but Africa not so much? Hugabear Sep 2014 #67

What Crusade? We're not trying to convert anyone. randome Sep 2014 #77

When do we go into North Korea? Hugabear Sep 2014 #82

Hugabear raises an inconvenient yet very important point derby378 Sep 2014 #98

That is an excellent question. n/t amandabeech Sep 2014 #108

And prohibit immigration of Middle Eastern peoples FrodosPet Sep 2014 #18

What is an acceptable cost? atreides1 Sep 2014 #57

No one ever knows the answers to those questions. randome Sep 2014 #78

Don't be naive. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #106

Many of the most progressive Senators are saying the same thing FrodosPet Sep 2014 #110

IOWs ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #79

it won't go away, even with our intervention Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #81

I don't know, but TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #5

Maybe he's playing three dimensional chess and will do something completely different... DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #9

Transparency treestar Sep 2014 #94

Make them some chocolate chip cookies Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2014 #6

Wasn't that duck dynasty guy going to take care of this? treestar Sep 2014 #95

I wish he would Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2014 #105

Easy, let the Middle East deal with their problem. dilby Sep 2014 #7

I have no idea what I would do, but I share your same concern, that another will RKP5637 Sep 2014 #21

I know what you should do, read #69 below....nt fadedrose Sep 2014 #70

Thanks! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #83

That's the same as "let them get on with murdering vast numbers of innocent people" Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #29

Because we all know they are taking the jobs Americans should be doing. dilby Sep 2014 #33

Two massive differences. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #37

Both are killing because they feel the need to bring their idea of government to Iraq. dilby Sep 2014 #44

The problem is that it has already cost American blood derby378 Sep 2014 #75

The Cartels in Mexico are just as ruthless as ISIS. dilby Sep 2014 #76

"Better the devil you know..." derby378 Sep 2014 #31

The long game MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #11

+1 CJCRANE Sep 2014 #12

+1, n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #25

Good sumary. jwirr Sep 2014 #64

+1 Maven Sep 2014 #84

I would shut down the world's biggest embassy in Baghdad. former9thward Sep 2014 #14

And the people ethnically cleansed while that happens? jeff47 Sep 2014 #28

Do you favor entering the many countries of Africa former9thward Sep 2014 #32

I want them to take over zero countries. jeff47 Sep 2014 #38

In the long run and probably in the short run it will cost more lives. former9thward Sep 2014 #93

If you're such a student of history jeff47 Sep 2014 #109

We trained the Iraqi army. former9thward Sep 2014 #124

"Both Syria and Iraq are false countries created after WWI" Scootaloo Sep 2014 #53

Anyone have a map of the preWWI ME? jwirr Sep 2014 #65

Several Scootaloo Sep 2014 #85

Thank you. If I am not wrong about what I just looked at and read the ME has been the target of a jwirr Sep 2014 #87

Contrary to modern belief, the chaos in the middle east is a recent thing Scootaloo Sep 2014 #88

Don't make the same mistake as Bush/Cheney. earthside Sep 2014 #15

And that means doing what, specifically? jeff47 Sep 2014 #40

Well my objection to the bush invasion was that we used the military for a criminal enterprise. I jwirr Sep 2014 #66

First I would call Senator McCain and ask him what he would do tularetom Sep 2014 #16

And the Iraqis? jeff47 Sep 2014 #41

It's not worth putting American troops in Iraq tularetom Sep 2014 #52

Get OUT of the ME, Invest in Solar, Wind & renewables at home 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #17

With this Congress. Good luck with that. n/t CakeGrrl Sep 2014 #20

Yep, many in this congress are stupid, useless, conniving and out for greed. I can clearly RKP5637 Sep 2014 #30

The OP question was about what POTUS should do, not Congress 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #35

As close as I will get Oval Office is the view from the gate. gordianot Sep 2014 #19

Pretty much how Obama is doing it. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #23

Same as the President. moondust Sep 2014 #24

would tell all the Islamist states to get the f into the 21st century librechik Sep 2014 #26

Well, that's a good plan! Scootaloo Sep 2014 #49

if you think it's preposterous, then you know nothing about commercial hemp. librechik Sep 2014 #89

I know that it could not possibly meet the US' energy consumption Scootaloo Sep 2014 #97

IS isn't too big of a threat at the moment. Laelth Sep 2014 #27

Pretty much what Obama is doing. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #34

Lean on our allies to stop funding them. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #39

Probably... Xolodno Sep 2014 #42

I would jump into my time machine go back to the 2000 election,,,,,,, benld74 Sep 2014 #43

Considering our glorious accomplishments in the latest wars..I'd look at other ways Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #45

I'd announce that war funding will come from Israel military grants Bragi Sep 2014 #46

Couple things Scootaloo Sep 2014 #47

I'm not in the Oval Office, nor is anyone on DU. MineralMan Sep 2014 #54

I'm not competent either, so I posted #69 fadedrose Sep 2014 #73

Good idea! MineralMan Sep 2014 #74

We - going all the way back the bush sr. - created this mess because we did not understand the jwirr Sep 2014 #55

Complain bitterly (and anonymously) on an internet message board. LordGlenconner Sep 2014 #59

I would withdraw all troops from the ME. Marrah_G Sep 2014 #60

I would just say we recognize Israel as a terrorist nation Reter Sep 2014 #68

Would get help from Congress through YOU fadedrose Sep 2014 #69

Some ideas... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #72

Call up the Saudi king, tell him he has a problem he needs to take care of Dems to Win Sep 2014 #80

Not a bad idea sub.theory Sep 2014 #90

There have been numerous reports over the years stating that the Saudi Army amandabeech Sep 2014 #111

Thank you Dems to Win Sep 2014 #125

We have the wrong "friends" there. Until that is up for consideratoin, nothing else matters BlueStreak Sep 2014 #91

I would do the following RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #96

if it hasn't already been suggested... handmade34 Sep 2014 #101

Covert operations ann--- Sep 2014 #104

Same as Jemaah Islamiya. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #107

I would first jamzrockz Sep 2014 #121

Use the twenty intelligence agencies at my disposal jmowreader Sep 2014 #122

I've been thinking a bit about this question . . . markpkessinger Sep 2014 #123

Haven't a clue, but am happy about Congress fadedrose Sep 2014 #126