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Zorra

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45. i don't really care, cuz i'm gonna get raptured soon anyway.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 12:41 AM

Sep 2014

Hasta la vista, baby!

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What would happen if US did nothing with ISIS ?? [View all] kentuck Sep 2014 OP

We'd be looking at least at another Taliban, pre-9/11, but even more brutal and TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #1

Nah RobertEarl Sep 2014 #3

Then it shouldn't take long to take them out. randome Sep 2014 #28

And if we defeat them, what happens? kentuck Sep 2014 #4

The goal is a stable, unified Iraq that can repel Sunni and Shia extremists and TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #7

But that didn't work in Iraq last time, or Libya this time. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #11

Why? tazkcmo Sep 2014 #36

A puppet regime in Iraq that does what DC tells them to do? arcane1 Sep 2014 #19

Bwahahahaha, no it's not Scootaloo Sep 2014 #26

that the US views Iran becoming a stronger regional player geek tragedy Sep 2014 #12

I think we should keep doing the same thing over and over SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #2

It's like how I know one day I will reach for the remote Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #6

Mmmmm.. concentrate you must... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #10

Nice! tazkcmo Sep 2014 #37

Yeah but we got us a Democrat in charge this time Autumn Sep 2014 #13

LOL.. I know, it's to the point that reality is SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #20

We would greatly disappoint the leadership of ISIS. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #5

You got that right. Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #8

Our response to terrorism is the greatest recruiting tool they could have asked for. SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #18

IMO they gain three things when we attack them. Publicity - what else is the world talking about? jwirr Sep 2014 #32

Continuing the metaphor ISIS' "parents" should be taking care of them! riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #34

the question I would pose is: if we let Iraq burn, how likely is it that we'd be back geek tragedy Sep 2014 #9

Fewer people whining about Obama on DU? LordGlenconner Sep 2014 #14

The war industry would be pissed. polichick Sep 2014 #15

Perhaps other countries would get off their asses and protect themselves? arcane1 Sep 2014 #16

The portfolios of Billionaires would go down a couple %. dilby Sep 2014 #17

They'd try to solidify current holdings while expanding where ever possible. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #21

I suspect the other countries in the region would have to step up and take action. Tatiana Sep 2014 #22

I'm still awaiting the Cuban Invasion when the Cubans were the scary Bogeymen. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #23

In the Middle East the one player with the most Wellstone ruled Sep 2014 #24

No, we should excuse ourselves from the Middle East, including the Israel-Palestine dispute ecstatic Sep 2014 #25

We didn't "create" the mess; we just left a significant donation to the shit-pile Scootaloo Sep 2014 #27

fair enough. nt ecstatic Sep 2014 #30

Contributing more Aerows Sep 2014 #43

Why do you think that a democracy will form in the affected countries? jwirr Sep 2014 #33

It probably won't, but reparations/amends can't be made ecstatic Sep 2014 #39

Agreed. IMO leadership in many of the ME countries is more a symbol of power than of popularity. jwirr Sep 2014 #40

Anything in the ME, at this point, is a fool's errand. TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #29

Your last paragraph marions ghost Sep 2014 #35

Neighbouring countries would have to get off their butts? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #31

Why aren't they taking action? Aerows Sep 2014 #42

Heaven forbid. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #47

a superfools errand ... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #38

Nothing that legitimately affects the US. Aerows Sep 2014 #41

Quagmire. JEB Sep 2014 #44

i don't really care, cuz i'm gonna get raptured soon anyway. Zorra Sep 2014 #45

Fools errand. Our last escapade created 31,000 new terrorists..... Them! grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #46