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114. Not impressed, cha. nt

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Sun Sep 14, 2014, 07:00 AM

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Call me shocked. Counterterrorism Experts claim ISIS threat "distorted" and "a farce" [View all] SomethingFishy Sep 2014 OP

Kick whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #1

Nuh uh! gratuitous Sep 2014 #2

Check out these simpering wimps! Who would be scared of THEM? FrodosPet Sep 2014 #34

Warning: I don't click on blind, anonymous links gratuitous Sep 2014 #39

That sounds more comfortable than sticking my head in the sand FrodosPet Sep 2014 #46

Is whatever you're wetting your pants about better or worse than this? gratuitous Sep 2014 #50

These troops are evil as well, and need to spend decades in prison FrodosPet Sep 2014 #51

Yes, they WERE court martialed for doing that. FrodosPet Sep 2014 #52

The Marine Corps DID make a recruiting video out of that gratuitous Sep 2014 #53

We are NEVER going to be safe in this universe FrodosPet Sep 2014 #60

Please explain how ISIS could start a nuclear war. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #67

Please explain how ISIS could start a nuclear war On the Road Sep 2014 #82

Thanks. A lot of ifs, but thannks. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #84

Well, It Makes Them Subject to Nuclear Attack for Certain Reasons On the Road Sep 2014 #107

Interesting. ISIS, I suspect is more like a gang than a state, but it could develop into JDPriestly Sep 2014 #112

Yes clearly we must live in fear. phil89 Sep 2014 #56

You have a good point. No need for fear. FrodosPet Sep 2014 #57

That is fucking horrific .. a caption might have helped. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #118

The threat of terrorism to the US is absolutely minimal, though it most definitely exists. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #3

Which is just what Obama said, but not the pundits. They know better! freshwest Sep 2014 #11

We didn't even get any color-coded threat levels! leftstreet Sep 2014 #4

Personally, I think they were hired by Dick Cheney BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #5

I think you're on the right track with this They_Live Sep 2014 #87

Most likely truer than any of us can imagine. freebrew Sep 2014 #121

But..but..we must DO SOMETHING!! However, stupid and self defeating it may be. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #6

Oh man, you made me laugh... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #10

We have to pave the way for Enthusiast Sep 2014 #15

... woo me with science Sep 2014 #23

I was wondering about that treestar Sep 2014 #7

Check out any right-wingnut source canuckledragger Sep 2014 #62

Yep treestar Sep 2014 #70

At least they are not calling them libodem Sep 2014 #8

This is all about taking out Assad...imho n/t Oilwellian Sep 2014 #9

BINGO! I think Assad is the primary target mazzarro Sep 2014 #22

Nooooo no way can't be azurnoir Sep 2014 #12

I know. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #14

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #13

Well they are a threat to stability in the ME flamingdem Sep 2014 #16

How can you threaten the stability of an unstable region? FlatStanley Sep 2014 #27

IS isn't much of a direct threat to the United States. Laelth Sep 2014 #17

Respectfully, that isn't going to get me on board... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #20

That's the nature of our republic, I suppose. Laelth Sep 2014 #21

Then the energy companies can pay for it. Let them hire blackwater directly. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #25

And pass the costs on to us through higher energy costs NickB79 Sep 2014 #64

Exactly! Thus bringing down the cost of wind & solar further! They need to pay, we should not grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #71

Our allies can protect their own interests here. They have overwhelming air superiority TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #49

Exactly. Not our job! n/t A Simple Game Sep 2014 #63

Someone, somewhere, somehow doesn't like us!!! Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #18

The NSA? L0oniX Sep 2014 #69

Not the way they trade our naked pictures. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #113

Who says this? OilemFirchen Sep 2014 #19

Oh my. Autumn Sep 2014 #24

All BS all the time malaise Sep 2014 #26

Same as always ... Scuba Sep 2014 #28

+1 Excellent deutsey Sep 2014 #31

How odd pscot Sep 2014 #41

Best description of my feelings concerning this and every other propaganda-driven adventure BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #44

You can show that to Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.. Cha Sep 2014 #81

Nobody's right all the time. Scuba Sep 2014 #96

That's exactly right.. like this "expert" in the OP.. I'm going with Bernie, Elizabeth, and the Cha Sep 2014 #100

Don't agree with him at all. We're ballyhoo Sep 2014 #97

"..being conned.." Oh, you mean like Putin is Conning all the internetz Warriors for him? Cha Sep 2014 #101

There's roughly 40-45 of them here, including me, so I ballyhoo Sep 2014 #102

Get Your Red Hot Putin Propaganda Right Here.. Cha Sep 2014 #105

Yeah, I know who he is.... ballyhoo Sep 2014 #108

Exactly! ctsnowman Sep 2014 #117

Disaster capitalism. eom littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #29

That is exactly what it is. In spades. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #103

Senators Bernie Sanders and Warren agree with President Obama Cha Sep 2014 #111

Not impressed, cha. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #114

I've heard other ME experts debunk the hype growing around ISIS deutsey Sep 2014 #30

That applies to their tactical capabilities. Not to the atrocities they cause. randome Sep 2014 #32

This is bad - send in the UN toby jo Sep 2014 #33

The U.N. has some resources but not on our scale. randome Sep 2014 #35

Of course VA_Jill Sep 2014 #36

I Have Long Thought DallasNE Sep 2014 #37

Every American President in the past quarter century has now gone on television during prime time to J_J_ Sep 2014 #38

. . . ya *think*?? bvf Sep 2014 #40

Oh, who could have guessed? Atman Sep 2014 #42

K&R! G_j Sep 2014 #43

ISIL deaniac21 Sep 2014 #45

They are joined by those who hate the United States. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #110

k G_j Sep 2014 #47

I give this one the Goebbels award... L0oniX Sep 2014 #48

+1000 bobduca Sep 2014 #68

Bullshit.. you can give that to Senator Bernie Sanders, too.. Cha Sep 2014 #80

who cares if Sanders and Warren are on board? Vattel Sep 2014 #88

+10000000 ballyhoo Sep 2014 #109

Let the Iranians and Saudis solve the problem. roamer65 Sep 2014 #54

Then we can become friends with whoever is left at the end! FrodosPet Sep 2014 #59

Not a threat to the US. At least certainly not now. They are a threat to women, gay & Shiite humans pampango Sep 2014 #55

Too bad. So sad. FrodosPet Sep 2014 #58

No sh!t, Sherlock! But the MIC must be fed. And it's very, very HUNGRY!!! blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #61

As Einstein so eloquently said... 99Forever Sep 2014 #65

Bookmarked for later Raven Sep 2014 #66

yea GummyBearz Sep 2014 #72

What a brilliant comeback! Seriously, with forward thinking like that SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #73

Sure GummyBearz Sep 2014 #86

Wow... yeah you hit that nerve people do SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #94

Great point GummyBearz Sep 2014 #95

Haskell Wexler interview maddiemom Sep 2014 #115

Does he mean the smoking gun won't come in the form of a mushroom cloud? marmar Sep 2014 #74

But they took babies out of the incubators!!! U4ikLefty Sep 2014 #75

knr Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #76

He also praised the drone program in his talk. KittyWampus Sep 2014 #77

The "Experts" Praised the Drone Program.. well the OP should love that. Cha Sep 2014 #79

Why would the Saudis take care of the problem Aerows Sep 2014 #91

Some days, it seems like we've become the Saudi's adjunct army suffragette Sep 2014 #119

Senator Sanders disagrees.. Cha Sep 2014 #78

News flash: Sanders and Warren not infallible! Vattel Sep 2014 #89

I agree greytdemocrat Sep 2014 #83

Iraq Invasion Part 2 bobGandolf Sep 2014 #85

Tell that to the folks in Mosul. DCBob Sep 2014 #90

Threaten to send in the police. Aerows Sep 2014 #92

Why is it our business AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #99

I was replying to the subject of the op that the threat of ISIS is a "farce". DCBob Sep 2014 #116

Lying to us, always, is the new normal. 99Forever Sep 2014 #93

ISIS is 878,000 times worse than Hitler nikto Sep 2014 #98

K&R. lob1 Sep 2014 #104

Groundhog's Day. john kale Sep 2014 #106

It's a farce because they all wear similar Halloween costumes Amonester Sep 2014 #120

this needs a J_J_ Sep 2014 #122