General Discussion

cali

(114,904 posts)

2. thanks. I don't think it's a good idea either.

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 09:31 AM

Sep 2014

a few thoughts: I think it will be a very long campaign. It will be expensive. It will kill civilians- probably more civilians than ISIS fighters. I just read that 70 ISIS fighters were killed in the bombardment. It will damage infrastructures in cities like Raqqa and Aleppo. I fear that it will create more antipathy for the U.S. and increase recruitment for ISIS. I also wonder about how effective it can be. ISIS has known for a couple of weeks that this would happen. I suspect that they weren't just sitting around waiting to be hit.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

13 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

So, for the curious, I think the bombing campaign is a bad idea [View all] Recursion Sep 2014 OP

DURec leftstreet Sep 2014 #1

thanks. I don't think it's a good idea either. cali Sep 2014 #2

TO all the back-slappers, chest-thumpers and high fivers: We are killing innocent people. morningfog Sep 2014 #3

It's still possible to find work woo me with science Sep 2014 #4

I simply don't get why SheilaT Sep 2014 #5

as a navy vet i feel the same. m-lekktor Sep 2014 #6

I don't think it's a good idea either bigwillq Sep 2014 #7

You are not alone in your thoughts. CrispyQ Sep 2014 #8

Sadly, I agree, and am grateful my Congressman agrees with me. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #9

Fundies that behead seven year old girls deserve to be bombed- snooper2 Sep 2014 #10

Possibly, but people are often standing next to them Recursion Sep 2014 #11

"just like in 2003"? no comparison Schema Thing Sep 2014 #12

Negative. I think this is a better mission profile than in 2003, certainly Recursion Sep 2014 #13