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23. Should we do nothing in the face of ISIS?

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 12:12 PM

Sep 2014

What is your solution to this problem?

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How long? How many bombs? How many civilian deaths? [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

Obvious questions that should have been answered before any bombs fell. JEB Sep 2014 #1

You are missing the point.... Bigmack Sep 2014 #2

Guess none of that matters. When this is over there will be another. Autumn Sep 2014 #3

but but but they beheaded a couple of journalists NightWatcher Sep 2014 #4

Good thing those allied countries don't behead anyone. Oh, wait a minute... bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #6

Saudi Arabia whacked two dozen heads in August NightWatcher Sep 2014 #22

ISIS has murdered thousands of people. kwassa Sep 2014 #34

So do the juntas in Central and South America, Boko Harum, .... NightWatcher Sep 2014 #42

This is different, and it will be our fight if we do nothing. kwassa Sep 2014 #43

How many threads will you start on the same topic? kwassa Sep 2014 #5

Beat me to it. Of course, this makes a nice change from the HRC threads. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #7

i hope she starts many more, her threads on this topic are excellent. nt m-lekktor Sep 2014 #9

This bigwillq Sep 2014 #15

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Sep 2014 #17

"You're with us or you're against us"? We should be silent in the face of war? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #10

Should we do nothing in the face of ISIS? kwassa Sep 2014 #23

Nobody has a "solution" to the problem. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #27

Doing something has a potential of a solution. Doing nothing has no potential. kwassa Sep 2014 #32

It sure as hell has a potential for making the situation worse. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #37

But is has a potential to make something better, too. kwassa Sep 2014 #38

All wars are based on Good Intentions. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #39

No. Most aren't, actually. kwassa Sep 2014 #40

No kidding. All "leaders" adopt the Noble Cause justification. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #41

If we don't try, we will have a disaster on our hands. kwassa Sep 2014 #44

And, if we try, we'll probably have a disaster on our hands. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #46

Answer the questions. They'll be asked until answered, duh. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #11

don't like it? don't read my ops. simple. cali Sep 2014 #12

Except you didn't actually present any information mythology Sep 2014 #20

I'm not looking for "satisfaction" cali Sep 2014 #24

and what have you suggested doing? kwassa Sep 2014 #29

You are trying to convince everyone. Hence, all these threads. kwassa Sep 2014 #28

Who the fuck do you think you are? If you don't like it, go outside or something. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #16

King of the Universe, of course. kwassa Sep 2014 #30

In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #8

yes, there's decidedly a "with us or against us" contingent here. cali Sep 2014 #13

Three years. Eleven thousand and six. Sixty-three. A lot. randome Sep 2014 #14

Long. Lots. Way too many. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2014 #18

Forever. Thousands. We don't care how many. morningfog Sep 2014 #19

The "civilian deaths" card is a bad one to play when opposing fighting ISIS Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #21

You haven't a clue as to whether or not that is true. cali Sep 2014 #25

Hence "probably" rather than "certainly". Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #26

Bombing ISIL is what they want. Maedhros Sep 2014 #35

no, his guess on the subject is different than yours. kwassa Sep 2014 #31

Well, so far, the air strikes appear to be so pinpoint they've hardly been noticed. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #33

Does it matter? There are policies in place and the US, as Rove once told us 'is an Empire now'. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #36

we would have to cut off the entire middle east including Israel JI7 Sep 2014 #45