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fadedrose

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23. Wish I knew

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:58 AM

Sep 2014

Oh cali, I am so conflicted on what I think.

I am so fond of Obama and he's done a lot in spite of the congress refusing to work with him, or without him, for that matter. I sense goodness and sincerity in that man and can't but hope the war he's drawn us into succeeds. I don't even know what by what circumstances we would measure success.

If this military step-up has been the plan all along and his firmness in saying we will not enter any more wars was not sincere, then he must be a helluva poker player...

I don't know why ISIS would want us to be involved, but it's apparent that they do. When I hear of the evil they do, I'm happy that we're going after them and yet worried that we're involved.

It seems there's not a good solution for us and ISIS knows that.
Maybe they want to divide us, I don't know.

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Why did ISIS want to draw us into war? [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

I have no idea. But, if the answer were to be revealed, it might contain some very ladjf Sep 2014 #1

So we would attack them and raise their profile thus allowing them to garner more recruits./NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #2

Agreed. tecelote Sep 2014 #52

Because President Obama is their true leader & giftedgirl77 Sep 2014 #3

Not sure that they did..... Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #4

This is empirical observation and not a normative one DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #10

Perhaps Sherman A1 Sep 2014 #27

"Just do something" is deeply ingrained in the American personality. /NT DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #32

Your point? Igel Sep 2014 #39

A lot of words. That's why I said it was an empirical observation and not a normative one. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2014 #49

You have to remember that ISIS did not drop in the ME from outer space. These are the same people kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #40

I like this.. sendero Sep 2014 #48

You believe anything a band of murderous thugs says? Okay, then. randome Sep 2014 #5

they haven't said it as far as I know, so no that 's not the reason I believe it. cali Sep 2014 #8

Which is more cooperation than they've given themselves in a while. randome Sep 2014 #12

Good point! "The world changes slowly and it's hard to see that, sometimes. RKP5637 Sep 2014 #29

No you don't Scootaloo Sep 2014 #53

So they can kill Americans? Rex Sep 2014 #6

Draw us into the quagmire. JEB Sep 2014 #7

I think that's a lot of it. cali Sep 2014 #9

It's worked before in that part of the world. JEB Sep 2014 #11

This is exactly what they are doing AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #25

Exactly! That was Osama bin Laden's modus operandi and RKP5637 Sep 2014 #30

and at the same time.... smiley Sep 2014 #33

Becoming Jihadists, fighting the Great Satan, and beheading people, Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #13

Well, was it THEM or was it THEIR SPONSOR(s)?? HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #14

Because they believe in a strange afterlife? Boy, are they going to be disappointed! randome Sep 2014 #15

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #51

Ask George W. Bush... Wounded Bear Sep 2014 #16

He has been gone 6 years yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #55

Not sure what your point is... Wounded Bear Sep 2014 #56

IMO. It's to make us into "Crusaders" that are at war with Islam. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #17

Also their support grows with every bomb we drop and every missile we fire. Autumn Sep 2014 #18

And the "us" includes the British and French suffragette Sep 2014 #41

.... Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #42

... suffragette Sep 2014 #43

so the MIC can continue to profit from Eternal War librechik Sep 2014 #19

I believe they want something like a Crusade. Cleita Sep 2014 #20

I don't think they wanted to, actually. They just made too big of a land grab, in a TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #21

They watched Ric Flair in the 80s? FrodosPet Sep 2014 #22

Wish I knew fadedrose Sep 2014 #23

Theirs is a cosmic war AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #24

Really? Without using Google, tell me who is the mastermind behind ISIS. randome Sep 2014 #26

First I don't know if that's what they want, why aren't the Saudis on their own ? orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #28

Because they believe that it would unite Muslims against the U.S. However, they have created a still_one Sep 2014 #31

They really don't care about the other Muslims customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #35

Regardless of the reason the fact that they don't care about other Muslims is the reason they won't still_one Sep 2014 #38

Because they really want us to get sick of war there customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #34

To bankrupt the empire. H2O Man Sep 2014 #36

Like Soviet Union in Afghanistan.... KoKo Sep 2014 #44

Actually, they didn't want to draw us into war. kwassa Sep 2014 #37

Amen MFrohike Sep 2014 #58

These are the guys who think they'll get 75 virgins, and you're asking for a logical reason? n/t pnwmom Sep 2014 #45

We make for good PR. jwirr Sep 2014 #46

why did Saddam Hussein in 1990-1991 do everything possible that would draw the great powers into war Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #47

He was an idiot but he wasn't nuts. He thought GHWB had given him the nod CJCRANE Sep 2014 #54

Because they want to establish a caliphate that will rule the world. slinkerwink Sep 2014 #50

Their thinking must be that we can't resist war..... RagAss Sep 2014 #57

They didn't want to draw us into war Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #59