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Showing Original Post only (View all)Should the US put "troops on the ground" to deal with ISIS? [View all]
I think there are better ways to deal with them like acknowledging our ally Saudi Arabia has bankrolled most of the Sunni extremist groups we've fought, and treating them accordingly, but someone in a thread here said that most people, including those on DU, would support sending in ground troops to fight ISIS.
Would you support sending ground troops to fight ISIS?
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YES--right NOW! | |
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YES--if Obama feels it's necessary | |
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MAYBE--if they spread to more countries or got hold of nukes or something | |
2 (22%) |
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NO--there are better ways to fight them and they are not a threat to us here in the States anyway. | |
3 (33%) |
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OTHER (please explain) | |
2 (22%) |
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Yes, if a broad coalition can be formed where most of the troops come from nations in the region.
MohRokTah
Feb 2015
#3
NO. Period. Why should we? On the other hand, it's kind of unfair that we don't.
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2015
#5
No. FDR embargoed trade with Japan because of its actions in China, and sent navy ships to the UK
pampango
Feb 2015
#7
Considering how well our other interventions to fight bogeymen have worked...NO.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2015
#8
The history of using conventional military forces against terrorism is not good...
Wounded Bear
Feb 2015
#18