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marym625

(17,997 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2015, 10:39 PM Feb 2015

A poll about our newest war for our dear DUers [View all]

It's easy. Just a yes or no question.

Do you agree we should be going to war against ISIS?

Thank you for your kind participation.

46 votes, 3 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Yes.
	10 (22%)
	No.
	36 (78%)
	3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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A poll about our newest war for our dear DUers [View all] marym625 Feb 2015 OP

No (nt) bigwillq Feb 2015 #1

I don't even begin to have enough information to make such a yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #151

It's just a question on a message board. bigwillq Feb 2015 #152

If I had to answer now.....I would vote no. yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #157

Not going to play this game shenmue Feb 2015 #2

I'm sorry marym625 Feb 2015 #3

If you'd prefer a thread along the same lines that is not looking for yes/no answers, try this Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2015 #99

I'm a reluctant no pscot Feb 2015 #4

May I ask. . marym625 Feb 2015 #5

I think they're dangerous animals pscot Feb 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author marym625 Feb 2015 #18

Thinking of other people as "animals" that "deserve killing" Maedhros Feb 2015 #34

Animals don't do things like this to their fellow animals hatrack Feb 2015 #44

I think mating and territory is the main reasons humans fight as well FrodosPet Feb 2015 #144

Which is why I think we should stay out pscot Feb 2015 #73

Thank you very much marym625 Feb 2015 #47

Sounds a lot like "our man" Yatsenyuk... MattSh Feb 2015 #69

Sssshhh, telling the truth about our guys in Kiev is likely to get you labeled as a 'Putin lover'! sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #149

I think danger also comes from half-wits who pretend to know who deserves to be killed LanternWaste Feb 2015 #114

ISIS are pretty sure they know. pscot Feb 2015 #124

It's said often around here marym625 Feb 2015 #125

I'll leave it to one who had seen death up close and personal, Maedhros Feb 2015 #153

This is not as simple as "yes/no". eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #6

Yup. Agschmid Feb 2015 #10

my poll is marym625 Feb 2015 #13

Then your poll is useless. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #20

alrighty then! marym625 Feb 2015 #24

There is no basic "I am against or for" in this. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author marym625 Feb 2015 #27

hence people explaining their thoughts marym625 Feb 2015 #48

NO !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #7

Thank you doll! marym625 Feb 2015 #28

Hell no. It is not our fight. Those who are very concerned about ISIS are welcome to dissentient Feb 2015 #8

I agree marym625 Feb 2015 #14

We already are at war...? Agschmid Feb 2015 #9

I'm sorry, I missed your reply marym625 Feb 2015 #33

No. Hell No. No. Hell No. repeat in ad finitum et ultra Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2015 #11

+a kabillion marym625 Feb 2015 #16

I'm OK with Obama's strategy for now.* femmocrat Feb 2015 #12

Thank you very much marym625 Feb 2015 #17

Sort of yes. Vattel Feb 2015 #19

Very thoughtful response marym625 Feb 2015 #22

No, no, a billion times no Terra Alta Feb 2015 #21

That's exactly what I said to my brother this morning marym625 Feb 2015 #23

there are lots of people who think war solves everything Terra Alta Feb 2015 #32

I agree marym625 Feb 2015 #37

I think the question is wrong workinclasszero Feb 2015 #26

That's a valid point marym625 Feb 2015 #29

So they hate us for our freedoms? Hmm, sounds familiar dissentient Feb 2015 #40

Yes marym625 Feb 2015 #46

When they bring Caretha Feb 2015 #75

There are a lot more people/issues/things/whatever avebury Feb 2015 #30

Same trick, different day marym625 Feb 2015 #35

No. This is a war for those in the Middle East who are affected by the ISIS takeover of lands. Chemisse Feb 2015 #31

I don't think this can be won through marym625 Feb 2015 #36

Wait, you think dialogue with ISIS is the way we should geek tragedy Feb 2015 #61

I am not naive marym625 Feb 2015 #63

What lines of communication would you open with an apocalyptical death cult? geek tragedy Feb 2015 #66

I promise to respond tomorrow marym625 Feb 2015 #68

First marym625 Feb 2015 #81

No. stage left Feb 2015 #38

Thank you. n/t marym625 Feb 2015 #39

You're welcome! stage left Feb 2015 #76

and in this day and age marym625 Feb 2015 #126

No. No. No. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2015 #41

Oh, I missed the other one marym625 Feb 2015 #42

I voted no Aerows Feb 2015 #43

LOL! marym625 Feb 2015 #45

I think we should continue our campaign from the air. Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #49

Thank you marym625 Feb 2015 #50

It would legitimize them and their territories. joshcryer Feb 2015 #51

awesome point marym625 Feb 2015 #53

They are psychopathic roaches donco Feb 2015 #52

Thank you for your thoughts marym625 Feb 2015 #54

Yes, "exterminating" people has worked out so well in the past. Maedhros Feb 2015 #154

no olddots Feb 2015 #55

Me too marym625 Feb 2015 #56

interesting marym625 Feb 2015 #57

How do you define "go to war?" geek tragedy Feb 2015 #58

Does in my book marym625 Feb 2015 #59

Nothing right about stopping ISIS from committing geek tragedy Feb 2015 #60

and I appreciate your thoughts on this marym625 Feb 2015 #62

Non-miltiary help is useless if everyone gets butchered and enslaved by ISIS. Military action and geek tragedy Feb 2015 #67

There is only one reason we are involved in the wars in the Middle East... Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #64

BINGO! marym625 Feb 2015 #65

I see this all the time, so I gotta ask. NM_Birder Feb 2015 #130

so you want to test me? marym625 Feb 2015 #131

America just over took Saudi Arabia to become the largest oil producer in the world hack89 Feb 2015 #134

yes. marym625 Feb 2015 #136

Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Russian are four of the top five countries we get oil from hack89 Feb 2015 #137

Yes, I realize that marym625 Feb 2015 #138

Perhaps because oil is no longer a huge reason the US is in the middle east? hack89 Feb 2015 #139

How is what you said marym625 Feb 2015 #141

LOL ! NM_Birder Feb 2015 #150

What exactly is your problem marym625 Feb 2015 #156

Ah marym625 Feb 2015 #166

We are not dependent on their oil anymore. hack89 Feb 2015 #135

If that's the case, why are we still butting in? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #146

I can't give you an answer that will fit on a bumper sticker. hack89 Feb 2015 #147

I have indeed considered that. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #148

I voted yes -- reluctantly, but yes. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #70

Thank you for your thoughtful response marym625 Feb 2015 #83

No. We need to get serious about alternative energy Widget2000 Feb 2015 #71

I don't have a problem with that marym625 Feb 2015 #84

Maybe it will, with the right incentives... Widget2000 Feb 2015 #105

Thanks for the links marym625 Feb 2015 #107

Something this thread is missing RandiFan1290 Feb 2015 #72

nope. no kids marym625 Feb 2015 #85

FUCK NO ! L0oniX Feb 2015 #74

+1 marym625 Feb 2015 #86

Okay, you 17 Yes voters, care to explain why? KamaAina Feb 2015 #77

Some did. marym625 Feb 2015 #80

some one needs to take out ISIS Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #95

But why does it have to be us? KamaAina Feb 2015 #98

Maybe we just like war marym625 Feb 2015 #128

We are already at war with ISIS and very few are complaining about it. Kaleva Feb 2015 #78

I know marym625 Feb 2015 #87

It's not a simple yes / no Glassunion Feb 2015 #79

I understand there are complexities marym625 Feb 2015 #89

isis deserves this little vacation, to work it out of their system. ileus Feb 2015 #82

uhm. no sarcasm thing marym625 Feb 2015 #90

A qualified yes.... Adrahil Feb 2015 #88

Thank you marym625 Feb 2015 #91

"When did you stop beating your wife?" Throd Feb 2015 #92

Oh a long time ago marym625 Feb 2015 #93

It is an old example of a poorly framed question. Throd Feb 2015 #94

Nice marym625 Feb 2015 #96

I'm a big believer in getting the fuck out and get off the crazy Superman complex TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #97

yep marym625 Feb 2015 #101

Isis is like a fantasy football league. hunter Feb 2015 #100

+1 marym625 Feb 2015 #102

Not a simple yes/no (like Glassunion) Albertoo Feb 2015 #103

I appreciate your thoughts and marym625 Feb 2015 #109

"I've hired you to start a war. It's a prestigious line of work, with a long and glorious tradition. jobycom Feb 2015 #104

+1000 marym625 Feb 2015 #108

THANK YOU. Maedhros Feb 2015 #155

I think "Should the US be joining in the war against ISIS" might be a fairer question. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2015 #106

It's a good question marym625 Feb 2015 #110

"Yes or no to war" is a much worse question than the one you asked. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2015 #113

Thought it obvious I was referring to this post marym625 Feb 2015 #119

Only if we send two ground troopers, George W Bush & Dick Cheney! B Calm Feb 2015 #111

Well there ya go! marym625 Feb 2015 #112

Treat them as the criminals they are. Octafish Feb 2015 #115

interesting thought marym625 Feb 2015 #120

Can't vote. Not a simple yes/no question. MineralMan Feb 2015 #116

I appreciate that marym625 Feb 2015 #121

Using the word 'war' is bogus from the start. randome Feb 2015 #117

Don't know what else to call marym625 Feb 2015 #122

I think the better question is ozone_man Feb 2015 #118

That's the billion dollar question marym625 Feb 2015 #123

Not an easy yes or no. I am usually vehemently anti war but these vile idiots to be stopped. bowens43 Feb 2015 #127

Thank you for your reply marym625 Feb 2015 #129

A reluctant yes. bluedigger Feb 2015 #132

Thank you marym625 Feb 2015 #133

Depends on what you mean by going to war . . . fadedrose Feb 2015 #140

Thanks for your thoughts marym625 Feb 2015 #142

It should be a personal decision. nilesobek Feb 2015 #143

+1000 marym625 Feb 2015 #145

I voted pass becasue I don't think there is enought information to make a call RKP5637 Feb 2015 #158

more than fair marym625 Feb 2015 #159

I need a definition of what you mean by war. An all out assault, troops RKP5637 Feb 2015 #160

Any military involvement marym625 Feb 2015 #162

I know what you mean, it feels like a déjà vu. Why, does the US always RKP5637 Feb 2015 #164

Thank you! marym625 Feb 2015 #165

When has our war-making in the Middle East resulted in a positive outcome? Maedhros Feb 2015 #161

got me. marym625 Feb 2015 #163