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36. A new surge!!111!!!!!!11ones!

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Thu May 21, 2015, 09:32 AM

May 2015

Give the Pentagon more money!!111!! It's the only thing that makes sense!

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"Human, civilized society has lost the battle against barbarism. I have lost all hope." [View all] oberliner May 2015 OP

Remind me again why people oppose drone strikes? Rather than put the world's civilized underahedgerow May 2015 #1

Because it's that kind of shit..... daleanime May 2015 #2

I don't see a hole here, I see a bunch of nuts that need to be wiped out in a big hurry. Rather underahedgerow May 2015 #66

We only kill 'bad' people.... daleanime May 2015 #74

Why is it the job of the US Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2015 #81

I couldn't agree more... Let them sort themselves out! underahedgerow May 2015 #99

But innocent people get killed no matter what weapon you are using and that is the way we jwirr May 2015 #96

Well said on many points. I could take issue with it being called a war though... it's more like underahedgerow May 2015 #101

I agree about ISIS. Maybe they are the instrument that will finally make everyone sick of the jwirr May 2015 #103

Yep, that's the way I see it too, it looks more like joy killing with a cause. The most disgusting RKP5637 May 2015 #132

False dichotomy of choice...and btw, social Darwinism wasn't a theory of Charles Darwin HereSince1628 May 2015 #4

LOL. You think drone strikes would stop a land force? Bonobo May 2015 #14

Depends on what they're striking with, I suppose. Jester Messiah May 2015 #22

You're correct. Lizzie Poppet May 2015 #43

Wonderful fucking idea. 99Forever May 2015 #18

Does it seem to you that ISIS is at all interested in peaceful coexistence? [nt] Jester Messiah May 2015 #24

a lot of the fighters are driven by economics-- e.g. the Sunnis Fast Walker 52 May 2015 #26

I don't really care what ISIS wants... 99Forever May 2015 #73

People that live in the region ought to be left to handle their own problems? oberliner May 2015 #88

What we have done so far has only made the suffering worse. jwirr May 2015 #100

That doesn't mean nothing we can do will make things better oberliner May 2015 #113

We have been at the war side of this for years. We have tried to train their troops, arm their jwirr May 2015 #120

Honestly don't know oberliner May 2015 #125

I know. When i was small there was a saying "don't corner a rat". That was because a rat if jwirr May 2015 #129

Not sure I would agree with that assessment of ISIS oberliner May 2015 #131

I think you are right about that but their origins may fit my discription. jwirr May 2015 #133

Compassionate? 99Forever May 2015 #110

Drone strikes? oberliner May 2015 #114

Why these countries sit back and let it happen is amazing yeoman6987 May 2015 #56

President Obama is considering arming Sunni tribes to enable them to take back Ramadi cali May 2015 #3

I'm at a loss oberliner May 2015 #5

I agree.. sendero May 2015 #7

Would having a handle babylonsister May 2015 #11

Syria will not allow foreign ground troops on its territory to fight the Islamic State group, dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #20

That was three months ago oberliner May 2015 #63

Super stupid idea. AngryAmish May 2015 #12

Neutron bombs maybe? Telcontar May 2015 #6

WTF? Advocating genocide is vile. go away. cali May 2015 #8

Is your irony meter broken? Telcontar May 2015 #9

evidently completely broken- but I don't see how the hell anyone could tell that cali May 2015 #10

No worries, it is early Telcontar May 2015 #13

That is why barbarism wins dumbcat May 2015 #15

My Lai won Vietnam, after all! Scootaloo May 2015 #30

Deep dumbcat May 2015 #41

History teaches an ugly lesson. hifiguy May 2015 #87

Neutron bombs? We have already destroyed the infrastructure. What is left is the peole. jwirr May 2015 #102

War and religion go hand in hand it seems. romanic May 2015 #16

War and territory grabs have gone on for thousands of years in the Middle East. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #27

The problem is religious zealots. olegramps May 2015 #71

Obviously Isis is in a land grab mode of operating. glowing May 2015 #17

THIS + 1000 Zoonart May 2015 #21

Amen. This whole area is a complete mess, has always been a complete mess, and Nay May 2015 #51

I'm not sure it isn't by design... The MIC makes a killing glowing May 2015 #64

This makes far more sense than anything else. hifiguy May 2015 #83

Only if we continue picking the wrong candidates to rep us glowing May 2015 #112

Agree. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #127

There is nothing "Islamic" about the Islamic State philosslayer May 2015 #19

Yes, they are Islamic. I hate when DUers try to gloss over the religious components riderinthestorm May 2015 #42

Is The KKK Christian ? bahrbearian May 2015 #47

Yes. The members of that group self-identify as Christian riderinthestorm May 2015 #49

The Key words are "self-identify" bahrbearian May 2015 #52

No, your exact question was "is the KKK Christian"? riderinthestorm May 2015 #68

No, they are NOT Islamic philosslayer May 2015 #54

How About This? ProfessorGAC May 2015 #61

yes, exactly. MBS May 2015 #144

Yes, they say they're Muslims and I believe people who identify as such riderinthestorm May 2015 #72

I'm pretty sure that's what the followers of Islam have been doing since before there was Islam Telcontar May 2015 #109

The nature of religions is dictated by those with the power hifiguy May 2015 #85

Oh, no, no, of course not! Arugula Latte May 2015 #106

Shit, I didn't realize ANYONE still used No True Scotsmen fallacies non-ironically, here in 2015. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #116

Of course they're Islamic gollygee May 2015 #122

Short of a major US military land force, probably nothing Lurks Often May 2015 #23

My daughter the archaeologist was in town this weekend and we had a group cry over the destruction riderinthestorm May 2015 #25

International sanctions on Saudi Arabia, the primary sponsor of Daesh and its ilk Scootaloo May 2015 #28

I agree. Assad is the least worst option. mainer May 2015 #57

Thanks. Agreed betterdemsonly May 2015 #69

Al Quaeda? Obama only marginally smarter than Shrub? mahina May 2015 #111

Stephen Kinzer's "Reset" hifiguy May 2015 #91

i don't know. it's hard to believe barbtries May 2015 #29

War is a racket-- and we should push for negotiations and Fast Walker 52 May 2015 #31

If anyone knows there's no military solution, it should be the American military. mountain grammy May 2015 #45

thanks! Fast Walker 52 May 2015 #78

This is an excellent article. Welcome to DU! riderinthestorm May 2015 #48

thanks! Fast Walker 52 May 2015 #79

Good article. F4lconF16 May 2015 #104

Step one..... democrank May 2015 #32

Better still... JHB May 2015 #97

The answer is uglier than the question... Moostache May 2015 #33

remind me again heaven05 May 2015 #34

The Ottoman Empire oberliner May 2015 #46

right heaven05 May 2015 #60

We've only been in the 21st century for 15 years oberliner May 2015 #62

obviously heaven05 May 2015 #70

Agreed oberliner May 2015 #76

I'll add to that Poppy... JHB May 2015 #107

Correct. The Muslim Brotherhood and hifiguy May 2015 #89

I have lost hope too. William King May 2015 #35

ugh SammyWinstonJack May 2015 #39

ISIS is a problem for the Mid East countries to solve, not the US riderinthestorm May 2015 #44

More stupid shit like this is no solution. nt Nay May 2015 #53

This present... onyourleft May 2015 #118

A new surge!!111!!!!!!11ones! Doctor_J May 2015 #36

Do you have an actual non-sarcastic response? oberliner May 2015 #38

Palmyra is the Last Straw for Our Family McKim May 2015 #37

I wish I could send you OldEurope May 2015 #75

the human race is stuck heaven05 May 2015 #40

There's a fine line between the two sometimes The2ndWheel May 2015 #50

The biggest lie being pushed by the MSM these days is: world wide wally May 2015 #55

This is nothing short of Western Europeans meddling, breaking up tribes, artificially declaring libdem4life May 2015 #58

What are you proposing? oberliner May 2015 #59

I think that the entire Western World should learn the word "Hydra" It's not just myth. libdem4life May 2015 #108

You don't buy the whole "global community" concept? oberliner May 2015 #115

If you mean as the World's Policeman...yes...but most especially the Middle East...see my last post. libdem4life May 2015 #119

What about the UN? oberliner May 2015 #126

Actually, yes. But we haven't paid our "dues" for ever so long and only Use them when it fits libdem4life May 2015 #128

The U.S. contributes more to the UN than any other country oberliner May 2015 #130

Does this sound like a political entity that can address the Middle East "situation" or any decision libdem4life May 2015 #135

Not effectively oberliner May 2015 #137

Actually, we pretty much agree. My positive ideas are not likely to happen any decade soon, libdem4life May 2015 #142

Yup. The "freedom fighters" we arm today workinclasszero May 2015 #92

^^^^^this^^^^^ libdem4life May 2015 #98

What about the people in those areas who are helpless to change anything? oberliner May 2015 #147

The good news is, much of this stuff is still buried under the desert, and Isis can't touch it. betterdemsonly May 2015 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author betterdemsonly May 2015 #67

If things keep going this way this is going to be a big issue in the campaign. DCBob May 2015 #77

What about the Dems and the LW media? oberliner May 2015 #80

Bernie doesn't want to arm the Syrian opposition betterdemsonly May 2015 #84

How should we be supporting the efforts of the Syrian and Iranian governments? oberliner May 2015 #86

He doesn't say. betterdemsonly May 2015 #90

There is no LW media to speak of. DCBob May 2015 #95

We can keep flooding the region with money & old military hardware. raouldukelives May 2015 #82

Wrecking the world while enriching the tenth-percenters. hifiguy May 2015 #94

Too bad we helped them. I remember Rummy on the destruction of ancient artifacts by US Troops sabrina 1 May 2015 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc May 2015 #105

I'm pretty pessimistic. I don't think anything can be done. DanTex May 2015 #117

That is pretty pessimistic oberliner May 2015 #124

I don't know. What do you think? Here's my thinking. DanTex May 2015 #134

Those are all good points oberliner May 2015 #136

Generally, it seems the bad guys are a lot more motivated about being bad then the DanTex May 2015 #139

But what about those who say: Please help us America, you're the only ones who can oberliner May 2015 #140

That's a good question. What to do. DanTex May 2015 #141

The majority of the victims of ISIS are fellow Muslims Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #121

So best to just let them fight it out? oberliner May 2015 #123

That's how people figure out who's rules everyone is going to live by The2ndWheel May 2015 #138

Every situation in my lifetime where the U.S. has tried to "help" has turned out badly Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #145

Seeing as our adventure in Iraq gave rise to IS, our "help" isn't likely to work. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #143

kick Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #146