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librechik

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58. sigh. If only we could claim to be intelligent.

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 02:40 PM

Nov 2015

Or have a functioning intelligence system. I trust nothing that comes out of Dullesville.

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Am I the only one thinking the best response to the Paris attacks is an intelligence response? [View all] backscatter712 Nov 2015 OP

That sounds about right Turbineguy Nov 2015 #1

I agree with you gwheezie Nov 2015 #2

I agree the Hatfield & McCoy tactics aren't working, however napi21 Nov 2015 #3

new ones will just step in: we only have delusions of omnipotence, not actual power MisterP Nov 2015 #4

"new ones will just step in" tecelote Nov 2015 #14

That is exactly what we have been doing. -none Nov 2015 #35

The first impulse is to hit back Warpy Nov 2015 #5

True - but as we are finding out more and more BlueMTexpat Nov 2015 #6

I agree. passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #7

+1 tecelote Nov 2015 #16

Agree. Osama Bin Laden tried and convicted, sentenced to life in prison would have been better peacebird Nov 2015 #27

OBL would have talked and implicated some very important people PeoViejo Nov 2015 #30

Yes. That is why he had to be assasinated instead of tried. peacebird Nov 2015 #32

If you follow the rat down the hole PeoViejo Nov 2015 #33

The best response is an investigative response.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #8

There is no mystery to solve here. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #11

How much more spying can we have? CJCRANE Nov 2015 #13

Domestic spying obviously is not working very well. -none Nov 2015 #37

yeah, there's nothing wrong with ISIS that a few hugs and gift baskets won't fix nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #40

This country helped create them. -none Nov 2015 #57

But not HERE.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #46

Only because Pakistani intelligence was sheltering bin Laden. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #49

I keep thinking about an enforcement arm for International Law. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #53

That's a very good point about international law. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #54

I picture an elite force with full access to local records. They would NOT be a hit team.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #59

Yep. That's what intelligence agencies are for. backscatter712 Nov 2015 #45

We need to expand INTERPOL beyond it's role as a mere database. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #47

The best response is to arrest the war criminals in the West malaise Nov 2015 #9

This is so true Abouttime Nov 2015 #21

I agree. Send Bush, Cheney, Blair, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, et al to the Hague for war crimes tribunal. peacebird Nov 2015 #28

Yes, this is what needs to occur. onecaliberal Nov 2015 #52

"Where was this response when Bush was killing thousands of Iraqi innocents?" oberliner Nov 2015 #26

We were called traitors and worse for marching against the war. We knew what was coming w IWR peacebird Nov 2015 #29

Money to be made, peacebird. Octafish Nov 2015 #38

Sadly you are correct. peacebird Nov 2015 #39

very good start SoLeftIAmRight Nov 2015 #55

Too many people fall back to the idea of collective punishment. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #60

the civil liberties debate there ought to be interesting nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #10

I agree. polly7 Nov 2015 #12

No, you're not the only one jberryhill Nov 2015 #15

Intelligence without the ability to destroy the fountainhead is useless. Yo_Mama Nov 2015 #17

Absolutely PeoViejo Nov 2015 #31

I have never understood the reluctance to assassinate enemy leadership. razorman Nov 2015 #18

We have been picking off their leaders for hundreds of years malaise Nov 2015 #24

The CIA is too busy spying on the likes of us nt LiberalEsto Nov 2015 #19

No, but it will be a military response. bigwillq Nov 2015 #20

"no wonder the US leads the world in gun violence" EX500rider Nov 2015 #62

Ok. bigwillq Nov 2015 #63

We'll be doing good if we just get an INTELLIGENT response. Maeve Nov 2015 #22

I firmly believe that you are right. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2015 #23

Think in terms of rewards and punishments. Igel Nov 2015 #25

No you are not the only one LostOne4Ever Nov 2015 #34

Kudos to All on This Thread gordyfl Nov 2015 #36

No, it's not just you. winter is coming Nov 2015 #41

Stop calling them ISIS or ISIL, call them DAESH instead Electric Monk Nov 2015 #42

Works for me. backscatter712 Nov 2015 #44

All I can hope for is sadoldgirl Nov 2015 #43

Well, unlike trolls on the WWW you cannot just ignore ISIS. Seems to make the problem worse. Rex Nov 2015 #48

No, you are not. Better and more intense intelligence-gathering will help... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #50

Well, that's a given. Anytime any member of Daesh is identified, kill him. backscatter712 Nov 2015 #51

We need to step up the game on renewable energy and domestic oil supplies daleo Nov 2015 #56

sigh. If only we could claim to be intelligent. librechik Nov 2015 #58

This is exactly the response that was called for after 9-11. Stevepol Nov 2015 #61

There are at least two of us. immoderate Nov 2015 #64

I suspect that is exactly how French authorities hifiguy Nov 2015 #65