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dixiegrrrrl

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79. the fine print in the bottom says

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 08:12 PM

Nov 2015

"Manly exercises are encouraged"
and promises good hunting, fishing, and beautiful scenery.

So much for the meaning of "volunteers" in the modern sense.

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An ISIS defector explained a key reason people continue joining the group [View all] zalinda Nov 2015 OP

In other words, those degenerates we call our "allies" forest444 Nov 2015 #1

those are "other words" but not particularly related to the OP. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #3

Sure. forest444 Nov 2015 #8

Ok. Got it. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #91

Alrighty then. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #92

Not sure about that. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #71

Maybe (assuming oil is covering their billions in operational expenses, which it's not) forest444 Nov 2015 #72

They get billions from the oil they stole. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #74

At $45 a barrel? (actually less, since it's black market oil) I don't think so. forest444 Nov 2015 #75

Of course you SHOULD NOT take my word or anyones without some evidence. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #78

I hear you, Elmer. forest444 Nov 2015 #81

And how do they do that? JackRiddler Nov 2015 #82

Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #83

No he said it was climate change upaloopa Nov 2015 #2

Careful. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #4

Careful?????????????????????????????? shit like that ???????????? did you even listen to the debate upaloopa Nov 2015 #25

And I thought only Sanders supporters were overly dramatic, paranoid, and humorless. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #30

Now that is real deflection upaloopa Nov 2015 #31

This epitomizes paranoia: "Don't even try to threaten me." Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #34

You say, does it even matter? upaloopa Nov 2015 #76

Climate change means you can't grow crops zalinda Nov 2015 #22

That is not what I replied to, pay attention upaloopa Nov 2015 #28

Technically it IS billionaires, industry magnets, that take advantage of lax environmental laws LiberalLovinLug Nov 2015 #54

Climate change creates the desperate labor supply. jeff47 Nov 2015 #88

He said it is a contributing factor, not Ghost Dog Nov 2015 #73

Help me out here. peace13 Nov 2015 #5

Good question and what does it mean for them to run their jwirr Nov 2015 #13

Likely getting dollars carla Nov 2015 #20

The pallets 90-percent Nov 2015 #37

Oh, now, there you go, forgetting the "third world accounting" the Bushites blamed it on. tclambert Nov 2015 #63

Exactly! 2naSalit Nov 2015 #60

Bingo on the pallets of dollars. Nt peace13 Nov 2015 #94

And don't forget . . FairWinds Nov 2015 #6

And sex. Let's not forget that. eissa Nov 2015 #7

"They behead people, they take slaves. christx30 Nov 2015 #9

As any victim of sexual abuse can tell you sex can be a tool jwirr Nov 2015 #15

Certainly not the only reason, definitely a perk eissa Nov 2015 #35

Probably correct because another reason for ISIS is not so jwirr Nov 2015 #38

i've said that for years WhoWoodaKnew Nov 2015 #62

You'll find ideology is not nearly as strong a motivator when you face jeff47 Nov 2015 #84

This rings more true than that they are following some fanatic jwirr Nov 2015 #10

Yes... RobinA Nov 2015 #16

And we need to understand which is the tool and which is jwirr Nov 2015 #18

A gang of thugs. carla Nov 2015 #21

In other words fight endless wars when understanding just jwirr Nov 2015 #29

They Are Thugs RobinA Nov 2015 #95

So Does This Apply RobinA Nov 2015 #11

When I have read about the people who go over there from jwirr Nov 2015 #17

Yep RobinA Nov 2015 #19

It's not their dental plan and extended maternity leave for both parents? Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #12

So they are murdering, raping, kidnapping, collecting sex slaves, commiting atrocrities for money? FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #23

That's true of any fighting force, including Nazis jberryhill Nov 2015 #32

This isn't about getting paid in a regular army FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #40

Yes, a lot of people join out of patriotism jberryhill Nov 2015 #45

People don't join the Mafia out of any sense of higher purpose either. It does, however, pay. FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #48

So you have more respect for people who commit atrocities for free? jberryhill Nov 2015 #52

Plus RobinA Nov 2015 #96

Take a look at this Civil War recruiting poster jberryhill Nov 2015 #47

Oh and fighting to release their brothers/sisters from slavery FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #53

Those are not the reasons they chose to put in big print on the poster jberryhill Nov 2015 #55

If Armies RobinA Nov 2015 #97

the fine print in the bottom says dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #79

They used to advertise the Navy like it was a cruise line jberryhill Nov 2015 #80

These things are pretty cool actually jberryhill Nov 2015 #49

BTW as a history buff, those are pretty cool FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #66

I Googled civil war recruting posters jberryhill Nov 2015 #67

Consider jberryhill Nov 2015 #69

OTOH, if you really wanted to avoid serving ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 #77

For every headline grabber like Jihadi John there are probably thousands of grunts CJCRANE Nov 2015 #39

Like beheading, rounding up sex slaves, gang raping FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #43

A lot of them are also criminals who were released and busted out of various ME prisons CJCRANE Nov 2015 #46

And directing traffic, and hauling supplies, and running the exchanges in the OP.... jeff47 Nov 2015 #85

Incidentally... jberryhill Nov 2015 #64

paid in USA dollars? Sunlei Nov 2015 #24

Yes, people all over the world like to have them jberryhill Nov 2015 #33

So what would happen if we were to dump lots of crates of cash on Daesh? ck4829 Nov 2015 #26

If we dumped lots of cash or food/supplies jeff47 Nov 2015 #86

Time to wake up Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #27

Horseshit. Being poor doesnt make you commit mass slaughter on a continuing basis. 7962 Nov 2015 #36

So, the majority of them are mercenaries? Beacool Nov 2015 #41

Apparently we are supposed to feel sympathy for ISIS I guess FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #42

Well, I hope that they rot in hell. Beacool Nov 2015 #50

It's Not About Sympathy RobinA Nov 2015 #98

ISIS is running a country. There's plenty of non-war-crime work to be done. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #89

Same reason why young people join the U.S. military. nt valerief Nov 2015 #44

Economic draft. JEB Nov 2015 #51

I hope that you are not equating the two. Beacool Nov 2015 #56

Because they couldn't afford an education otherwise. You know, like in valerief Nov 2015 #57

I agree about the need to make college more affordable. Beacool Nov 2015 #58

Unlike Abu Ghraib? nt valerief Nov 2015 #65

Oh, I bet that stung Hydra Nov 2015 #90

joined for reasons having little to do with religion, AlbertCat Nov 2015 #59

I heard they had free donuts. tclambert Nov 2015 #61

They join for the same reason most of our people join our military, there is no alternative job Vincardog Nov 2015 #68

It doesn't explain why Muslims from the West are going there or why 1000s of Muslims in the West snagglepuss Nov 2015 #70

Since that's a pretty small percentage of ISIS's forces jeff47 Nov 2015 #87

Agreed. My point is in response to the assertion that poverty forces many in the Levant snagglepuss Nov 2015 #100

TV segment showed little boys being trained in Afghanistan by ISIS wordpix Nov 2015 #93

I think a lot of people zalinda Nov 2015 #99