Uh oh...Iraq

[Tank]

that makes two american reporters. i'm wondering why we aren't bombing them into oblivion at this point.

[mtangelsfan]

Hard to do that when we keep telling the Israelis to tone down their responses. 

[fan_since79]

that makes two american reporters. i'm wondering why we aren't bombing them into oblivion at this point.

 

They're all over the place. You can't bomb entire countries into oblivion. There will have to be ground troops at some point and a massive offensive to defeat these maniacs, who are well-organized and equipped. We're talking hundreds of thousands of troops in Iraq and Syria. It will never happen, of course, for political reasons.

 

By the way, ISIS is an enemy of Assad in Syria, whom we also are trying to undermine. So in effect, we're on their side by default. The whole thing is so messed up, it's not even funny.

[Blarg]

Hard to do that when we keep telling the Israelis to tone down their responses.

I don't think Tanks response was asking to build planned communities.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't think Tanks response was asking to build planned communities.

 

Sounds more like Irvine.

[Blarg]

Or the Golan Heights

[mtangelsfan]

Point was it is pretty hypocritical to bomb the crap out of ISIS for killing two Americans and then tell Israel to not bomb Hamas for killing three teens and daily lobbing rockets into Israel.

 

Regardless, U.S. will do whatever it wants while trying to get every other country in the world to act better than that.

[TobiasFunke]

It's amazing that we can't let the middle eastern countries deal with ISIS.

[Blarg]

Right now the issue in Israel is annexing more land to build more settlements that is cutting into Palestinian territory. The Palestinians can create more people to be bombed but have limited real estate. The US is condemning Israel not for shooting suspected Hamas but stealing land.

[Blarg]

It's amazing that we can't let the middle eastern countries deal with ISIS.

Kind of amazing they don't do it themselves. It is as if the entire Arab world has a terrorism addiction it can't quit.

[mtangelsfan]

Right now the issue in Israel is annexing more land to build more settlements that is cutting into Palestinian territory. The Palestinians can create more people to be bombed but have limited real estate. The US is condemning Israel not for shooting suspected Hamas but stealing land.

 

Isn't there a thread for this subject?  I wasn't even talking about the U.S. condemning Israel for the land grab (I agree with that criticism).  I was referring to the U.S. continually telling Israel to slow done, tone down, stop it's actions with Hamas. 

[Blarg]

Well right now they are being chastised for land grabbing hence the tongue cheek comment about sending missiles instead of cement mixers but obviously the humor was lost in translation.

[mtangelsfan]

No, I reciprocated with the Irvine comment but your reaction to that seemed to imply you were more serious.

[Tank]

Hard to do that when we keep telling the Israelis to tone down their responses. 

 

i thought maybe you were going to go in the direction of "it's hard to give military orders when you're putting on the back 9 with deep pocketed donors."

[Tank]

They're all over the place. You can't bomb entire countries into oblivion. 

 

says who?

 

 

 

i kid, i kid.

 

 

 

 

 

sort of.

[Amazing Larry]

Kind of amazing they don't do it themselves. It is as if the entire Arab world has a terrorism addiction it can't quit.

They've been killing themselves since forever. I say it's high time we left that shithole to its own demise.

As for the journalists, ya it's sad but it's what goes on in that part of the world and those guys knew what they were getting into. Hell, Foley had already been held in Libya against his will and instead of thanking his lucky stars he was alive he went right back into the danger zone.

[InsideThePark]

They're all over the place. You can't bomb entire countries into oblivion. There will have to be ground troops at some point and a massive offensive to defeat these maniacs, who are well-organized and equipped. We're talking hundreds of thousands of troops in Iraq and Syria. It will never happen, of course, for political reasons.

 

By the way, ISIS is an enemy of Assad in Syria, whom we also are trying to undermine. So in effect, we're on their side by default. The whole thing is so messed up, it's not even funny.

that's the big hang up, how do we conduct airstrikes in Syria without empowering Assad?

[AngelsLongBall]

What if we "accidentally" airstrike Assad and then throw out a big OOPS. Two birds...one tomahawk...

[wopphil]

I can't understand how despite ten years of U.S. training and hundreds of billions in oil revenue for funding, the Iraqi military is so inept that it can't deal with a militia. Sure bodes well for the future of their country.

[bakunin]

They're all over the place. You can't bomb entire countries into oblivion. There will have to be ground troops at some point and a massive offensive to defeat these maniacs, who are well-organized and equipped. We're talking hundreds of thousands of troops in Iraq and Syria. It will never happen, of course, for political reasons.

 

By the way, ISIS is an enemy of Assad in Syria, whom we also are trying to undermine. So in effect, we're on their side by default. The whole thing is so messed up, it's not even funny.

 

Anywhere Christians are being exterminated, you can bet that USA has a hand in funding it. It began during World War 2 and hasn't ceased since. 

Edited September 3, 2014 by bakunin

[bakunin]

What if we "accidentally" airstrike Assad and then throw out a big OOPS. Two birds...one tomahawk...

 

Assad protects Christians and minority muslims, why would we want to toss him out of power, besides the obvious reason that the USA has a thirst for seeing all historic Christendom destroyed and erased from existence?

[Stradling]

Goody more Bakunin nonsense.

[bakunin]

None of that was nonsense. It's the unfortunate truth. 

[Tank]

ISIS has reportedly beheaded another american journalist today in retaliation for obama's continued bombing raids.

 

the people at CAIR came out publicly against ISIS and described what they're doing in the name of allah as barbaric. glad to see them in front of a mic on this.

[RallyMo]

None of that was nonsense. It's the unfortunate truth. 

 

You're batsh*t stupid.