Very trueI have this odd philosophy that different people have different roles. That we NEED idealists. We NEED militant protectors. We NEED pragmatists. We NEED all at different times and really at all times pulling in different directions and causing people to invoke reason and justify their own stance. And at different times we NEED one OVER another. WISDOM is very much needed right now. So it is good that you are seeking answers and in a sense seeking wisdom. We should all hope and/or pray that our leaders have the wisdom they desperately need.
I'm not for troops on the ground. We worked feverishly to destabilize the region a few years ago and it is coming back to bite us. We can't sit back and do nothing, but we can't get dragged into their fight either. I mentioned wisdom already, and it will take that and some luck to choose the right course here.So you guys are ready to send our troops in to fight ISIS?
An equally valid question is - So you guys are ready to go fight ISIS? (assuming that you are military age)So you guys are ready to send our troops in to fight ISIS?
CA, our son spent 18 months in Baghdad, after volunteering multiple times to get there. And this was 2003 before the surge, we ended phone conversations when rockets started coming to their base multiple times.So you guys are ready to send our troops in to fight ISIS?
I read about that a little while ago. He has a pesky little problem remembering that he's a Christian.Another question in Turkey received the following answer: "The Muslim community needs to think about how we can make sure that children are not being infected with this twisted notion that somehow they can kill innocent people and that is justified by religion." We?
http://theweek.com/speedreads/58919...remism-must-come-from-within-muslim-community
So you guys are ready to send our troops in to fight ISIS?
Nope. Let Europe fight this one. We didn't go over there to win to begin with. There are too many rules of engagement. Sometimes winning involves casualties that "civilized" societies can't stomach.So you guys are ready to send our troops in to fight ISIS?
I'm sure you know already, but they're here now:At the same time, I don't want "them" in our country either.
Of course they are. I simply said I don't want them here. Houston is a hotbed for them. There are known muzzie terrorist compounds outside of Houston. It's just a matter of time.
As much as I bash Clinton for Somalia I have to commend him for Kosovo. Less involvement but yet strategic involvement wins wars against non conventional forces. Our military is built to defeat other military and guerrilla fighters not every nut that decides that his life is less than a cause. Sending troops would not solve any of our problems, but it would amplify them. Every on the fence radical is going to join Isis because their prophecy looks to be coming true when the western world is in Syria. Even though lawerence of Arabia invaded 100 years ago, but then again you are talking about racial divides among Muslims as well in that case. I still think backing Assad and the Russians is the best option but I doubt Obama will do it because Assad made him look weak in 2013.So you guys are ready to send our troops in to fight ISIS?
I'm thankful for his willingness to serve.CA, our son spent 18 months in Baghdad, after volunteering multiple times to get there. And this was 2003 before the surge, we ended phone conversations when rockets started coming to their base multiple times.
We always braced for the worst and thank God it was never needed.
Well, I don't lay that at Obama's feet - we've not fought a war with the will to win since 1945.To answer your question, under this president, absolutely not, he has no will to defeat the enemy.
A war has to be fought to win, with 100% force, otherwise the troops are hogtied and sitting ducks for failure. I wouldn't wish that for any parent to endure.
I don't think that is an odd philosophy at all. They all have their place and times....
I have this odd philosophy that different people have different roles. That we NEED idealists. We NEED militant protectors. We NEED pragmatists. We NEED all at different times and really at all times pulling in different directions and causing people to invoke reason and justify their own stance. And at different times we NEED one OVER another. WISDOM is very much needed right now. So it is good that you are seeking answers and in a sense seeking wisdom. We should all hope and/or pray that our leaders have the wisdom they desperately need.
I completely agree. Either get in completely, or stay the hell out. It's a national commitment, not a policy enforcement.I'm thankful for his willingness to serve.
Well, I don't lay that at Obama's feet - we've not fought a war with the will to win since 1945.
The refugee influx situation just gives him a chance to release more from Guantanamo while our backs are turned! Never let a Crisis go to waste or so it seems. That's how he governs/dictates! A President governs a Dictator dictates!Some of the conversation on this thread was about the refugee influx into our country. Gov. Bentley, along with governors in 5 other States, has said Alabama will not take them. A poster on anther site suggested that if all 50 States would do the same we could settle them all in D.C. Excellent idea. I suspect we would get a truer picture of the motivation for the executive order to take them in. Many things have been done using charity and compassion as the reason when they were really done for self serving politicians who hurt everyone involved in the long run. A favorite liberal term is "it's for the children." Do America's children not matter?
There are roughly 60 million refugees around the globe. Shall we take them all?
I agree. Take the handcuffs off our military and eradicate this problem!I completely agree. Either get in completely, or stay the hell out. It's a national commitment, not a policy enforcement.
And I'm laying it at Obama's feet because as we all know, he is no slave to precedent. if he had the will, he would.
Maybe agrees with General Dempsey, his Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who stated in his testimony before Congress.I completely agree. Either get in completely, or stay the hell out. It's a national commitment, not a policy enforcement.
And I'm laying it at Obama's feet because as we all know, he is no slave to precedent. if he had the will, he would.
President Obama is a wordsmith. What does he mean by "We" in that statement?Another question in Turkey received the following answer: "The Muslim community needs to think about how we can make sure that children are not being infected with this twisted notion that somehow they can kill innocent people and that is justified by religion." We?
http://theweek.com/speedreads/58919...remism-must-come-from-within-muslim-community