What president since Reagan really had success against Islamic enemies? Everyone wants to pile on Obama, and he deserves blame for Syria, but I will remind you that it was BUSH's plan to get rid of Sadaam, and that's what started this whole mess in the first place.
I know a lot has changed in the last 7 years. We were fighting them over there and they were too busy hiding in caves or trying to survive in deserts to be running all over Europe and being resettled here to organize and kill so many Westerners.
Unfortunately, that analysis presumes that we could ever have controlled the Middle East as it's presently constituted. We couldn't, we can't and we never can. In fact, our efforts, just as the British, French, etc., before us, have just made the situation much worse. What we need is a severe case of "butt-outski", which is just one of the reasons I'm voting for Johnson...
I tried to convey they I agree with you up to a point and with some caveats. Perhaps I didn't convey so well.
And this is becoming quickly the M.O. San Bernardino (probably not the best example, but I do think he hastened plans), Orlando, Nice. Take someone on the edge and give them a little push. Requires fewer resources and less chance of getting caught but still accomplishes the goal.
We can't become the very thing we hate.
Agreed.
Al-Qaida and ISIS are two vastly different things. Al-Qaida was a reaction to western influence in Middle East. Isis happened because Sadaam was ousted and is an apocalyptic group that was allowed to practice freely because of it.
Who is saying that. ISIS is an apocalyptic group that believes it is the herald of the Islamic apocalypse. That part of wahhabism has existed in the Arab community for ages. The difference is that Iraq is a hyper radicalized area. Sadaam prevented these nuts from wild because they were a threat to his rule. Look I know its hard to swallow that G.W. and Tony Blair are to blame for ISIS, but its the truth.
Well you are going to have to answer the question " Where was ISIS during Sadaam's reign?". Did Obama cause ISIS? No, but He hasn't helped the situation.
The situation in Iraq was far from stabilized. The only thing that stabilizes that country is constant oppression. Personally, I think it would be more beneficial for us if we tell the Persians to take back the parking lot, and us stop meddling around with the Middle East
Sorry, but I can't port that over to "deport all Muslims" or even "deny all Muslims" entrance...
Our problem is that we view al Qaeda and ISIS as 2 diametrically opposed entities. Their only differences deal mainly with the methods and timing of the same overall goals. Democrats and Republicans and several foreign governments over quite literally the last 100 years are to blame for the current situation. Yes, that includes both Bush and Obama.
Not sure where you made that jump from - I never said anything like that, nor did you mention that in what I quoted. I was merely pointing out that a terrorist with a muslim background would automatically be assumed to be an islamic terrorist since about 99.99% of all terrorism is islamic now.
I understood your point. Nevertheless, one can lead a pious life or a debauched life and, in either case, reach for eternal salvation with a final suicidal act. But of course, I'm not indicating that is the case with the Nice terrorist.
I agree and I think that, in this particular case, you were right. As long as the tantalizing prospect is held out that going out in a blaze of glory will land the virgins, it will be a problem...
Yeah but that kinda stuff can just as easily result in this: (I cant link the article due to the graphic nature of the body)
The Soviet army was being humbled by the Germans, and its people in the occupied area were trying to decide between Hitler and Stalin. Some initially came out of the villages and supplied the invading the Germans, and some fought like Zoya did. But when people were getting the famous Nazi treatment, the decision went a little like this:
Also the Northern Oppression of the South was more of a tool to eliminate key resources, and break the will of a Southern populace to continue to support a total war. With ISIS, we don't know who pays them or supports them. So misguided attacks and acts of brutality have the same chance of blowing up in our face like it did for the Nazis. And Fwiw, if you can convince a population to support a dictator that just purged 1.9 million of your innocent people 3 years prior, then you have used some very brutal tactics.
He's on to some things. However, his history shows gaps. For example, "banana republic" refers to our huge fruit companies' (United Fruit Company and its rivals), which had a habit of meddling in 3rd world countries to insure supply constancy, habit of setting up puppet governments in Central America to protect their plantations...
One check of the US Marine Corps Memorial will illustrate that history.
