Posted on Jun 17, 2014
If you were the President of the United States how would you deal with ISIS?
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ISIS has taken over media in a way unprecedented by terrorist groups. Now other terrorist groups are claiming support for ISIS. Should Congress declare war on ISIS? Can you even declare a state of war against an ideology? If you were President how would you stop the spread of ISIS?
ISIS has taken over media in a way unprecedented by terrorist groups. Now other terrorist groups are claiming support for ISIS. Should Congress declare war on ISIS? Can you even declare a state of war against an ideology? If you were President how would you stop the spread of ISIS?
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It would a nice start by our senior leadership if they even showed some emotion, called a spade a spade, and got angry for a change. As for declaring war or not, that hasn't seemed to stop our administration from doing as they've seen fit in recent years.
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I'm a quid pro quo kinda guy. You want them gone? Whatcha gonna do for my country? If I'm gonna put troops and money into the fight, your gonna have to scratch my back.
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Makes sense. At this point they are not really an existential threat to the US. It is our interests over seas that we need to protect.
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Kurds are sending all-female units to fight ISIS, the reason why is AWESOME - Young Conservatives...
Jihadists believe that if they are killed by a woman then they will not go to heaven. From theWSJ: Battle-hardened after two years fighting Islamic State and other Islamist rebel groups in the multi-sided Syrian civil war, Kurdish guerrillas linked to the PKK have in recent weeks made a series of military gains that have …
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CPT (Join to see) - First I want one of those boats (My brother in Navy) and two, do they have that in a Mercury inboard/outboard??
ISIS has even Hagel a bit terse and no wonder.
ISIS has even Hagel a bit terse and no wonder.
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ISIS is being supported by Saudi Arabia as a hedge against Iran Hegemony in the area. Unfortunately, this complicates the geopolitical structure in the area and simply attacking ISIS directly won't solve the problem as much as I would like to simplify things and just say bomb them into oblivion. Iran and Saudi Arabia are the real problems in the Middle East that need to be death with. I think it's time we re-start from there. Immediately after 9-11-01 we had the fortitude to do that but soon lost that fortitude....we need to find it again and take them on and stop playing around with them
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MAJ Lupold, You have the makings of a very very smart diplomat. Have you ever considered diplomacy as a career option? Warmest Regards, Sandy
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1LT Sandy Annala...yes I have...unconventional diplomacy and geopolitical intelligence and counterintelligence are hobby interests of mine....they are difficult to pursue when you have small children(and you want to see them grow up) so that dream is on hold for awhile....thank you for commenting!!
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I just read "Clash of Civilizations" by Sam Huntington and it explains and predicts modern and future conflicts around the globe.
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Yes.
No. It did allow it to grow and expand far faster than it might have.
No. It did allow it to grow and expand far faster than it might have.
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No because to formally declare war on them legally necessarily requires that we recognize them as a state power, when they are not.
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Since they proclaim themselves to be a state, and they are taking over territory in other states (Syria, Iraq), absolutely yes. It is their intentions to have their own state. They have formally declared war on us, and many other countries, yes their should be war declared, and anyone caught offering support to them should be treated as a traitor.
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