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What Obama is saying (cliff notes version): Isis is bad, and they're a threat, but there are no credible threats at this time, so we'll poke them with the occasional laser guided bomb True2tRA Everything you know and think you know. There's always a difference. Of course, it makes sense to let an opponent know you're intentions. I would broadcast on national television exactly how you'll go about attacking them. Ya know, cause that makes sense. Today, 08:17 PM True2tRA They have our attention. They've had our attention. If you truly believe we've just ignored this, then Lord help you and any like you. There's a lot of smart people working on the future of this country, especially in our military. Today, 08:20 PM carlfense I think that we should invade on the theory that we'll be welcomed as liberators. Today, 08:24 PM walksalone True, I know what OPSEC is, but what really needs to be done, won't be done, and we'll keep pu&&y footing around it, poking the bear, and this will continue without any hope of an ending... Today, 08:26 PM True2tRA Well, there's always an end. What exactly do you propose we do? Today, 08:28 PM · walksalone outside of wiping all, and I do mean all of them out, what other solution is there? Today, 08:33 PM · ShawnWatson Drone the sh#t out of those religious monkeys. Today, 08:38 PM · zoogies They're not a bear. And we'll tell them we'll drone strike them and there's nothing they can do about it. Think of the USA as Tom Osborne's offense of legend in the 1990s. Today, 08:38 PM · carlfense There isn't one. And since that isn't an option either we should choose to avoid stepping on this rake. Today, 08:39 PM · True2tRA Sorry. I thought we were having a realistic conversation. Today, 08:39 PM · walksalone SW, zoogs, I wish it was that easy... Today, 08:39 PM · walksalone whats unrealistic about it True? That we bomb them here and there, and just add more fuel to the fire. Or we arm them like we did 30+ years ago, and we see how that worked out... Either start laying fools out like kitchen tile, or leave it alone... Today, 08:43 PM · True2tRA How does a guy say wipe them all out and then two seconds later say "I wish it were that easy"? These two comments from the same person. Today, 08:43 PM · walksalone Carl, True, not for nothing, everything we've done up until now has worked so well... Today, 08:44 PM · jimk Vote walks for President. Today, 08:45 PM · True2tRA Well, many of "them" are already being armed. You're talking about putting troops on the ground if you want to eliminate the right people. With the multiple countries involved and the lives at risk this isn't as simple as blowing sh#t up and moving pons on a chess board. Today, 08:46 PM · True2tRA Theres going to be a coordinated effort but it's going to involve troops or more tactical and elite levels of military. It has to. We can't just go around the world dropping bombs on every problem we have. Especially when these problems are scattered thought multiple areas of different countries. Today, 08:48 PM · walksalone I wouldn't want the job, because I'd be dead in a week... I don't think you need to put boots on the ground to eliminate them... walksalone If you commit troops, what is going to be your ROE? If it's got a weapon, pop it? Because this isn't like WWII where you could tell who the bad guys are. Committing troops to that kind of fight presents infinite problems...