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2015-12-08 Terror Networks

Most Americans say send ground troops to fight ISIS

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Posted by Fred 2015-12-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
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#1 Fred's comments make sense but I think everybody knows it isn't going to happen that way.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-12-08 12:39|| 2015-12-08 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred for President! Or at least Secretary of War.

Posted by SteveS 2015-12-08 13:07|| 2015-12-08 13:07|| Front Page Top

#3 It's easy to say one 'did' a poll.
For the first time in CNN/ORC polling, a majority of Americans (53%) say 1) the U.S. should send ground troops to Iraq or Syria to fight ISIS. At the same time, 6-in-10 2) disapprove of the President's handling of terrorism and 68% say 3) America's military response to the terrorist group thus far has not been aggressive enough.

1) NO
2) Yes
3) Yes

There's my poll. Don't send ~~men~~ people when you can send machines.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-12-08 13:30|| 2015-12-08 13:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Re. ROE - we delude ourselves when we attempt to eliminate all collateral damage; a quicker, more brutal war actually benefits most, as the total casualties on both sides end up lower. Example 1) Sherman's Georgia campaign broke the South. Example 2) Nuclear bombs ended WW II without invasion of the home islands. The path we are following just leads to low grade war, forever.

Posted by Glenmore 2015-12-08 13:58|| 2015-12-08 13:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The path we are following just leads to low grade war, forever.

Not forever, just to defeat.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-12-08 14:02|| 2015-12-08 14:02|| Front Page Top

#6 As Designed.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-12-08 14:07|| 2015-12-08 14:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Because people believe in one liners rather than analysis. We were at war for nearly a hundred years on the frontier with spurts and spasms to accentuate the experience.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-12-08 15:03|| 2015-12-08 15:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Defend the Kurds, help them retake their lands in Iraq but let the other powers (France, UK, and Russia) take the lead for a change while we complain about different mistakes and decisions.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-12-08 15:29|| 2015-12-08 15:29|| Front Page Top

#9 > Both the Qaeda + ISIS Boyz have made multiple direct threats to attack CONUS andor US interests.
> Better "over there" than "over here" - I don't care who youse are, + neither does mainstream America.
> Best way historically to make certain of de facto Enemy defeat, subornment or destruction, is via one's own Army = Armed Forces, as opposed to relying on that Allies or Neutrals.

As things stand, the Bammer doesn't even seem to be interested in forming a new US or UNSC-led Military Coalition to end the AQ = Al-Nusra + ISIS, ETAL. THREATS ONCE-N-FOREVAR!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-12-08 19:59|| 2015-12-08 19:59|| Front Page Top

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