Posted on 09/13/2014 7:56:55 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Americans are in more danger of being killed as a result of drug cartel violence, drunk drivers or defective GM parts than by an ISIS attack.
The fight against the terrorist group Islamic State evinces little of the righteous anger that followed the Sept. 11 attacks, much less the gung-ho fervor that swept the nation after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Rather, there is wariness and the weary sense of approaching a task with little choice and no sense it will turn out well, whatever assurances President Obama gave as he announced stepped-up military action against the terrorists who have beheaded two American journalists. (The group posted a video Saturday that appeared to show the beheading of a British aid worker.)
"Even if we succeed in degrading and eventually destroying ISIS, the discontent and radicalism of the Sunnis who make up its ranks will simply morph into something else," said Stephen Clutter, a retired Air Force colonel in Phoenix, using one of the acronyms for the extremist group.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Saudi Motiva in Texas continues to fund ISIS. Saudi Motiva is the largest oil refinery in the US, which means most gasoline purchases in this nation, especially those, from Shell (the Saudi Motiva joint venture partner) fund ISIS.
We are not serious about confronting ISIS.
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