Posted on 03/28/2015 1:45:28 PM PDT by drewh
n the grand scheme of things, a few hundred people joining up with Islamic State forces is “not a big deal,” economist Robert Reich said Friday evening on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show.
“We’ve covered it during the headline of all these westerners joining ISIS. I don’t understand that,” host Larry Wilmore said to his panel. “You know, we have the teen girls and all this. Why are people trying to join ISIS? What’s going on?”
And Reich’s explanation:
I think that there are not that many trying to join ISIS and you say all these European, all these Americans. Out of 600 million Europeans and Americans you’ve got, what, 400, 800 trying to join ISIS? This is not a big deal. The press is making it a big deal and the more we talk about it, the more people are gonna go.
That prompted Wilmore to ask the former Clinton advisor: “Well, you don’t think ISIS is a big deal?”
Reich clarified that the Islamic State itself is a “big deal” but that the actual number of recruits from the West — especially American ex-military recruits — is overblown by media outlets.
“But what about servicemen? What about people in the military?” Wilmore asked in response, regardless of how few actual cases there are. “If you’re in the military, what’s making you join ISIS? I don’t understand what that is.”
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I think he’s coming up a little short, here.
That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.
Nineteen people joined al-Qaeda. Was what they did a big deal?
Shorty Reich
It’s funny how all the Clinton Crime Family capos are popping back up these days.
Well when they come to cut your head of, you Son of Israel you, you’ll think it’s a big deal then.
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Reich is a bigger boob than George Stepinawfulstuff.
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Finding out how ISIS recruits so that we could cut them off and deal them a bit of hurt would be good, right?
What an idiot.
Maybe he would think differently if they move into his neighborhood.
Another example of liberalism as a mental disorder.
Oh grow up 3rd Reich.
I’ve seen Lanny Davis, Sid Vicious, and Donna Shalala recently on tv too. The old gang is having a reunion for Hillary 2016.
Excellent
Reich is getting old; some dementia setting in.
They’re “in waiting,” for the Hillerybeast Administration.
Yea. My first thought was that he needs to add a few zeros to that estimate.
He should know, he represents the Lullaby League.
A couple hundred? Try a couple thousand Mr. Reich. Everyone from the New York Times to the BBC have reported thousands of people joining ISIS. Geez, are they that insulated in the DC area? Stick to talking about economics. You’re not very good at that but it’s obvious you have even less knowledge of foreign affairs.
Hillary 2016
The “senior tour” of Democrat politicians.
(I like that Cruz and Walker are in their 40s. Glad to see some young guys after Mediocre Mitt and McLame.)
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