Posted on 08/30/2014 12:22:52 AM PDT by GonzoII
AFTER more than three years, almost 200,000 dead in Syria, the near collapse of Iraq, and the rise of the world’s most sinister terrorist army — the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, which has conquered vast swaths of both countries — President Obama’s admission this week that “we don’t have a strategy yet” to deal with this threat is startling. It is also dangerous.
The president clearly wants to move deliberately and consult with allies and Congress as he considers what to do about ISIS. No one disputes that goal. But the threat ISIS poses only grows over time. It cannot be contained. It must be confronted. This requires a comprehensive strategy, presidential leadership and a far greater sense of urgency. If Mr. Obama changes course and adopts a strategic approach to defeat ISIS, he deserves support.
Such a strategy would require our commander in chief to explain to war-weary Americans why we cannot ignore this threat. ISIS is now one of the largest, richest terrorist organizations in history. It occupies a growing safe haven the size of Indiana spanning two countries in the heart of the Middle East, and its ranks are filled with thousands of radicals holding Western passports, including some Americans. They require nothing more than a plane ticket to travel to United States cities.
This is why the secretary of homeland security has called Syria “a matter of homeland security.” His warnings about ISIS have been echoed by the attorney general, the director of national intelligence and, now, the secretary of defense. Americans need to know that ISIS is not just a problem for Iraq and Syria. It is a threat to the United States. Doing too little to combat ISIS has been a problem. Doing less is certainly not the answer now.
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consult congress, here he needs a partner to blame other than that congress doesnt do its job and I have to act alone for the good of the American people. We have a real winner here. The ultimate affirmative action RESULT
John McCain and Lindsey Graham. Spit.
And if they say no?
Lol...we now know who wears the pants in that relationship!
Can’t spell crisis without ISIS.
EXACTLY
Juan just wants to support Zer0 bin Abu Kenya and his Muzzie Broz.
“Send everything we have and exterminate them all. Pretty much everyone is on-board for exterminating ISIS. So do it.”
What a pragmatic and detailed plan. /s
We won't need Agent Orange in the Desert.
McCain and Graham could also get Reid to remove the ismalists, Obama and Jarrett, from the WH.
Exactly. These two dopes on a rope are largely responsible for the whole affair.
islamist facilitators, both.
I say give both of them full tactical gear and an M-4 with 30 full mags and drop them off just outside Mosul and let them confront the chit of ISIS.
If they say no then do it without them. Not one civilized country on earth would lift a finger to stop us. So what does it really matter?
That should be the objective, which Obama can’t seem to grasp. The strategy of actually getting it done can be up to the generals. It doesn’t matter to me how it’s done, but every ISIS member, and sympathizer should be ruthlessly hunted down and killed.
Don’t get me wrong here. I don’t support Obama.
But if he said that this was our goal, and his actions made it look like it was the goal. I guess I could support this. But that’s not going to happen, it’s going to half-assed, half-measure.
Mike, from Breaking Bad said it to Walt the best way I’ve ever heard it before. Those familiar with the scene know what I’m talking about.
The muslim world needs to be shown that the civilized world will not stand for this evil any longer. It is, after all what they respect. Throw away all the rules governing war for this. Barbarism met with barbarism, totally ruthless with only one objective: Extermination of ISIS for now, with statements that any terrorism from any group, or sovereign nation will be met with the same force.
We never should have deposed Saddam, beyond that, we never should have left. Majority islamic countries only respect tyrants and dictators, why do you think the muslim world is plagued by them? Their culture, society and environment demands a tyrant.
There is a picture of him standing next to the late ISIS spokesman floating around.
There is a picture of him standing next to the late ISIS spokesman floating around.
Yeah, that was rather interesting.
Makes one wonder about other things, like Benghazi and just how big that really was.
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