Posted on 08/31/2014 4:44:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, made clear this weekend his foreign policy strategy for dealing with the militant group Islamic State: “bomb them back to the Stone Age.”
"They want to go back and reject modernity," he said. "Well, I think we should help them. We ought to bomb them back to the Stone Age."
Cruz made his remarks Saturday in Dallas at a summit for Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the billionaire GOP donors Charles and David Koch
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Sorry, that would be a short trip.
It is an irony, though, that when Sadaam Hussein used to put those types down firmly, as rebels holding arms against the state, he was seen as a tyrant, and a ‘no fly zone’ was established in northern Iraq. That was when they got their first foothold.
This Ted Cruz is starting to become a little careless with his language. Next time, Ted, tell them you want to bomb ISIS FORWARD into the Stone Age. Bob
Democrats aren’t going to agree to fight a war unless it’s politically correct, and then the Troops will have to go in, door to door, again...they going to leave their mess for someone else to clean up.
“Stone age” would be an improvement.
My thoughts exactly.. Operation Crusade. Wouldn’t take 13+ years either. Eliminate the rules of engagement and use bigger bombs and that will eliminate any signs of collateral damage.
Yes!!!!!
Turn them to ASH by dropping a Hydrogen Bomb on them.
“It is an irony, though, that when Sadaam Hussein used to put those types down firmly, as rebels holding arms against the state, he was seen as a tyrant, and a ‘no fly zone’ was established in northern Iraq. That was when they got their first foothold.”
I’ve given that a lot of thought, and it seems like we were either ignorant of that, or misinformed.
We all knew Saddam had terrible prisons and was killing something like 150,000 of his own people a year. What we didn’t know, or didn’t appreciate, is that they were most likely the very same element of Radical Islam that would otherwise have caused all kinds of havoc in Iraq.
I think we’re seeing the same thing with Assad in Syria, where the so-called “rebels” are really Al Qaeda sympathizers, and his “crackdown” (hate that word - sounds cheap) is what it takes to keep them from causing greater problems in the country.
Not saying either dictator was good, but maybe we finally realize what they were up against. I happen to agree with Cruz and believe the nuclear option should be on the table. I don’t see any other way to eradicate the problem, and it will only spread and get more virulent if we don’t.
mind you, I agree with what he said.
Is that supposed to be the Horns of Hattin at his feet? Just wondering if that’s the symbolism here.
Is this even being considered anymore?:
* complete pullout from the Middle East
* save a few trillions of dollars
* save thousands of American soldiers’ lives
* triple the defense of North Anerican borders, ports, airspace, and cyber
Take their rock, tell ‘em to come and get it, and pick ‘em of as they come.
The great islamist turkey shoot.
probably better to bomb them until they’re all dead.
Not exactly. Saddam wanted to be the Caliph. Or rather, he wanted to be Saladin.
Its useful to remember something that went down the memory hole long ago. When Zawahiri recruited Osama into his organization, he was head of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which was on Saddam’s payroll. Zawahiri and his crew then became Osama’s inner circle as they formed “Al Qaeda”. One of the things they were doing was recruit jihadists to go to Algeria where they slaughtered something like 200,000 people and tried to overthrow the government there.
So Osama’s Saddam connection was Zawahiri himself and has always hidden right out in plain sight. When you trace the first World Trade Center bombing, they trace back to Iraq. And the perp of 911 was related to the perp of the first World Trade Center bombing. Saddam had to go.
Another thing to consider: one of Saddam’s biggest internal wars was against the Kurds, of whom he slaughtered a couple hundred thousand. They are the biggest bulwark today against ISIS in the region.
All that is well and good, but he didn't say just WHERE the bombs should be dropped.
IMHO, the Azoic would be more efficacious..
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