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US strategy vs. Islamic State: Better right than fast [Why Obama's 'No Strategy' Makes Good sense]
Reuters ^ | 09/03/2014 | Jim Gaines

Posted on 09/03/2014 7:14:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Edited on 09/03/2014 9:02:02 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Last week, while most of that was still going on, the president was asked at a press conference whether he would seek congressional approval to take action against the Islamic State in Syria as well as Iraq. He said yes but it would have to wait until specific plans were fully developed in light of all possible variables:

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: isis; obama; strategy
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1 posted on 09/03/2014 7:14:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

They really have to stand on their head to make this come out right don’t they?


2 posted on 09/03/2014 7:15:35 AM PDT by John W (Autumn of Recovery VI: This Time We're Serious)
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To: SeekAndFind
Unbelievable.

You can only laugh.

3 posted on 09/03/2014 7:15:59 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: SeekAndFind

More crap concerning the islamist in Chief.


4 posted on 09/03/2014 7:16:17 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: SeekAndFind

Good strategy must also be executed in a timely manner.

The fact that I can come up with a better plan for the D-Day invasion in 2014 than was executed in 1944 isn’t of much use.


5 posted on 09/03/2014 7:16:36 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is an outright servile and excuse making article from Reuters. They have no shame and will sink to any depth of intellectual laziness to protect this administration.


6 posted on 09/03/2014 7:18:46 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: SeekAndFind

Shill’in and chill’in 24/7 by the Obamabots


7 posted on 09/03/2014 7:21:45 AM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: SampleMan
Good strategy must also be executed in a timely manner.

Well said. This applies to anyone, from presidential decisions down to small business. I can count several great examples in my own experience.

8 posted on 09/03/2014 7:22:22 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: SeekAndFind

They are ignoring the fact that ISIS was mentioned in presidential daily briefings for over one year. With that in mind, there is no excuse for not having a strategy.


9 posted on 09/03/2014 7:27:49 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is just more shuck and jive.


10 posted on 09/03/2014 7:27:54 AM PDT by x_plus_one
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To: SeekAndFind

Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11

http://drudgereport.com/


11 posted on 09/03/2014 7:31:18 AM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: SeekAndFind

ISIS and Terrorism are too much trouble,too much work ,too much thinking and Obama does not want to get involved


12 posted on 09/03/2014 7:34:41 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: John W

He DOES have a strategy. That strategy is to let ISIS do whatever the hell they want. And to play golf.


13 posted on 09/03/2014 7:39:26 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: SeekAndFind

We can reduce the civilian casualties from US military operations by giving ISIS time to kill them all first.


14 posted on 09/03/2014 7:44:44 AM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: SeekAndFind

Some “journalists” believe that it’s their job to make the rich and powerful feel uncomfortable (but it’s not - their job is to report truthfully, no matter the subject or person involved).

Others, such as Jim Gaines, believe that it’s their job to be apologists for Obama, no matter how wrong Obama and his actions (or lack of action, in this case) may be.


15 posted on 09/03/2014 7:49:35 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: SeekAndFind

Reminds me of the MSM barrage re the Clinton scandal, i.e., everybody lies about sex.


16 posted on 09/03/2014 7:54:33 AM PDT by kabar
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To: SeekAndFind

Must understand and address root causes first.


17 posted on 09/03/2014 8:01:08 AM PDT by caveat emptor
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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

George S. Patton


18 posted on 09/03/2014 8:01:31 AM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: John W; Nachum; narses; neverdem; MHGinTN; Mr. T; SunkenCiv

Obama’s national press corpse is working hard now, aren’t they?

Makes you if they would have promoted Nixon - if Watergate would have even been mentioned or printed - if Nixon were a black democrat today?

Oh wait! They ARE treating Holder and Syria and Clinton and Obama that way!


19 posted on 09/03/2014 9:01:32 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: RedMDer

Very appropriate.


20 posted on 09/03/2014 9:06:20 AM PDT by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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