[Mariner]

One wild and crazy journalist.

[GOPJ]

The American Marines and special forces have no chance in a fight against guerilla fighters, because these fighters are ready to die, and Americans Marines do not want to die," Todenhofer said.

What these guys don't 'get' is their men live in dirtbag hellholes and death is probably a relief for them... while our Marines have much to live for - - life in the US is good. Of course our guys don't want to die - they have something good to live for...

[Psalm 144]

Raqqa delendum est.

[bgill]

Nothing earth shattering. However, why hasn’t their location been turned to glass?

[wideawake]

Ah, love these neo-Soviets.

[Patton@Bastogne]

[PLMerite]

Like I always say:

[TigersEye]

I think perhaps Todenhofer is a moron.

After spending several days with ISIS militants, having long discussions with them and observing their daily life, the German journalist said: "They don't care if we call them terrorists."

Well, duh! You risked your life to bring us that revelation?

The third important thing is promoting reconciliation between Shia and Sunnis...

You betcha! If only someone had thought of that sometime in the last 14 centuries.

The streets of Raqqa are full of people, cars and functioning businesses, life seemed to be completely normal, Todenhofer said, but one should keep in mind that the Islamists had killed or driven off all the Shias and Christians, so the only people there were Sunnis.

Now there is one worthwhile piece of intel although I don't think Todenhofer needed to go there to get it.

At any rate, since there is no one left there except ISIS and their supporters. Time for Hollande and Putin to level Raqqa. 0bama is too much of a pussy to do it.

[AZLiberty]

"They are realizing that the story they were told is completely wrong. They don't live in luxury like they were told in Germany, [instead] they live a very simple life, they don't have food every day, not even water, it is cold in cheap apartments where they live, so life is completely different -- and they have to kill Muslims. This is not what they were promised," Todenhofer said.

Wait. I though people were moving to Germany because it was too hot in Syria and Iraq, due to global warming. I'm confused.

[Does so]

In German:

Toden=Death

hof=yard

Grave Yard?