[Destro]

This is not meant to necessarily defend the administration, but I assume (I know, I know!!), that has been the idea all along.

I used to think so also (and I hope it is true) but we should be ambushing them not waiting for them to ambush us. Set up kill zones. Send in decoy patrols to draw fire and then call in air strikes, etc. I don't see that happening (or don't know it is happening). Also we should be amushing jihadists at the border crossing zones - again- I don't see that happening or don't know it is happening.

[AuntB]

I'm with you. We're all the way over there, let's get it done. I suspect there's some pc compromise holding that back. It may be war, but it's STILL politics. I hate politics. Know what was good about the California/Arnold thing?? We can hold elections/campaigning in less than 90 days. THAT ought to be a law.

[astounded]

I agree 100%. Maybe the military is setting out ambushes but we are not hearing of them. However, that does not seem likely because the "media" would soon be reporting how unfair our boys are in killing the poor, defenseless muslims.

We also have a large SOF base out in the western desert that could be used for staging ambushes and raids on "jihadis" crossing from Syria. Why not declare the border closed and that people caught there will be assumed to be armed combatants and subject to free-fire - sort of like the Rung Sat with the SEAL teams in SEA. Let the SF and Delta boys exterminate the "jihadis" before they get to the regular troops.