They are clearly stepping up the barbarity in the hopes of goading Odumbo into a reaction. I am suspicious that they have some sort of a surprise waiting for our ground troops - captured Syrian chemical weapons maybe? I hope that’s not what’s happening, but so far these guys have been several steps ahead of Obama.
I’m wondering what we would hope to accomplish with ground troops? Seems totally pointless to me.
If it is war, you destroy every thing and person that can pose a threat until there is no more threat and/or a credible surrender is offered by the enemy.
No nation building, no democracy, no partnerships, just “sucks to be you, now figure out why”.
At the same time at home, Islam is declared a terrorist organization and not a religion, but a totalitarian world view that is incompatible with freedom and democracy. As such, there is no room in the west for such persons that hold to it. Muslims are then deported to the Islamic country of their choice. Fighting will then ensue at home, and we have done with them, or die trying.
I don’t see anything less as leading to a hopeful future. It’s unfortunate, but there it is.
Will anything cause us to defend ourselves? Self defense against violent aggression is good and righteous.
Actually, I think they’re doing it to show how powerless and timid we are. Or Obama is, at any rate. Or perhaps even how he sympathizes with them.
They know there’s going to be no reaction, no matter what they do. At the same time, it is terrorizing the local people, showing them that they have no support from us, and making sure that they realize that the only power there belongs to ISIS.
He’s focused on the more important stuff like golf and hosing us with crappy Internet and unaffordable healthcare.