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Why Americans Don’t Care About ISIS
Townhall.com ^ | March 23, 2015 | Rachel Alexander

Posted on 03/23/2015 4:18:05 AM PDT by Biggirl

Lately, conservative pundits like Glenn Beck and Hugh Hewitt have been questioning why America seems so apathetic about ISIS. Beck says Americans don’t realize how serious Islamic terrorism has become; we are on the verge of World War III.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christians; glennbeck; hughhewitt; isis; muslims
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Got to remember also that ISIS KNOWS that Americans are ARMED to the teeth with sales of guns having gone up in the last couple of years.


21 posted on 03/23/2015 5:21:25 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Soul of the South

“One advantage of our geographic location, is our population is not at risk from land based armies and fighting in other parts of the world. As long as airliners aren’t crashing into buildings, or being blown from the skies, most Americans feel safe from foreign threats.”

True.

Though we’ve (the average person) had to adjust to giving up some civil liberties or having them constricted post 9/11 - all for good (national) security reasons. Besides, having ‘terrorist attack alerts’ going up every so often in western countries is not exactly a comforting thought. Doubtful any amount of ISIS killing muslims in some faraway lands is going to change that.


22 posted on 03/23/2015 5:22:31 AM PDT by odds
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To: cld51860

Most libs are too stupid or illiterate to pick out Canada on a map. The ones who can read are just obsessed with bumper sticker politics- “Coexist”, “Free Tibet”, “99%”, “Go Green”....


23 posted on 03/23/2015 5:27:01 AM PDT by petercooper ("How To Destroy The Country In 6 Short Years" by Barack Obama & the Democrats)
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To: Biggirl

Consider that ISIS has manpads like Stingers.

Then consider the relative ease things can be smuggled in from Mexico into the US.

Then consider how easy it would be for an ISIS operative to park a car in a parking lot or a highway near the end of a runway at a commercial airport, and shoot down a jet with a manpad as it takes off.

Now imagine a day where there are 20 or 30 ISIS people, at different airports with manpads, shooting down several planes within a 10 minute window.

That would probably be the day when air travel essentially ends in the US.


24 posted on 03/23/2015 5:34:24 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: baltimorepoet

What are “manpads” ? Are they something for the knees? Thank-you for your response.


25 posted on 03/23/2015 5:37:26 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: cripplecreek

I guess what the liberals don’t understand about a situation where Muslims have introduced total chaos, and rule of law breaks down, is that when people start fighting back, some will consider it merely a target rich environment, and liberals will be in the crosshairs as well as Muslims.


26 posted on 03/23/2015 5:37:50 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: muir_redwoods
ISIS largely kills muslims.

That is, when they run out of available Christians and other minorities.

27 posted on 03/23/2015 5:37:53 AM PDT by ScottinVA (GOP = Geldings Obama Possesses)
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To: Biggirl

Man-portable air-defense systems, like the SA-18 Grouse or Stinger.


28 posted on 03/23/2015 5:39:32 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: Soul of the South
most Americans feel safe from foreign threats.

What will get their attention is a Beslan-style attack on an American school. One armed nutjob can enter one of these "gun-free zones" and take out dozens. Imagine what a team of terrorists will do...

It's most unfortunate that something like THAT will be needed to make Americans face the cruel reality of this very real threat.

29 posted on 03/23/2015 5:42:12 AM PDT by ScottinVA (GOP = Geldings Obama Possesses)
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To: Biggirl

I heard last night on EWTN World Over that Iranian forces are defeating ISIS in the field. So - we join Iran??


30 posted on 03/23/2015 5:51:46 AM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Unam Sanctam

I’m not dismissing them just realistically assessing the situation. The worthless POS in the white house won’t move against them so the only thing I can salvage from it is dead muslims


31 posted on 03/23/2015 5:57:37 AM PDT by muir_redwoods ("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
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To: Biggirl

It’s not that we don’t care about ISIS, it’s that we don’t trust our President with the lives of our sons, husbands, brothers and sisters. We do not want that commander in chief putting any of our citizens in harm’s way. . .We Remember Benghazi.


32 posted on 03/23/2015 5:58:29 AM PDT by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: nuconvert

I’m making lemonade out of lemons. The scumbag in the white house isn’t going to do anything about them. Dead muslims is the best we can hope for.


33 posted on 03/23/2015 6:00:06 AM PDT by muir_redwoods ("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Americans are ignorant ... and are so focused on earning more money than they need
Since when do FReepers have the same mentality as the loonie left?
But not to worry - I'm sure Øbama will soon be telling us how much money we need via executive order.
34 posted on 03/23/2015 6:09:45 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Biggirl

[Why Americans Don’t Care About ISIS]

Simply put, they are not on their doorsteps...yet.


35 posted on 03/23/2015 6:46:22 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: bboop

“I heard last night on EWTN World Over that Iranian forces are defeating ISIS in the field. So - we join Iran??”

Iranian Regime (apart from being a sponsor of terrorism in its 35 yrs so far in power) is purely protecting its own interests against ISIS. Just as the Americans did in Iraq (Saddam), Afghanistan (Taliban), Libya (Qaddafi). Keywords are “own interests”. That sort of alliance (joining) is always & strictly temporary, all around.

From the article:

“Obama also has everyone believing if they criticize the terrorists, the terrorists will react and execute more Westerners. The reality is, the terrorists are going to continue to execute more Westerners as long as they are allowed to thrive. They are evil and cannot be negotiated with, as history has taught us time and time again about barbarians.”

On that note, Iranian Regime feared Bush administration (at least for a while); but continues to have a distinct mistrust of Obama administration.

My assessment is: not because Obama is appeasing terrorists (ISIS included) to stop further execution of Westerners; but because Obama administration, and Obama himself, since just before he was elected, have been perceived, by the Iranian Regime, as being inexperienced, yet underhanded.


36 posted on 03/23/2015 6:46:43 AM PDT by odds
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To: baltimorepoet

http://mashable.com/2014/12/31/isis-islamic-state-ebola/


37 posted on 03/23/2015 6:55:51 AM PDT by therapsida (i)
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To: muir_redwoods

“ISIS largely kills muslims. That doesn’t bother me. The asswipe in the White House isn’t going to do anything anyway so let ISIS murder muslims for 22 more months and then let president Cruz/Walker/Rubio destroy them.”.

I support that theory but, might be a little late if we wait for two more years. Look what happened when countries didn’t/couldn’t stop the Nazi’s. Its easier to kill a little snake than a large one.


38 posted on 03/23/2015 6:59:13 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: muir_redwoods

You are an idiot. ISIS is here (I am in private intelligence) and they have WMDs here on US soil. You think they plan to kill only muslims? You are mistaken.


39 posted on 03/23/2015 7:12:38 AM PDT by defcon0
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To: OttawaFreeper

BINGO! Add soap operas to the list. When the VOICE and AGT did a back to back session, all those soap addicts came out of the wood work B’ing big time.

And we don’t have the level of incidents in the US that are present in other countries.

Christians and Jews are the #1 target, and if a few mussies get killed with them, to bad.


40 posted on 03/23/2015 7:17:42 AM PDT by GailA (IF you fail to keep your promises to the Military, you won't keep them to Citizens!)
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