Iraq and ISIS Discussion

[Grunt]

When I initially read the article and saw where he really thinks his idea could work...it was one of those rare moments where I had to fight back the urge to spew Diet. Dr. Pepper through my nose!!!

There are a lot of people out there that simply don't get it!

He's a top contender for membership in the top 100 of those people!

 

[DA SWO]

If they whack his head off others may take note.

 

[DocIllinois]

He's a top contender for membership in the top 100 of those people!

I would suggest Mr. Twyman make advance contact with the folks who keep track of unbridled witlessness, for posterity:

The Darwin Awards

 

[Salt USMC]

Man, his heart's in the right place, but his brain sure isn't.

 

[Totentanz]

American folk singer hopes peace concert for ISIS will win over terror group

American folk singer hopes peace concert for ISIS will win over terror group | Fox News

 

[AWP]

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[Totentanz]

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[Kraut783]

Nice

 

[AWP]

No boots on the ground? Weren't we told that months ago?

Ash Carter says boots on the ground needed to defeat ISIS | Fox News

“We’re looking for opportunities to do more and there will be boots on the ground and I want to be clear about that,” Carter told CNBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Nicely done, Secretary Carter.

 

[DA SWO]

No boots on the ground? Weren't we told that months ago?

Ash Carter says boots on the ground needed to defeat ISIS | Fox News



Nicely done, Secretary Carter.

Sounds like they are prepping the media for an announcement.
Fuck Iraq.

 

[DocIllinois]

No boots on the ground? Weren't we told that months ago?

Ash Carter says boots on the ground needed to defeat ISIS | Fox News

Nicely done, Secretary Carter.

Nothing new to see here. Minor policy adjustment.

 

[Viper1]

No boots on the ground? Weren't we told that months ago?

Ash Carter says boots on the ground needed to defeat ISIS | Fox News



Nicely done, Secretary Carter.

How about a declaration of war first. That would help a lot of things.

 

[AWP]

How about a declaration of war first. That would help a lot of things.

Crazy talk!

 

[DA SWO]

How about a declaration of war first. That would help a lot of things.

I thought Congress gave him AUMF?

 

[CDG]

Thought this was a good read on what the amount of boots on the ground would actually need to be and the political obsession with number caps.

10,000 Won't Do It: The Mathematics of an American Deployment to Fight ISIL

 

[AWP]

Thought this was a good read on what the amount of boots on the ground would actually need to be and the political obsession with number caps.

10,000 Won't Do It: The Mathematics of an American Deployment to Fight ISIL

The invasion of Iraq was calculated to take 300,000+ troops and we used significantly less. We saw how the initial occupation worked out. Thanks, Rummy....

 

[CDG]

The invasion of Iraq was calculated to take 300,000+ troops and we used significantly less. We saw how the initial occupation worked out. Thanks, Rummy....

It's clearly our problem as we are not taking into account the thousands of troops we can replace with technology, thereby negating the need to worry about combat troops vs. enablers, or whatever rabble the peasants are rousing about this week. We're not smart enough to know what we need.

 

[DA SWO]

The invasion of Iraq was calculated to take 300,000+ troops and we used significantly less. We saw how the initial occupation worked out. Thanks, Rummy....

The same guy robbed Afghanistan to keep from activating Guard units, and we see how that turned out also.

 

[Viper1]

I thought Congress gave him AUMF?

Nowhere near the same thing. AUMF doesn't solve problems with sequestration, the legal issues surrounding detainees, or ROE. A declaration of war does.

 

[Brill]