War Against D.A.E.S.H.
The President formally requests congressional authorization for military force with a three year sunset clause.
"A proposal sent by the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday would formally give the president the power to continue the airstrikes he has been conducting since last fall against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as well as “associated persons or forces.” The measure would set limits that were never imposed during the wars of the last decade in Afghanistan and Iraq by expiring in three years and withholding permission for “enduring offensive ground combat operations.”" NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us...=top-news&_r=0 |
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I really don't think Obama is serious and even if we put significant boots on the ground, odds of winning are low to none. So this sounds more like a political move to get McCain and Co. to commit on record or squirm. Or to shift the conversation from Iran to ISIS to run interference against Bibi's visit. Now that would be brilliant.
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I rather think that the 'enduring offensive ground operations' could very well mean no long term boots on the ground as in Iraq but does not exclude 'special forces'. He might be contemplating locating al Bagdhadi and taking him out. Not that cutting the head off that snake will kill it.
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It's like the old saying in Vietnam, we've got some ARVN M-16's for sale. Never been fired and only dropped once.:rolleyes: |
So we should send a few TOW missiles to the Kurds already. And air drop them directly to the front lines because the two groups we chose to support are farting and fiddling around and the stuff we have currently sent is not reaching the guys doing the heavy lifting.
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Daesh is able to accomplish things that the Coalition-imposed government and its successor have failed to do. That's why a lot of people in these areas view them more or less favorable. John |
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What the Islamic world needs is a handful of really merciless dictators like Saddam Hussein and the Shah. One in charge of each sovereign nation, that will lop off the head of any insane radical revolutionary Islamic leader and gas any of the followers of his caliphate that remain. They're all nuts...there is no peaceful intervention with these people. At this point I'm going back on everything I've ever said about Allen Dulles. The way to end this is a flurry of CIA assassinations and the establishment of puppet dictatorial regimes in every country. And any religious lunatics who rise up with their jihads and caliphates get crushed into dust like the vermin they are. Far as I can tell, the only countries that can be half-way trusted not to fall to this shit, at least in the near future, are Jordan and Saudi Arabia. |
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