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Hugin

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21. I somewhat disagree.

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 12:42 PM

Sep 2014

Although, the containment of the IS is important and of international interest.

Personally, I believe that dealing with the Ebola outbreak is of more importance at the present time.

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Warren: Destroying ISIS should be 'No. 1 priority' [View all] wyldwolf Sep 2014 OP

Move over Fonzie Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #1

Welcome to DU... SidDithers Sep 2014 #4

more like ... Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #13

Good one discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #24

I don't think there is any foundation to your assertion Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #70

I am sure it is.....outwardly we are being told that they are just part of the terrorism we have VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #2

Your post reminds me of a line from one of the Babylon 5 TV movies: Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2014 #6

Its true....my Grandmother was a very wise woman..... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #7

I like that somewhat better than '...Beware the fury of a patient man.' ~ John Dryden. freshwest Sep 2014 #65

Ok. Then we need to destroy their funding sources first. n2doc Sep 2014 #3

exactly. n/t Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #14

HELLO yes, and who is funding them? randys1 Sep 2014 #30

A lot of their funding is coming from ransom paid for the release of prisioners. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #40

I thought certain folks in Saudi Arabia would be as with 9/11 randys1 Sep 2014 #42

They probably are some of the same and now some US citizens have joined. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #47

yep, there are some good online sources Duppers Sep 2014 #48

Destroying their funding AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #43

Attacking Saudi Arabia (which I presume is what you meant) would be the worst thing the US could do YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #103

How does it get paid for? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #5

Looks like she got on the War on Terra bandwagon. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #8

My first thought was AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #113

I take her seriously. She has a lot of credibility with me, so if she's worried, TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #9

What a fucking joke whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #10

As usual, Warren nails it sub.theory Sep 2014 #11

Poverty, Jobs, Healthcare, Election reform.....? NightWatcher Sep 2014 #17

ISIS isn't a boogeyman sub.theory Sep 2014 #19

Yah, I remember hearing the same thing 12 years ago. The more things change... N/T Chathamization Sep 2014 #20

The danger of crying wolf sub.theory Sep 2014 #22

Of course, "this time the threat is unmistakably real" is said every time. Keep in mind that this Chathamization Sep 2014 #27

I agree in part sub.theory Sep 2014 #37

There are three armies in the region to face them Scootaloo Sep 2014 #53

Syria knows where ISIS is. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #54

Only Iran can confront them sub.theory Sep 2014 #57

What gets called ISIS is an assortment of armed Sunni groups, a small minority of whom seem to be in Chathamization Sep 2014 #64

wow, real discussion! thx Vattel Sep 2014 #73

I haven’t really found one source that’s good. If I had to choose one I’d probably choose Wikipedia, Chathamization Sep 2014 #110

how is ISIS a threat to the US? Vattel Sep 2014 #76

As I see it sub.theory Sep 2014 #90

Thanks for the response. Vattel Sep 2014 #93

We shouldn't spend billions AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #115

"Why can't you take them at their word?" AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #114

Totally steelsmith Sep 2014 #41

Not really AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #44

Explain that. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #45

What needs to be explained? AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #46

In terms of the threat to the US and its interests--why is Boko Haram worse? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #49

Geography AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #56

You are aware that ISIS is taking in oil revenue, as it controls oil fields? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #58

what vital US interests are threatened by ISIS? (sincere question: I am trying to get more informed) Vattel Sep 2014 #75

Allies in the region, oil, military bases and assets, diplomatic personnel, American TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #89

They could try to attack us, but I am still not seeing any potential military threat. Vattel Sep 2014 #94

Three areas of concern: Iraq itself, where we do bear some responsibility for their TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #95

Thanks for your response. I need to think more about this. Vattel Sep 2014 #96

This may be why we have no war criminals. If we did then we would be totally responsible... L0oniX Sep 2014 #112

Looks like Warren wants more NSA surveillance against Americans traveling abroad. Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #12

at least now I hope people realize how foolhardy it was to back the Syrian opposition and try to Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #15

Plus the 2003 Iraq War sub.theory Sep 2014 #18

the funding issue of ISIS is a bit complicated as this BBC article points out Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #23

Good points sub.theory Sep 2014 #25

Not just a power vacuum loyalsister Sep 2014 #59

War is hell sub.theory Sep 2014 #100

"war should never be entered into lightly or falsely" - Absolutely! loyalsister Sep 2014 #107

i agree Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #29

I backed them shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #77

I would that all tyrants be disposed - but in some cases - particularly in the Middle East Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #81

If you'd heard the screams coming out of one of Assad's police stations, you might think differently shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #87

Foreign policy has never been her strong suit. ucrdem Sep 2014 #16

Yeah, she's very good on some issues and I'm glad she's in the senate, but I wish people would Chathamization Sep 2014 #35

Back in 2000, Bush and Cheney ran to the left of Gore on Middle East policy ucrdem Sep 2014 #83

Eh, not really. Bush said that we needed a stronger military and should get tougher on Iraq. He was Chathamization Sep 2014 #91

The 2nd one too, especially. Bush played the cautious isolationist ucrdem Sep 2014 #92

I’m not sure how anyone could view Bush’s stance as “cautious isolationist” Chathamization Sep 2014 #109

Bush's shtick was to promise to "make sure the return is good." ucrdem Sep 2014 #116

Bush brings up Iraq number of times, and again, being tougher was one of the main differences he was Chathamization Sep 2014 #118

Bush mentions Iraq and Hussein each twice. Gore mentions Hussein three times, Lehrer once. ucrdem Sep 2014 #119

I somewhat disagree. Hugin Sep 2014 #21

You had no fun posting this at all BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #26

it actually makes me like her more... even though she seemed to be making it up as she went along wyldwolf Sep 2014 #28

Yup, pretty political response BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #32

p.s. Who thinks Warren is different from Obama and Clinton? if so on what exactly? randys1 Sep 2014 #31

TPP. djean111 Sep 2014 #38

We hear the same thing over and over again. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #33

No, we really don't. Saddam and his regime were saying they werent a threat and didnt have WMD. stevenleser Sep 2014 #117

So we can throw another trillion at the military industrial complex for another stalemate? Initech Sep 2014 #34

we could send the Ferguson police dept. to fight ISIS. wyldwolf Sep 2014 #36

no wonder she supports hillary JI7 Sep 2014 #39

. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #50

Clearly, TPTB got to her. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #51

Is that sarcasm, or sincere? TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #55

Fair question on DU. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #63

"with other countries" MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #52

A "Coalition of the Willing", if you will. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #60

oooga boooga GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #61

Another Reagan-crat joins the Generals? RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #62

Too bad that arming them was the number 1 priority a year ago n/t eridani Sep 2014 #66

She turned it up to 11. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #67

Certainly, the heroic IDF can handle this ragtag group. nilesobek Sep 2014 #68

You think Israel should attack ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria? oberliner Sep 2014 #71

ISIS has claimed they will raise their flag over Jerusalem. nilesobek Sep 2014 #72

Not sure how the governments of Syria and Iraq would respond oberliner Sep 2014 #86

The Caliphate marches on, ra, ra, ra. nilesobek Sep 2014 #97

"ISIS is only a threat to some distant oil exploration and exploitation outposts..." oberliner Sep 2014 #98

Its a dumb move really nilesobek Sep 2014 #106

Gee, for someone who is "absolutely, positively, no-way no-how running" Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #69

Since she has credibility with the more liberal Dems, loyalsister Sep 2014 #84

My wife (who is not political) saw Elizabeth Warren this week on Letterman and said B Calm Sep 2014 #74

I am starting to think there might be something to that, seeing as how Hillary supporters are djean111 Sep 2014 #79

Disappointing. Orsino Sep 2014 #78

Maybe she sees that as us being her first priority? Cha Sep 2014 #99

Then she is not as smart, or maybe not as well-intentioned, as I'd thought. Orsino Sep 2014 #108

what does she propose to replace the Islamic state with shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #80

This is a good question sub.theory Sep 2014 #105

"It's the economy stupid" - TBF Sep 2014 #82

I'm pretty sure Obama and Hillary agree with her on this. Autumn Sep 2014 #85

The number one priority should be NOT CREATING terrorists. JEB Sep 2014 #88

Bombing the middle east hasn't seemed to work yet. RedCappedBandit Sep 2014 #101

Reminds me of a Klingon bit from Star Trek DS9. Jester Messiah Sep 2014 #102

Has she said who will pay for this? n/t factsarenotfair Sep 2014 #104

"assault on all of our humanity." like folks torturing folks is? L0oniX Sep 2014 #111