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K&R... spanone Dec 2015 #1
Did you notice..... clarice Dec 2015 #2
there are a lot of 24x7x365 debbie downers here snooper2 Dec 2015 #4
We've heard it all before for over 10 years. bvar22 Dec 2015 #22
taking isis down is great news - but they are very far from finished MariaThinks Dec 2015 #7
Your chances of getting hit by lightning are far better that getting attacked by terrorists CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #23
where do you get the odds of lightning versus terrorism? MariaThinks Dec 2015 #39
I looked it up, just like you could have done instead of letting terrorist terrorize you CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #41
I'm sincerely not convinced that Islamic extremism was their primary motive Nevernose Dec 2015 #31
Don't you think that instesting that he planned another terrorist attack.... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #46
I think you're missing some of the point Nevernose Dec 2015 #48
+1 nt clarice Dec 2015 #40
Nice innuendo there. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #8
I did notice that many so called dems now like war. Doctor_J Dec 2015 #13
If you can't distinguish between "liking war" and... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #24
Already quite a few response with 15 recs and counting. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #16
How many responses do you think it should get? anigbrowl Dec 2015 #20
The gist I got on the BBC World Service the other night was "getting" it is one thing Peregrine Took Dec 2015 #3
Baghdadi might say, "Tell me about it." BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #5
This is good news and the article states why it is such good news very well. karynnj Dec 2015 #6
Agreed. Obama is doing a great job. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #9
It's a huge defeat for the Republicans. kentuck Dec 2015 #10
But Wolf Blitzer said we are all gonna die. ISIS is here! Like, you know, when EBOLA killed us all. winstars Dec 2015 #14
It does not fit their talking point about Obama's not having a plan but facts don't matter to their pampango Dec 2015 #36
I'm surprised Marrah_G Dec 2015 #11
Probably with some help from our CIA and special forces? kentuck Dec 2015 #12
True Marrah_G Dec 2015 #17
The surge is working! Doctor_J Dec 2015 #15
only 6 months of war left! MisterP Dec 2015 #18
Your implied comparison of the Bush Jr. and Obama adminstrations is insulting! (n/t) CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #25
so is your belief that the war is, or can be, won. Doctor_J Dec 2015 #30
Terrorism cannot be totally eliminated... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #32
And it wouldn't have happened without the able support of President Proserpina Dec 2015 #19
You are terribly misinformed if you think that the Russians had anything to... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #26
That sounds like great news. Why did we invade Iraq, again? Octafish Dec 2015 #21
This isn't about the mistakes that Republicans in their arrogence.... CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #27
some questions you REALLY don't want answered Doctor_J Dec 2015 #28
I wrote the dang article, and I'm not waving the flag. CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #34
Not just a Very Big Deal daleo Dec 2015 #29
Thank you Mr. Vice President CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #33
It actually isn't. They--and we--shouldn't have lost Ramadi to begin with. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #35
Yes, exactly, trumpet this as a win! CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #37
No, there were Iraqi troops holding out in Ramadi for a while before it fell. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #38
Quit bitching about the past and instead look to the future CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #42
I don't automatically buy any spin that comes out of TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #43
I wote the article - not the White House, not the State Department, not the Penagon CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #44
You're right, of course, CajunBlazer, this is a big deal. Hortensis Dec 2015 #45
You've evidently got a burr under your saddle that I'm not going to be able to remove CajunBlazer Dec 2015 #47
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