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In reply to the discussion: 72% Believe U.S. Will Use American Combat Troops Against ISIS [View all]RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)2. I wonder how many would go over and fight them themselves
or send their children there.
Then ask the same question that if they reinstated a draft, would they be willing to send their kids, and any adult under 35 to go fight.
Let's see what the results are then.
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Unable to gin up enough fear to start an actual war, the mass media resorts to their own custom
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#18
Yes, we're caught up in the enemy of my enemy is a friend except those who are still
libdem4life
Sep 2014
#36
That's a different issue. It is quite possible to be skeptical about Obama's promise not
totodeinhere
Sep 2014
#23
Expecting the worst (OP) and wanting the worst (your post) are two different things. nt
valerief
Sep 2014
#25
those war profiteers who make huge profits off ground troop support, need to BUG OFF to ME countries
Sunlei
Sep 2014
#5
Fighting troops are not necessary, if they are let the folks in the area do it. How come no question
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#19
The question is who besides Americans can stand up to ISIS rather than throwing down
totodeinhere
Sep 2014
#21
I believe there's actually a huge discussion of who could fight on the ground.
cheapdate
Sep 2014
#22
and 61% of the Americans believe there should be daily prayer in public schools
still_one
Sep 2014
#17
Yes many Americans support prayer in schools. But the point here is that a majority of Americans do
totodeinhere
Sep 2014
#20
The public are wrong about public prayer in schools, and about most every other thing since they
still_one
Sep 2014
#24
The public is getting a lot of things right too. Every poll I have seen now shows majority
totodeinhere
Sep 2014
#26
yeah, that is why they voted bush two terms. They are not right most of the time
still_one
Sep 2014
#28
It's not a matter of not believing him. It's a recognition that the situation may turn into
TwilightGardener
Sep 2014
#30
No, it's not that simple. The distinction Obama is making is whether our troops will
TwilightGardener
Sep 2014
#34
That's because there's a relentless drumbeat in the media that we'll just never
TwilightGardener
Sep 2014
#29
And 99% of Americans believe the US Govt. will do whatever the other 1% tells them to do.
whereisjustice
Sep 2014
#31