Forum: Politics
10-19-2014, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,450
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Forum: Politics
10-19-2014, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 9,533
Hello everyone....
Will we eventually have...
Hello everyone....
Will we eventually have boots on the ground in Iraq or Syria? Possibly. However, we will not be able to "degrade and destroy" ISIS without them. Using only airstrike and local...
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Forum: Current Events
03-02-2014, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 6,231
Agreed. It will be the Syria "red line" fiasco...
Agreed. It will be the Syria "red line" fiasco all over again.
My guess is that Putin is occupying Crimea in attempt to scare/destabilize the Ukrainian resistance movement. Putin feels Ukraine...
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Forum: Politics
11-19-2013, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
Yes, because there are obviously zero...
Yes, because there are obviously zero consequences with bombing Iran...
Sometimes we need to realize that we have much less control over these situation than we want to believe.
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Forum: Politics
11-10-2013, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
Two questions:
1) If Obama was so inclined...
Two questions:
1) If Obama was so inclined in attacking Syria, why did he cancel the weapon shipments to rebels earlier this year when there was little pushback?
2) If Obama wanted to attack...
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2013, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2013, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
You have a point. To my defense, my tone is...
You have a point. To my defense, my tone is reactionary to the more vocal anti-interventionists who tend to use "intervention" as an umbrella term and make no attempt to separate the difference...
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Forum: Politics
11-09-2013, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
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Forum: Politics
11-08-2013, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
But the story didn't start after Syria used...
But the story didn't start after Syria used chemical weapons the second time. Obama was very resistant to get involved prior to that. He made absolutely no attempt. The first time he mentioned to get...
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Forum: Politics
11-08-2013, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
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Forum: Politics
11-08-2013, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
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Forum: Politics
11-08-2013, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
Yes, it was decided in the 80's that arming...
Yes, it was decided in the 80's that arming radical Islamists to prevent Soviet expansion into Afghanistan was a good idea. In hindsight, there have been obvious consequences to that decision. My...
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Forum: Politics
11-02-2013, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,691
Worth repeating.
In the US at least (I'm...
Worth repeating.
In the US at least (I'm thinking about Chicago when writing this...), gun bans are just a band-aid solution to the violence in our country. The real problem is the poverty and...
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Forum: Politics
11-02-2013, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
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Forum: Politics
10-31-2013, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,180
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Forum: Politics
10-18-2013, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 304
Views: 50,834
One of biggest changes in mindset I've had over...
One of biggest changes in mindset I've had over the past 6 years is my switch of preference from a highly idealistic socio-economic setup to a more pragmatic robust society. This is due to the simple...
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Forum: Politics
10-17-2013, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 304
Views: 50,834
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Forum: Home Base
09-03-2013, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 741
Views: 128,448
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Forum: Politics
08-31-2013, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 14,591
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Forum: Politics
08-31-2013, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 14,591
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Forum: Politics
08-31-2013, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 14,591
I would also like to see Obama attack Assad...
I would also like to see Obama attack Assad through non-military means - a class action malpractice suit would be hilarious - but the likely limited attack on Assad will accomplish two goals for...
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Forum: Politics
08-31-2013, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 14,591
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Forum: Home Base
08-21-2013, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 741
Views: 128,448
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Forum: Current Events
08-16-2013, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 12,467
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Forum: Current Events
08-15-2013, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 12,467
Agreed.
At least Egypt is a homogeneous...
Agreed.
At least Egypt is a homogeneous country which means it probably won't descend into a sectarian civil war *knock on wood* like Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria.
I wonder how the White House...
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