There are welfare checks that need to go out! And all those muslim refugees need free housing so they can rape their women in peace!

Damn you, SDSR, DAMN YOU!!!!

Please. There is not a single politician in all of Syria. America isn’t the problem and Russia isn’t the solution.

There are NO moderate rebels in Syria. If there are, I’d like someone to provide a group’s name, or a leader’s name, and to describe what they’re fighting for that doesn’t include chopping off people’s heads.

“puts Facebook dangerously into the territory of censoring its users.”

Don't forget dogshitistan

Iraq would never stand for it? Like they would never stand for ISIS controlling a third of their (ex) territory? What are they going to do about it?

Democracy is a joke in the Middle East. They don’t have enough social and cultural institutions to sustain any democracy. Maybe one day the region will, as all cultures when left in peace tend to evolve. But till then, democracy isn’t for them.

Do we really want to fight for Iraqi’s Freedom when Iraqi’s cant, wont or are fully willing to do so themselves? How long will we stay this time....it’s repeating cycle. And what will we get this time for defending Iraqi’s freedoms, and restoring democracy, again? Nothing but hatred for it. I say screw them, this is a…

The strategy itself, one based primarily on medium-altitude air strikes, had nearly no chance of success from the outset. It was one based on a deep misunderstanding of the application of air power and its limitations.

Agreed. These clowns have been chopping off each other’s heads since Jesus was an E1.

Our leaders have to accept the fact that we cannot win all the time, especially not in the Middle east; no once can win there, only an undertaker. We should get the hell out of there, for good.

Works for me.

Sure.

Wonder yes, but not miracles. Using a SOF to fight a pitched battle often ends up in disaster; there were plenty of examples of that; most of the ones I can think of were in WW2.

Except the Kurds could give a rats ass about Raqqa or many of the other ISIS cesspools.

Adequate amounts of SOF can do wonders though.

Let’s face the facts:

My fool-proof plan to defeat ISIS

Concealed Carry Permit. Get one. And there’s no hero syndrome here. Just recognize you’ll probably get hit or worse, but that never stopped great Americans from trying anyway.