President Obama, for Christsake, begin immediately air campaign to eradicate ISIS.

[Bill USA]

CNN: Journalist James Foley beheaded by ISIS.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/19/world/meast/isis-james-foley/

Move ALL AVAILABLE ASSETS TO AREA TO COMPLETE THE JOB. A 4 to 6 week saturation bombing campaign should do a pretty good job.

[randys1]

1. Exactly what they want, then turn more people against us.

Obama is smarter than that.

Good thing McCain isnt still doing selfies with ISIS

[SomethingFishy]

5. +1.. With the intelligence system we have in place

we should be able to take out ISIS without indiscriminately dropping bombs..

[Bill USA]

6. not talking indiscriminate bombing. we can target very precisely. Just keep it up till you've got

all or nearly all of them. These guys do not respond to anything more subtle than death.

[CJCRANE]

2. Take out their supply lines and cut their purse strings.

[randys1]

8. yes, but where are the purse strings exactly?

[Katashi_itto]

3. Lol!!! Shock and Awe Deux...

Yeah...that will help.

[Bill USA]

13. anyone who thinks ISIS is a false threat is really not worth trying to explain it to. This is NOT

cheney's fraudulent 'cause' (to free IRAQI oil).

[Katashi_itto]

16. Your talking to a Desert Storm vet. Don't try to lecture to me about crap.

Air campaigns don't do shit except temporary disruptions. So shove your"high and mighty" tone.

"Saturation bombing"...yeah it worked so well in Vietnam too.

You've no idea what you're talking about.

[Bill USA]

21. such an 'intelligent' response. Thanks for sharing.

[Katashi_itto]

24. Better than the dribble your spewing.

[Bill USA]

35. That ISIS is a real threat to U.S. & better dealt with BEFORE they weapon-up (GrtoAir)?.Drivvel?

We will have to deal with them sooner or later (when they have more advanced weaponry, greater numbers, better position - more territory and more hostages.

Iraqis fear defeat without more U.S. help
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/08/19/iraq-mosul-islamic-state-army-air-strikes/14286255/
(emphasis my own)

"...much of the fighting in Fallujah and the surrounding area is being conducted by Sunni tribes opposed to the Islamic State fighters, who also are Sunnis but more extreme in their views of Islam.

We should/can get GB and France involved in this and should hit up Gulf States for support - public andor financial (or we'll just let 'em go..whose next??)

[Katashi_itto]

36. Gosh, where have we heard this before?

[elehhhhna]

19. this is also CHENEY'S LEGACY

the motherfucker

[Bill USA]

27. true, but we can't wish it away. No matter how much we might wish we could.

[VanGoghRocks]

25. Well, we didn't have any problem with ISIS (or ISIL) back when it was our proxy in the

civil war against Assad, now did we? (Taking a break from Mike Brown-Ferguson stuff for just a moment.)

Here's a novel concept: Don't take sides in other countries' civil wars.

You'd think Vietnam would have taught us. But, no. 2-3 milllion dead Southeast Asians (and 56,000+ dead Americans) didn't teach us a goddamn thing.

[TwilightGardener]

29. ISIS/ISIL was never our proxy.

[VanGoghRocks]

32. Sorry, we only provided funds for the "moderate opponents" of Assad. My bad. Let's

just say ISIS\ISIL was Turkey's proxy and Turkey is our NATO ally. Oh yeah, and a lot of that aid to 'moderate opponents' of Assad wound up under the control of ISIS\ISIL. But, technically, you're right. They weren't "our" proxy.

[Trillo]

7. I guess the police in Ferguson, Missouri, are practically angels

sent from heaven compared to these ISIS devils.

[elehhhhna]

20. I just hope the vid doesn't give the Ferg cops any ideas

[L0oniX]

41. No shit ...unfortunately I think they already look at protesters as being sorta like Al Qaeda.

[Maedhros]

9. "Democrats" arguing for saturation bombing.

Look how far we've come.

[philosslayer]

11. Enlightening, isn't it?

N/T

[Maedhros]

14. It's simply not-so-subtle racism against Arabs.

Consider this incident:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/dearborn-man-charged-with-murder-torture-in-sisters-slaying/27181358

Would anyone sane suggest that we "saturation bomb" Dearborn, MI in response?

[philosslayer]

18. You are correct

The "scary brown people" are acting up again, so lets bomb them all!!!!

[Owl]

10. Uhhh.... NO.

[Fred Sanders]

12. Shock and Duh. War out of unhinged anger never a good idea.

[Bill USA]

17. this group has serious plans to train suicide bombers to come to Europe and the U.S. to do as much

damage as they can. THey are quite serious. This is not Cheney's fake threats to start his war to free IRaqi oil.

[Maedhros]

23. And how do YOU know that ISIL has "serious plans" to do anything?

Because you were told by a "source which wishes to remain anonymous" from the Pentagon or the White House?

[VanGoghRocks]

26. That has all the stink of 'yellowcake'. Stop fear-mongering. It's unbecoming.

[Katashi_itto]

28. Hyperventilate much?

Maybe you some have stock in air ordinance.

[L0oniX]

40. Talking points from the cave or freeperville?

[NightWatcher]

15. I hate to be "that guy" but one has to know some risks of being a journo in certain areas

and Syria falls under the category of "some areas to avoid".

[procon]

22. Don't you mean the regional stakeholders?

You know, all those lovely oil rich countries that have far more skin in the game. Lets see the ME stand up their own coalition army to protect their territories and safeguard their own assets before we consider wasting yet another generation of American lives and treasure beating another country's bloody wardrum.

[elehhhhna]

31. no shit. the saudi's did 9/11, they can handle this alone

whatevs

[DCBob]

30. And kill thousands of innocent bystanders in the process.

Dumb.

[TheDebbieDee]

33. President O shouldn't do $hit til the repukes tell us how it will be paid for!

How can we afford to take action? Huh?

[L0oniX]

39. We could cut back on cat food programs for the elderly.

[Jester Messiah]

34. Let's not.

There are many more proximate nations with a bigger stake in the outcome. Let them take a crack or two at it before we re-insert ourselves into that morass.

[L0oniX]

38. !