Mon Sep 22, 2014, 08:49 PM

Thought Experiment: How would Teddy or Franklin Roosevelt Handle the Current ISIS Situation

Of course, the question is inspired by the recent, excellent PBS series.

Thoughts?

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Thought Experiment: How would Teddy or Franklin Roosevelt Handle the Current ISIS Situation (Original post)	MannyGoldstein	Sep 2014	OP
They would bomb Syria. For peace and freedom. nt	delrem	Sep 2014	#1
I think that Teddy would	MannyGoldstein	Sep 2014	#2
TR would have went himself nt	d_r	Sep 2014	#4
speak softly	sweetapogee	Sep 2014	#9
They would order a third sherry and leave them to themselves.	AngryAmish	Sep 2014	#3
Not sure about FDR: peace vs principle would have been a tough call	pampango	Sep 2014	#5
FDR would have signed an EO making it legal to round up Muslims...	SidDithers	Sep 2014	#6
Would he have tortured them, too?	MannyGoldstein	Sep 2014	#7
Dunno...	SidDithers	Sep 2014	#8

Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 09:11 PM

delrem (9,688 posts)

1. They would bomb Syria. For peace and freedom. nt

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Response to delrem (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 09:24 PM

MannyGoldstein (34,589 posts)

2. I think that Teddy would

Followed by ground troops.

And he'd make sure that every country in the region helped find the #%^*ers.

FDR, I'm not as sure of.

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Response to MannyGoldstein (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 09:54 PM

d_r (6,862 posts)

4. TR would have went himself nt

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Response to delrem (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 07:10 AM

sweetapogee (1,168 posts)

9. speak softly

carry big stick

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Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 09:25 PM

AngryAmish (25,704 posts)

3. They would order a third sherry and leave them to themselves.

Then go to bed.

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Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 05:27 AM

pampango (24,691 posts)

5. Not sure about FDR: peace vs principle would have been a tough call

Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeling deep concern when ideals and principles that we have cherished are challenged.

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/f/franklind401920.html

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Response to MannyGoldstein (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 05:51 AM

SidDithers (44,228 posts)