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

[MannyGoldstein]

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

Thoughts?

[delrem]

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

[MannyGoldstein]

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.

[d_r]

4. TR would have went himself nt

[sweetapogee]

9. speak softly

carry big stick

[AngryAmish]

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

Then go to bed.

[pampango]

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

[SidDithers]

6. FDR would have signed an EO making it legal to round up Muslims...

and put them into internment camps.

Sid

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Would he have tortured them, too?

Strapped them to chairs, forced their jaws apart to insert a feeding tube, then poured fluids in?

[SidDithers]

8. Dunno...

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Was nobody tortured during the years FDR was President?

FDR did create the OSS, didn't he?

Sid