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skip fox

(19,359 posts)
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 01:52 PM Dec 2015

Our reaction to terrorist shootings? . . . Exactly what ISIS wants!

They want Christians to become radicalized against all Muslims which will help them recruit more jihadists.

This was number two in their major planning.

Number one was to have U.S.A. and its allies lash out indiscriminately at Arab nations after 9/11 and that was a success beyond their dreams.


Soon they'll be two-to-nothing, and we still haven't waken up.

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Our reaction to terrorist shootings? . . . Exactly what ISIS wants! (Original Post) skip fox Dec 2015 OP
except for those on the right, I do not see Democrats calling for that still_one Dec 2015 #1
The "It's what ISIS wants" arguments are increasingly weak alcibiades_mystery Dec 2015 #2
ISIS did not exist before 9/11. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #3
Dr. Emmett Brown is now the head of ISIS. valerief Dec 2015 #6
That explains everything. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #8
I love how everyone seems to know "what ISIS wants" FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #4
Christians are too busy being radicalized against women and their health centers. nt valerief Dec 2015 #5
It's true. During the last pot-luck supper in November, my Presbyterian congregation (cabal) LanternWaste Dec 2015 #10
Watched this last night 2naSalit Dec 2015 #7
Thanks for the clip! nt valerief Dec 2015 #9
great clip skip fox Dec 2015 #12
Also exactly what the NRA wants. Initech Dec 2015 #11
 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
2. The "It's what ISIS wants" arguments are increasingly weak
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 01:54 PM
Dec 2015

Who cares if it is? Why should we assume that they're right in what they want, or that they've made good assessments about results?

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
3. ISIS did not exist before 9/11.
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:16 PM
Dec 2015

They did not exist before we invaded Iraq.
The did not exist before Syria disintegrated into a Civil War.

Unless ISIS was somehow linked to the Libyans in Back to the future and managed to get control of the Delorean or Doc Brown's flux capacitor, that is.

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)
4. I love how everyone seems to know "what ISIS wants"
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:21 PM
Dec 2015

Most posts that start with that premise are wild conjectures.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
10. It's true. During the last pot-luck supper in November, my Presbyterian congregation (cabal)
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 03:52 PM
Dec 2015

It's true. During the last pot-luck supper in November, my Presbyterian congregation (cabal) began by reading passages from Mein Kempf, wondering which jelly tastes best on infants and denied entrance to any female wearing anything other than sack cloth and ashes.

We were too busy being radicalized indeed. Good times, good times.

2naSalit

(86,622 posts)
7. Watched this last night
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:54 PM
Dec 2015

and it makes sense to me. I don't claim to know the answers on this but this vid can provide some food for thought.

Initech

(100,076 posts)
11. Also exactly what the NRA wants.
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 04:02 PM
Dec 2015

They keep us fighting with each other over things like religion, while they get away with getting what they want - which is more guns on the streets.

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