2016 Postmortem
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This weeks showObama said No Strategy on ISIL in Syria, refreshing
The mainstream media is hyperventilating again. The President says he does not yet have a strategy on ISIL, ISIS in Syria. Currently the American military is doing a masterful job of containing their expansion in Iraq that may affect American interests.
To simply go to all out war whether mostly by air would be just as irresponsible as Bushs Iraq war was. It is wonderful to have a sane thoughtful President for a change.
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yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)In this Information Age, acting as if a psychotic group of murderous criminals and their manipulated drifting lackeys are not really on our radar seems like a good move.
I remember President Obama telling jokes while nailing bin Laden.
Barack Obama really is cool.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)be cautious, when he is loud, he usually doesn't act, just blows smoke up butts. He was very cool when bin Laden was found, count on more actions like this.
Diclotican
(5,095 posts)egbertowillies
I think President Obama is closer to a strategy when it come to ISIL in Syria - and in Iraq - than we know today - but he is far more carefully to not show his hands before he hit - and will hit hard when the time comes... He is a Chess player - a dam good one to - and the more he play this game of chess - the more unsure is the opponent about how US will respond to it... And I think that is a smart thing to do - The stupidity of Bush was draining the US for a decade - President Obama KNOW he could not afford another decade in the middle east at the same rate as the Bush did it - he have to play a whole different "game" where they might hit hard - but where he might not put to many "boots" on the ground - he have no interest in going into Syria or Iraq anytime soon - and should not either - but he can do a lot of damage - using air strikes - to hit the enemy where it hurts - Hard....
And also maybe to cut the flow of money who is transparent as the day is coming from all over the world - specially from the middle east - the persian gulf states - like UAE and Saudi-Arabia - if US was to cut true the large founds who is going true western banks to this extremist groups - a lot of damage to their ability would be a possibility - of course it would not be easy as the money washers of the world are good at what they are doing - but I'm pretty sure the ones who is hunting them down - also is rather good at what they are doing...
But then again - Im not sure what President Obama want to do - I would have adviced him to be carefull -and to hit the enemy where it hurts most - specially in the way of hurting their way to buy weapons on the black market - war is a costly thing to do - specially if you have to buy most of it from the outside - as ISIL and IS must do - if you also is hitting their hardware - and weapon storages around the middle east all the time - sooner or later it wil beginning to hurt...
Diclotican
egbertowillies
(4,058 posts)I hope you call into the show some time. Thanks for the comments.