What is ISIS doing?
07-30-2014, 06:19 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by Flightcap
The sad part is that if this group were to be defeated, five years later we would see the same radicalism with new faces and a different name. Power is the only thing these guys understand.
07-30-2014, 07:04 AM
#13
Runs with scissors
Joined APC: Dec 2009
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I just finished reading this book:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Snipe...+sniper&dpPl=1
It takes place between 1999-2009. He goes into detail about killing the 'bad guys' in Iraq. Seems nothing has changed, except we're not there to kill them any more.
http://www.amazon.com/American-Snipe...+sniper&dpPl=1
It takes place between 1999-2009. He goes into detail about killing the 'bad guys' in Iraq. Seems nothing has changed, except we're not there to kill them any more.
07-30-2014, 11:28 AM
#14
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Originally Posted by Flightcap
The sad part is that if this group were to be defeated, five years later we would see the same radicalism with new faces and a different name. Power is the only thing these guys understand.
2. What are the requirements to maintain a culture of liberty & freedom?
3. Can a culture of liberty & freedom be implemented and sustained in a Muslim-majority country?
These are questions to ask and have historically valid answers to before throwing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars down the "nation-building" bottomless pit.
07-30-2014, 04:19 PM
#15
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Originally Posted by Fluglehrer
1. What are the requirements to implement a culture of liberty & freedom?
2. What are the requirements to maintain a culture of liberty & freedom?
3. Can a culture of liberty & freedom be implemented and sustained in a Muslim-majority country?
These are questions to ask and have historically valid answers to before throwing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars down the "nation-building" bottomless pit.
2. What are the requirements to maintain a culture of liberty & freedom?
3. Can a culture of liberty & freedom be implemented and sustained in a Muslim-majority country?
These are questions to ask and have historically valid answers to before throwing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars down the "nation-building" bottomless pit.
07-30-2014, 06:25 PM
#16
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Why do you think Christopher Columbus sought a western route to the Orient? It was specifically orchestrated by the Church run Government of the day to avoid the Middle East, for the exact same reasons we have today.
Nothing has changed in the 500 plus years nor the previous thousand said years. It amazes me that with all of our countries whizz bang technology, we cannot defeat an enemy that fights with what amounts to sticks and stones by comparison.
The reason "we", the west, will not win is because this an old fight fueled by ideology. You cannot defeat an opponent who believes in the fight, and prefers death as to the status quo. It has always boiled down to a "My religion is better than yours" scenario.
Nothing has changed in the 500 plus years nor the previous thousand said years. It amazes me that with all of our countries whizz bang technology, we cannot defeat an enemy that fights with what amounts to sticks and stones by comparison.
The reason "we", the west, will not win is because this an old fight fueled by ideology. You cannot defeat an opponent who believes in the fight, and prefers death as to the status quo. It has always boiled down to a "My religion is better than yours" scenario.
07-30-2014, 09:30 PM
#18
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Originally Posted by jungle
Ever wonder what is going on over there? It seems they like to document everything.
Don't think about looking if you can't handle the truth.
LiveLeak.com - NEW ISIS VIDEO SHOWING BATTLE & EXECUTION FOOTAGE
It is rough, but not any more rough than Europe during WWII, the fact is we haven't advanced very much since then. Civilization is a very thin veneer.
Don't think about looking if you can't handle the truth.
LiveLeak.com - NEW ISIS VIDEO SHOWING BATTLE & EXECUTION FOOTAGE
It is rough, but not any more rough than Europe during WWII, the fact is we haven't advanced very much since then. Civilization is a very thin veneer.
07-30-2014, 09:36 PM
#19
Are we there yet??!!
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Originally Posted by lear553560ed
Why do you think Christopher Columbus sought a western route to the Orient? It was specifically orchestrated by the Church run Government of the day to avoid the Middle East, for the exact same reasons we have today.
Nothing has changed in the 500 plus years nor the previous thousand said years. It amazes me that with all of our countries whizz bang technology, we cannot defeat an enemy that fights with what amounts to sticks and stones by comparison.
The reason "we", the west, will not win is because this an old fight fueled by ideology. You cannot defeat an opponent who believes in the fight, and prefers death as to the status quo. It has always boiled down to a "My religion is better than yours" scenario.
Nothing has changed in the 500 plus years nor the previous thousand said years. It amazes me that with all of our countries whizz bang technology, we cannot defeat an enemy that fights with what amounts to sticks and stones by comparison.
The reason "we", the west, will not win is because this an old fight fueled by ideology. You cannot defeat an opponent who believes in the fight, and prefers death as to the status quo. It has always boiled down to a "My religion is better than yours" scenario.
07-30-2014, 10:22 PM
#20
Da Hudge
Joined APC: Oct 2006
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What's with the temple things that they are blowing up after they clear the area? Looks like those are shrines to martyrs of some sort.
And those are US built MRAPS that they are driving, right?
And those are US built MRAPS that they are driving, right?
Last edited by 80ktsClamp; 07-30-2014 at 10:43 PM.
