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The air strikes might have

Aaron Carine — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:56:53 +0000

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The air strikes might have been justified if the goal had simply been to save the Yezidis. But the goal is to "defeat ISIS" which will probably mean another war lasting for years, and perhaps the reintroduction of ground troops.

I think it has been demonstrated that this endless warfare is not a solution to the world's problems.

the Establishment View

artappraiser — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 06:50:30 +0000

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the Establishment View

After this recent NYTimes reporting, Brookings could actually be more accurately slurred as sympathetic to the Qatari & UAE view. (Cavaet: Norway gives them a ton of money, too. I have no idea why the heck that might be, beyond perhaps: it's a strange world.)

War is but another trick in

Beetlejuice — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:35:21 +0000

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War is but another trick in the republican playbook to convince the public the cost for their social safety net would be money better spent on war materials to fight imaginary enemies trying to do us harm.

The bad thing about " terrorist " is that there are so many of them ... it all depends on who you're gonna make a scapegoat for all your problems. And are are plenty of unwilling volunteers to pick from.

The numbers in the NBC poll

Aaron Carine — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:31:24 +0000

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The numbers in the NBC poll still show a substantial dovish streak in the American public. Sixty-seven percent want either less involvement in world affairs or no more involvement than we have now. And only thirty-four percent are willing to send ground troops to the Middle East--somewhat more than I expected, but still a low number.

ISIS ate my Social Security,

NCD — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:20:08 +0000

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ISIS ate my Social Security, Medicare and my VA benefits your Brookings link:

... threats like the Islamic State requires a stable and predictable commitment of significant national resources. To that end.....taking strong and balanced action to address the most important long-term national security imperative facing this and future generations: the rising cost of entitlements. If not now, when?

Brookings the Establishment View:

Unstable unpredictable Islamists nutcase terrorists in a wildly unstable unpredictable region of the world replete with dissembling corrupt governments, deserve a stable and predictable commitment of significant US national resources. Retired, sick or disabled Americans do not.....of course.