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CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
2. This monster is out of control.
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 11:57 AM
Aug 2014

If only they had put some kind of reverse keyword to snap them out of the hypnosis.

Pisces

(5,599 posts)
3. This is psychological terror. Warning others not to take up arms against them or die. Looks clear to
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 11:58 AM
Aug 2014

me why they are employing " a take no prisoner" tactic. ISIS is scary because they are young, have no limits to what they
are willing do, and know how to use technology.

Creating a scary image is very important to future wins, where people will willingly lay down arms to be saved rather than
killed.

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
5. Is this the same group that McCain supported AGAINST Assad?
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 12:00 PM
Aug 2014

I heard there is a photo of him with ISIS.Is that true?

Pisces

(5,599 posts)
7. He wanted the Obama admin to arm them against Syria. Said Obama was weak not to support or
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 12:03 PM
Aug 2014

arm them. Obama said we don't know the players well enough and we could be arming potential terrorist. Hmm.
I guess the wait and see approach was the right one. Not the cowboy up one.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. Didn't we want to bomb Syria back to the Stone Age a few weeks ago?
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 12:05 PM
Aug 2014

Shouldn't there be cheers ringing across the sky in praise of ISIS in some quarters? Goodness! Such fickleness.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
12. Back in september, yes
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 12:20 PM
Aug 2014

And if you didn't support pummeling Syrians into a fine red paste, it was because you were No True Democrat™. For about two weeks, there were threads turning DU into FreeRepublic - if you weren't in favor of bombing Syria...

- hated the president
- were a racist
- were an Assad-lover
- Wanted the terrorists to win
- supported Putin
- liked the sight of dead children
- supported the use of chemical weapons
- wanted the Republicans to win in '14 / '16
- etc.

I myself got banned from the Bomb or GTFO group when I pointed out to a poster that tomahawk missiles were not humanitarian gestures

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