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Bill O’Reilly’s ‘terrible idea’ for ISIS
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/bill-oreillys-terrible-idea-isisThere is no obvious, perfect counter-terrorism strategy in the Middle East that will quickly eliminate the threat posed by the Islamic State, or any other terrorist group for that matter. Policymakers are forced to make difficult choices from a range of complex options. All of this is unfolding on a landscape that changes quickly, and each of which carry unpredictable consequences.
With that in mind, I’m reluctant to dismiss anyone’s suggested course as necessarily horrible. That is, except this one, which is just bewildering.
On the September 22 edition of his show, [Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly] claimed that the only credible plan to defeat the Islamic State had to include a mercenary force of 25,000 “English-speaking” fighters that would be recruited and trained by the United States. O’Reilly explained that his mercenary army would be comprised of “elite fighters who would be well-paid, well-trained to defeat terrorists all over the world.” O’Reilly also detailed how the mercenary force would be trained, recruited, and funded.
For some reason, CBS was impressed enough with O’Reilly’s idea that the Fox News host appeared on “CBS This Morning” today where he touted his mercenary approach all over again. “It’s going to happen,” O’Reilly said this morning. “This anti-terror army is going to happen.”
With that in mind, I’m reluctant to dismiss anyone’s suggested course as necessarily horrible. That is, except this one, which is just bewildering.
On the September 22 edition of his show, [Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly] claimed that the only credible plan to defeat the Islamic State had to include a mercenary force of 25,000 “English-speaking” fighters that would be recruited and trained by the United States. O’Reilly explained that his mercenary army would be comprised of “elite fighters who would be well-paid, well-trained to defeat terrorists all over the world.” O’Reilly also detailed how the mercenary force would be trained, recruited, and funded.
For some reason, CBS was impressed enough with O’Reilly’s idea that the Fox News host appeared on “CBS This Morning” today where he touted his mercenary approach all over again. “It’s going to happen,” O’Reilly said this morning. “This anti-terror army is going to happen.”
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