I wonder what President Obama's reaction would be

[Nye Bevan]

if someone urged him to send in Federal agents with guns blazing to break up the Oregon siege, quite possibly creating several widows and orphans of Federal agents in the process, in order to demonstrate that "white privilege" isn't a thing?

It's good to have the grown-ups in charge of things.

[GummyBearz]

1. Absolutely

Some of the people on here calling for violence are quite rabid today

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Tomorrow will tell the out come.

If the Father and Son do turn themselves in,well,this becomes a whole different situation. Appears the folks of Burns are not in favor of the Bundy bunch showing up. This just didn't happen. Who planned it and who are the real people behind it. Noticed how the so called media moved the story to Breaking News.

[cali]

8. The hammonds have both said they'll report to prison peacefully.

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Hope the Bundy Boys do not screw it up.

Ironic as is seems,this group from Mesquite are desert people and not conditioned to the Burns Area Winter. Hope one humungus snow storm hits this bunch. What a bunch of losers,and we rag on the Palins as Grifters.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. The federal government has the capability

to suppress this armed insurrection with zero loss of life to any person involved in the operation. So if your concern is for widows and orphans of those involved in putting down this rebellion, that need not be a problem.

If these shitheads were, for example, Muslim Americans, a shitstorm of military force would descend on them.

[Nye Bevan]

4. So in this case what strategy do you think is preferable?

A "shitstorm of military force", or digging in and patiently waiting for them to surrender with their tails between their legs?

[Warren Stupidity]

5. I suggest surrounding the area with overwhelming

military force and a two hour ultimatum to surrender once that force is in place.

[Nye Bevan]

6. Why two hours? Why an ultimatum at all?

Are you basing that on some Hollywood movie?

As I have said elsewhere, I'm glad that the grown-ups are in charge of the situation.

[Warren Stupidity]

7. Why give them the option to surrender?

Because that would be the reasonable thing to do. The two hours is arbitrary. I'm fine with any short time frame.

If they were unwhite they would be dead already.

We live in a police state for non white peoples where even an imagined suggestion of a threat to law enforcement is justification for killing people.

[Nye Bevan]

9. We're obviously getting nowhere here.

I'll just reiterate that I am thankful that the grown-ups are in charge, and leave it at that.

Have a good day.

[Warren Stupidity]

10. Yes the disconnect between justice for white people

here and justice for everyone else is stunning.

[hack89]

15. Why don't we end injustice instead of expanding injustice?

you are in essence saying we should treat all races equally badly.

[LittleBlue]

12. And when that ultimatum passes and they don't come out, what exactly would you do? nt

[Warren Stupidity]

16. Treat them exactly the same way we treat

a 12 year old black child with a toy gun.

[LittleBlue]

17. Which is how? Spell out what you would do

Are you afraid or will you keep talking in riddles?

[hollowdweller]

11. If Obama doesn't mention these guys as an example of the need for gun control

He's missing a good opportunity.

[LittleBlue]

14. How is this relevant to gun control? A shot hasn't been fired

Were those guns obtained through some loophole or something?