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yurbud

(39,405 posts)
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 12:59 PM Feb 2015

Should the US put "troops on the ground" to deal with ISIS? [View all]

I think there are better ways to deal with them like acknowledging our ally Saudi Arabia has bankrolled most of the Sunni extremist groups we've fought, and treating them accordingly, but someone in a thread here said that most people, including those on DU, would support sending in ground troops to fight ISIS.

Would you support sending ground troops to fight ISIS?


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YES--right NOW!
2 (22%)
YES--if Obama feels it's necessary
0 (0%)
MAYBE--if they spread to more countries or got hold of nukes or something
2 (22%)
NO--there are better ways to fight them and they are not a threat to us here in the States anyway.
3 (33%)
OTHER (please explain)
2 (22%)
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