2016 Postmortem

Lorien

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49. The Iraq and Afghan WARS are very different from intelligence operations used to pinpoint terrorists

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 07:48 PM

Feb 2016

One involves the use of a large number of ground troops, as well as mercenaries. Using drones, arming and training foriegn troops to go after members of ISIS is a much smaller scale operation that does *not* involve thousands of boots on the ground and trillions spent on military hardware and paid mercenaries. Do you honestly think the American people will vote for a candidate who says that they'll simply leave ISIS alone? Of course not. Bernie wants to pull U.S. forces out of the Mideast and have our Middle Eastern allies deal with the bulk of operations against extremists there. Hillary wants to bomb Iran, which would be a hundred times worse than the Iraq invasion!

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Is War a Critical Issue with You? [View all] tecelote Feb 2016 OP

Yes, it's a big deal onecaliberal Feb 2016 #1

It IS weird that so little is being said about it. Octafish Feb 2016 #2

It's not weird. Our guy is in the White House. Maedhros Feb 2016 #52

Yes, war is a critical issue for me. LWolf Feb 2016 #3

Sometimes war is necessary- America is attack by terrorist on our soil. n/t asuhornets Feb 2016 #8

Continuous war LWolf Feb 2016 #19

Terrorism is a crime, not a blank check for war Hydra Feb 2016 #29

A president can't waive a magic wand firebrand80 Feb 2016 #4

Don't think you could get Hillary to agree.... daleanime Feb 2016 #5

Most of America is not anti-war. Most Americans want more aggressive military policy DanTex Feb 2016 #6

Links please farleftlib Feb 2016 #13

Here you go. DanTex Feb 2016 #23

Your link says its evenly split and deals exclusively with ISIS Arazi Feb 2016 #28

Actually, it says that a large majority favor more aggressive policy towards ISIS. DanTex Feb 2016 #37

Nonsense. elias49 Feb 2016 #21

Here you are. DanTex Feb 2016 #24

Arazi beat me to it. elias49 Feb 2016 #31

And yet, if you ask them should we more militarily aggressive in the ME, or should DanTex Feb 2016 #36

I hear you. But the op asked elias49 Feb 2016 #38

"We need to end our wars." As far as I know, the conflict we're engaged in that could DanTex Feb 2016 #39

Especially when they get selected in the draft nolabels Feb 2016 #27

Yes it is... asuhornets Feb 2016 #7

How do you declare war on terrorists? Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #14

You declare war on terrorists.. asuhornets Feb 2016 #17

Would this be the same intelligence community who told us Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #18

All those weddings we've droned have helped us so much with intelligence gathering Arazi Feb 2016 #25

Given that has drained trillions from the economy, Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #9

my most critical issue olddots Feb 2016 #10

Most critical because it is the most useless. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #11

Yes, it's among one of my top issues Arazi Feb 2016 #12

Insofar as I get to take out Wig Master Feb 2016 #15

Eek! Arazi Feb 2016 #22

I think that's sarcasm. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #32

Sorry I didn't make myself clear Wig Master Feb 2016 #41

Whoops! My apologies! Arazi Feb 2016 #47

I disagree HassleCat Feb 2016 #16

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Yes, it is a very critical issue, and sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #26

It's among my top issues. Chemisse Feb 2016 #30

one of them glinda Feb 2016 #33

Our foriegn policy is a critical issue for me gwheezie Feb 2016 #34

Bernie is an anti-war candidate. He voted against the Iraq invasion Lorien Feb 2016 #44

Bernie is going to continue the war gwheezie Feb 2016 #48

The Iraq and Afghan WARS are very different from intelligence operations used to pinpoint terrorists Lorien Feb 2016 #49

YES. War is the racket that keeps these gangsters in control of our country. nt valerief Feb 2016 #35

Even Bernie hasn't placed the appropriate emphasis DerekG Feb 2016 #40

Totally agree. tecelote Feb 2016 #43

Yes, it comes right after climate change as an issue of huge importance to me Lorien Feb 2016 #42

The reason we have all the wars is to protect and grow the 1-Percent's Holdings. Octafish Feb 2016 #45

Hillary will tell you anything to get your vote but you can't rely on her doing it Jarqui Feb 2016 #46

I keep hearing how weak Sanders is on causing and sustaining warfare. mhatrw Feb 2016 #50

Or, as many call it... a moral and ethical move towards peace. tecelote Feb 2016 #53

Give Peace a chance. eom. NowSam Feb 2016 #51

Absolutely... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #54