BREAKING: US and Allies hit ISIS targets in Syria. Bombing campaign begins.

[ArcadiaGP]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/world/middleeast/us-and-allies-hit-isis-targets-in-syria.html?_r=0

they told me if I voted for Romney, we'd go to war with Syria. They were right!

To all of our men and women in harm's way, come home safe tonight.

I know the leftist hypocrisy is going to go nuts tonight with the "no blood for oil" and "no more war" crowds... but I fully support this. Granted, war without congressional approval... but still, dead ISIS is good ISIS. 5 regional nations assisting.

On my birthday no less!

I hear the French are calling their campaign "Jacques and Awe."

Destabilizing regimes throughout the Middle East, North Africa is not a good short-term plan for them and not a good long-term plan for us.

This entire situation is going to go nuts tomorrow. So stay tuned to this thread for all the updates. Lots of world politics... just wait for Assad, Putin, and whoever the hell is running Iran to make their stance noticed.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Obama's such a warmonger.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Obama's such a warmonger.

Someone tweeted a quick note: Bush had 4 bombings. Obama was up around 10.

 

[smokingman]

I would worry more about Germany,Great Britain,Quatar,Saudi Arabia,and our "allies" lack of support than I would Putin,Assad,and Iran.

We have the support of France though...that is something.

Our foreign policy is an unmittigated disaster and will end up costing the USA world reserve currency status.

At least when we are done in Syria Europe can have its new gas pipe line from Qatar to Turkey.https://www.google.com/search?q=Qua...channel=nts&q=Qatar+European+pipeline&spell=1

 

[Henry]

War is the health of the state.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Our foreign policy is an unmitigated disaster...

RT @BarackObama Tweet the middle-eastern country you want me to bomb next.

You know what else distinguishes this one from "Bush's Iraq War"? Obama didn't bother to get legal authorization from Congress, haw haw haw.

Other than bombing Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan & Pakistan... Obama's Muslim outreach is going pretty well... wouldn't you say?

 

[Twangbanger]

So...want to get a pool going on the timing of the next beheading?

 

[dusty88]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/world/middleeast/us-and-allies-hit-isis-targets-in-syria.html?_r=0

I know the leftist hypocrisy is going to go nuts tonight with the "no blood for oil" and "no more war" crowds... but I fully support this. Granted, war without congressional approval... but still, dead ISIS is good ISIS. 5 regional nations assisting. [/q]


I'm as far from "leftist" as you can get (libertarian today, I may be an anarchist by 2015) but....

we aren't going to "win" anything by continuing to amp up the power of our government and deny that we are the big bad wolf causing massive collateral damage all over the middle east and Asia

We probably created ISIS. I'm certainly in favor of taking out those who attack us, but at the same time we need to get out. Most of all, we need to stop increasing the power of our central government.

 

[Sylvain]

I would worry more about Germany,Great Britain,Quatar,Saudi Arabia,and our "allies" lack of support than I would Putin,Assad,and Iran.

We have the support of France though...that is something.

Our foreign policy is an unmittigated disaster and will end up costing the USA world reserve currency status.

At least when we are done in Syria Europe can have its new gas pipe line from Qatar to Turkey.https://www.google.com/search?q=Qua...channel=nts&q=Qatar+European+pipeline&spell=1

A French national was kidnapped in Algeria today by a group linked to ISI.They threaten to kill him if France keeps bombing.

France - Video shows Frenchman kidnapped in Algeria by IS-linked group - France 24

Friday's air strike took place while US Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was in France for talks with his counterpart.
"The French were our very first ally and they are there again for us," he told reporters in Normandy. "It just reminds me why these relationships really matter."

BBC News - France launches first air strikes on IS in Iraq

 

[atvdave]

So...want to get a pool going on the timing of the next beheading?

Next...... French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I'm as far from "leftist" as you can get (libertarian today, I may be an anarchist by 2015) but....

we aren't going to "win" anything by continuing to amp up the power of our government and deny that we are the big bad wolf causing massive collateral damage all over the middle east and Asia

We probably created ISIS. I'm certainly in favor of taking out those who attack us, but at the same time we need to get out. Most of all, we need to stop increasing the power of our central government.

You're getting deeper than this thread warrants. Yeah, we likely made ISIS. I understand that. This is likely not going to have a great outcome... but at the moment, I want these bastards dead.


Shorter Democrats: We were against war before our chosen one was for it.

 

[Henry]

This is likely not going to have a great outcome... but at the moment, I want these bastards dead.

When are you enlisting and shipping out?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

When are you enlisting and shipping out?

I'd love to. I've lost 50lbs in the past year, and I think I'm finally close to being under the max weight for enlisting. Want to provide me more info on how to do so?

Snark is like a second language to me.

 

[Henry]

United States Air Force - AirForce.com

Have at it.

 

[ModernGunner]

If we're going to risk 'blood for oil', then by gawd take the oil.

This should be 'interesting' for the lefty-loon democRATS, since their "no blood for oil, I'll have no more boots on the ground 'cause we won Iraq, I've pulled out all the U.S. troops and all is now milk & honey!" 'Kowtower-In-Chief' has now (yet again) entirely reneged on his 'proclamation' to his liberal-loon base.

Ya'd THINK they would have had enough of him by now, but nope. They're still prostrating themselves before his self-proclaimed 'awesomeness'.

I have EVERY confidence in our U.S. military. Own the objective, it's what they're best at. I have LITTLE confidence in the politicians who sent them there, however.

We got what we voted for in 2012: Chaos from the Liar-In-Chief.

Stay tuned!

 

[OakRiver]

I think that this is a terrible idea. Air power is essential in any conflict, but it doesn't win wars without boots on the ground. Afghanistan started out with the Northern Alliance as the boots on the ground before the US military deployed it's own infantry. We all know how long that war went on for and how much it cost us. We provided air assets for Libya. In return we got Benghazi and growing threat from militants there.

 

[OakRiver]

If we're going to risk 'blood for oil', then by gawd take the oil.

This should be 'interesting' for the lefty-loon democRATS, since their "no blood for oil, I'll have no more boots on the ground 'cause we won Iraq, I've pulled out all the U.S. troops and all is now milk & honey!" 'Kowtower-In-Chief' has now (yet again) entirely reneged on his 'proclamation' to his liberal-loon base.

Ya'd THINK they would have had enough of him by now, but nope. They're still prostrating themselves before his self-proclaimed 'awesomeness'.

I have EVERY confidence in our U.S. military. Own the objective, it's what they're best at. I have LITTLE confidence in the politicians who sent them there, however.

We got what we voted for in 2012: Chaos from the Liar-In-Chief.

Stay tuned!

The anti-war left has been strangely silent since 2008

 

[jblomenberg16]

United States Air Force - AirForce.com

Have at it.

Sadly I'm not ineligible due to age.

 

[rambone]

I fully support this. Granted, war without congressional approval...

Yay for the imperial presidency...

 

[Edicius72]

Apparently I need to pa better attention to me surroundings. I missed this bit of news.