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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
Rags, I hope you saw the Press conference today from the Pentagon with Hegel and Dempsey. Both of them "get it" with regard to the international threat from Isis. It gave me some hope that not everyone in Washington is asleep at the wheel.
Dempsey called the agenda of Isis apocalyptic, end of days, and religious. Hagel seemed shocked to be asked if they were comparable to 911 terrorists, and listed the many ways Isis exceeds any previous terrorist threat to this country well as there being an immediate threat to Europe.
As I understand it, their goal is to take over many of the currently Muslim nations as well as Israel and to destroy anyone who disagrees with their ideology.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, anybody who feels like it can get a hero's welcome walking across our border.... Let's do a round of golf.
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I am sorry for being so caustic and aggressive last evening and will cool it.
My problem was posters acting as if this was not a known factor, albeit called a junior varsity. Acting as if they are hearing this for the first time..it just frustrated me, but the media, et al do not like to make waves.
I do not think this is reason to become paranoid, but because a fraction who has the microphone keeps ignoring things or downplaying them to serve their purpose does not make it so. My intent is not political in anyway, and on the assumption that many posters on here have children and grandchildren, they should be very aware of this group, the entire middle east, and our policy toward it. NO before it is said...we cannot fight everyones battles, but this world is extremely small compared to when we were younger...it is faster and more deadly.
When I see our choosing open borders while folks in the mid east tell you that they are going to come and bomb you, and the laissez faire attitude about all of those issues, it not only concerns me....it scares me.
People who behead children and put their heads on sticks to display.....they are not going to worry about any of us on any scale and will do whatever it takes to kill.
But you are right....surely not serious enough to interrupt our golf game....there are many more serious things for us to worry about like......
Thanks for your post....it is comforting to know that some are paying attention to what is going on and not going on.