Intense interview with young man who fled ISIS in Iraq
My heart goes out to these people who are fleeing the brutal violence spreading over Iraq right now. This interview is intense…
WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
The American people must grapple with the fact that bombs are never “surgical.” Bombing will always eventually kill civilians. If you think Hamas is blending in with a civilian population, wait till you are trying to track down ISIS militants who could be in a Toyota pickup. When we end up killing civilians with our bombing campaign, will this end up being an additional recruiting tool for ISIS?
Regardless, my prayers go out to the Christians and all of the refugees who are caught in this awful mess. Honestly, if I was the President I’m not sure what I would do…
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Blunt view from contributor to foreignpolicy.com: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/07/let_it_bleed_iraq_isis_syria_airstrikes_israel_palestine_gaza_iran
Every time the U.S. touches the Middle East, it makes things worse. It’s time to walk away and not look back. Do No (MORE) Harm
These comments over at the NYT are fascinating: “When does “out” mean “out” to this president.
He continues to drag his feet on getting out of Afghanistan. He goes back into Iraq. And who knows what else he is up to in Africa?
Yes, I’m an isolationist. And a retired Army colonel. And a liberal Democrat who voted for Obama twice.
I’m not at all sure what Obama is and I don’t think Obama knows, either. If there is any rhyme or reason to his foreign policy (except to keep putting American service members at risk by inserting them into civil wars to no good national security purpose) I sure wish he would explain it to the American people.” (Click to read the comments) LINK: http://mobile.nytimes.com/comments/2014/08/09/world/middleeast/iraq.html