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Ok then. That's their death warrant, far as I am concerned.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσιν -
How do you destroy a nomadic, loosely knit organization with no boundaries, infrastructure or even well-defined military?Originally posted by All-American View Post"Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.Comment
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Even then, when you destroy them another one will just pop up in its place.Originally posted by Topper View Post
I think I'm beginning to side more and more with Bill Maher when it comes to Muslims."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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Originally posted by Topper View PostYes, no doubt if you kill ISIS terrorists (or those from other groups), others will come along and willingly take up the sword. So no, we cannot "kill it" completely, but we can destroy much of its physical infrastructure and sources of funding. We have allowed ISIS to take and control territory from which it can operate and send out propaganda with little impediment. ISIS controls population, commerce, natural resources, communications, etc. within its territory. We left a vacuum and allowed this "JV" team to come right in and fill it. Its unimpeded success has been a boon to recruiting and fund-raising.Originally posted by Moliere View Post
Al Qaida had a similar base in Afghanistan, but with a lot fewer resources and less mobility. What was our reaction after 9/11? We went in and cut it out, along with the Taliban. That didn't kill Al Qaida, but it practically destroyed its ability to operate. It had no base and was on the run. We can do the same to ISIS, we just need the commitment.Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."
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I wonder if that was at least in part why Isis hit France instead of the us or the uk. Less chance of full scale reprisal but a convincing show of strength on a global stage.Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Likely. We're not going in with the force needed unless we get hit again in the homeland.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostGive 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."Comment
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So, they got the Russians with that plane over the Sinai, and Hizballah in Lebanon, and now France. Next up: Iran? Or maybe Turkey?Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!
For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."Comment
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More about geography and European Muslim population is my guess. Wrt to the U.S. anyway.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post"Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault
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ItOriginally posted by myboynoah View Post
shocks my conscience that we've allowed ISIS to operate in Iraq and Syria. This is a direct result of the vacuum we left. America is responsible, and we're shirking our responsibility to go back and fix what we broke.
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Two wrongs don't make a right.Originally posted by Bo Diddley View PostIt shocks my conscience that we've allowed ISIS to operate in Iraq and Syria. This is a direct result of the vacuum we left. America is responsible, and we're shirking our responsibility to go back and fix what we broke."Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism" - Joseph Smith Jr.Comment
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It's certainly unpopular to go back in, but it's definitely not wrong. The longer we delay, the more collateral damage will be a result.Originally posted by Sullyute View PostComment
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I don't think that is it. The French are more involved in military campaigns about Islamists than the UK. The French are all over Africa. Hollande is very hawkish. I France's involvement, along with their massive, disenfranchised Muslim population, made it a target. ISIS wants a global conflict. They see themselves are fulfilling koranic prophecy.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostComment
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France has started to bomb Raqqa.
http://news.sky.com/story/1588256/france-drops-20-bombs-on-is-stronghold-raqqa?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
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they've been bombing various isis targets for a while. the bad news for france is that they can't win a war of attrition.Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View PostTe Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.Comment
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Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
Perhaps not, but I commend them for doing something."Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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