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<blockquote data-quote="farmerbyron" data-source="post: 2598912" data-attributes="member: 4953"><p>So far we have calls for all out conventional war, nukes, helping establish a Kurdish state, and carpet bombing. In response to 2 journalists being beheaded. Seems a bit extreme. Especially considering the decade of occupation we just got finished with. </p><p></p><p>Fact is that the US is not serious about solving the problems in the Middle East. If we were, we would be opening up all kinds of drilling in ANWR and elsewhere while expanding nuclear energy and incentivizing citizens to purchase solar panels and wind turbines. Without the influence of oil the Middle East is just Africa to us. Sure it's tragedic what happens but it's easy enough to put those problems on the back burner and let them wallow in strife. It does not effect us directly.</p><p></p><p>So carry on beating war drums but no matter how much money and lives we throw at ISIS, another group just as barbaric will take their place. It's what the people in this region do. Really we would be better off to lay back and let them establish a state somewhere that we could actually attack with the full force of our military. That is a scenario in which our military excels. Instead of "declaring war" on a group and fighting an insurgency. Which we are still plenty good at but it is ultimately an unwinnable situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerbyron, post: 2598912, member: 4953"] So far we have calls for all out conventional war, nukes, helping establish a Kurdish state, and carpet bombing. In response to 2 journalists being beheaded. Seems a bit extreme. Especially considering the decade of occupation we just got finished with. Fact is that the US is not serious about solving the problems in the Middle East. If we were, we would be opening up all kinds of drilling in ANWR and elsewhere while expanding nuclear energy and incentivizing citizens to purchase solar panels and wind turbines. Without the influence of oil the Middle East is just Africa to us. Sure it's tragedic what happens but it's easy enough to put those problems on the back burner and let them wallow in strife. It does not effect us directly. So carry on beating war drums but no matter how much money and lives we throw at ISIS, another group just as barbaric will take their place. It's what the people in this region do. Really we would be better off to lay back and let them establish a state somewhere that we could actually attack with the full force of our military. That is a scenario in which our military excels. Instead of "declaring war" on a group and fighting an insurgency. Which we are still plenty good at but it is ultimately an unwinnable situation. [/QUOTE]
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