Trump's ban on Muslims

[Faith No More]

I don't think worrying how ISIS is going to spin the news should be a factor in any decision.  We've been bombing their countries, toppling their leaders, and are best friends with Israel for decades.  The ship has sailed on ISIS not having any recruiting material.

Sure, by all means, let's not worry about how our actions help them grow in numbers. Let's just play terrorist whack-a-mole for the rest of our lives. That's worked really well for us so far.

It's precisely that kind of reckless attitude that has gotten us into this mess in the first place.

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It pays to remember that radicalization works both ways.  For every terrorist action that takes place here more people become radicalized against the muslims because of the way the issue is framed.  Years ago someone expressed the idea that we should simply nuke a lot of the large muslim cities in response to terrorist attacks.  At some point even the casual observer might start to think that's a good idea.  

Our arsenal is massive and it includes all sorts of weapons, from nukes to gas to germs and drugs.  Remember the bath salts cases from a few years ago?  Imagine the effect something like that would have on city or nation with thousands or millions of people affected at the same time.  

We have the best propaganda in the world but don't ever think that we aren't the meanest SOBs on the planet.  Our favorite pastime in WWII was burning people alive.

You are the embodiment of cavalier stupidity.