RE: Obama
September 11, 2014 at 9:38 pm
(This post was last modified: September 11, 2014 at 9:45 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(September 11, 2014 at 8:39 am)Chas Wrote: Bombing the crap out of people who think public beheading is a valid political statement seems fine to me.
I can't think of one good reason why Americans should risk their lives over it. We should be watchful, of course, and stop any attempted attacks, but if they want to kill each other over any number of differences, I say let 'em.
One of the most basic rules of war: Never interrupt your enemy in the middle of making a mistake.
They are killing each other, and not us. Let that continue.
We should arm the Peshmerga, and otherwise remain uninvolved.
(September 11, 2014 at 11:58 am)bladevalant546 Wrote: Okay, look ISIS is not a bunch of terrorists. They are an organized military force, they already posses MiGs and Abrams tanks.
Your claim is factually incorrect, I think. They have about fifty tanks, accoring to that article -- T-55s and T-72s, both aging vehicles.
They have captured some Syrian jets, true -- but that doesn't make them useful. Not only must you have pilots for said airplanes: you must also have support, in the form of aircraft maintenance personnel, technical specialists for the weapons, and a doctrine that allows their integration into military operations.
