I heard Barry’s speech on the Paris attacks this morning. He mentioned extremists, and radicals, as well as terrorists. What he refused to say was the one word that goes with them all.
Islamic.
He just can’t bring himself to state the obvious, which is why he’s useless against them. He refuses to see or state the reason behind all this. Their so-called “faith”.
While he and other libs claim to be searching for the motive, they refuse to admit and say what everyone already knows. Quite cowardly if you ask me.
““We must now face the facts. Between the downing of the Russian jet over Egypt and this massive coordinated attack on Paris, we are seeing an unmistakable escalation of ISIS’ ambitions and the scale of their terrorist attacks outside Syria and Iraq. Even as chaos rages in Paris, we need to take immediate, commonsense steps to preserve our own safety. We need to consult closely with our NATO allies who may be targeted for additional attacks. We need to immediately declare a halt to any plans to bring refugees that may have been infiltrated by ISIS to the United States. We need to redouble our efforts to prevent ISIS agents from penetrating our nation by other means.
“Such steps, however, are defensive reactions to an enemy that will continue to try to attack us until they succeed once again. We must immediately recognize that our enemy is not ‘violent extremism.’ It is the radical Islamism that has declared jihad against the west. It will not be appeased by outreach or declarations of tolerance. It will not be deterred by targeted airstrikes with zero tolerance for civilian casualties, when the terrorists have such utter disregard for innocent life. We must make it crystal clear that affiliation with ISIS and related terrorist groups brings with it the undying enmity of America—that it is, in effect, signing your own death warrant.”
While that’s true, a thorough vetting process needs to take place first. Throughout Europe they’ve just been opening the gates and these attacks sadly are a result of an open borders policy. Right now in this country over 1000 individuals are under watch in this country, many with ties/sympathies to this group. They say they’re monitoring them, but why are they even here in the first place?
And what of the many small countries over-run and unable to cope with the sheer volume? While folks need to flee Syria, you can’t allow them to over-run others. No one benefits then.
And I’ve seen plenty of photos of hordes of young men who’ve just joined the masses. You can say they come first and bring the families later, but without proper vetting, who knows?
Another thing about those young men that strikes me is this. These are fighting age men. These are the ones who should be fighting for their homeland, but instead they flee, leaving their families behind. If they won’t fight for their country, why should anyone else?
This will hurt the refugees who are legitimately seeking sanction. 😦
Strange times, this is not your typical enemy. Syria? Yeah, but bigger than that, this is a band of folks who don’t operate within or on behalf of specific national borders, really, they are a global force. The allegiance is the Allah & the Muslim religion, not to a nation per se.
And that’s a big part of what makes this enemy so tenacious and hard to combat with any effectiveness.
” … The name Daesh, according to France24, is a ‘loose acronym’ for ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham). The name is commonly used by enemies of ISIS, and it also has many negative undertones, as Daesh sounds similar to the Arabic words Daes (“one who crushes something underfoot”) and Dahes (‘one who sows discord’).”
It’s a spirit of lawlessness that is rampant in the world today. It’s here, it’s there, it’s everywhere.
And we know who is behind it.
We also have read the end of the book and know who is victorious. Our role is to stand and pray, and watch. He has shown us what is good and what the Lord requires of us: to do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God.
Phrases, words or subjects that can’t be said or discussed in the US:
1. Islamic terror
2. Sin/immorality
3. Sloth
4. Green myths
5. Black crime
6. Gender differences
I like a lot of what Ted Cruz says, but in Anonymous’s quote, what does Cruz mean by this:
“It will not be deterred by targeted airstrikes with zero tolerance for civilian casualties, when the terrorists have such utter disregard for innocent life.”
Solarpancake – It kind of sounds like he is saying we shouldn’t worry too much about avoiding civilian casualties, doesn’t it? I hope that’s not what he means.
It does sound like that to me, Karen O. It seems like a strange thing to include in a rallying cry. I could see trying to nuance that point in a more detailed explanation of what he would want to do, but of all the things he could say in support of getting aggressive with ISIS, mentioning the prospect of dead moms and kids is a little weird.
You make a very good point, Solar Pancake. Democratic societies and their leaders can sometimes lose their composure after traumatic events. For example:
1. The declaration of war against Spain after the Maine explosion.
2. Little Bush’s invasion of Iraq after 9/11.
3. The internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.
4. The South’s commitment to secede following John Brown’s raid and Lincoln’s election.
Maybe Cruz is thinking about how many civilians have died and are dying and are displaced while we pick around afraid we’ll make a mistake. Consider how the British responded to the London Blitz
On the Sunday shows on FoxNews, much is made of Obama’s recent statement that we have ISIS contained.
I think that it is not, as they say, that Obama is making erroneous statements.. I think it is that Obama really doesn’t know what is going on. He is not interested in ISIS except that it is a nuisance, getting in the way of his objective of changing the essence of what America is.
That is, a socialist state, equivalent to a third world nation.
He has apologized, and bowed. He has not opposed any aspirations of . Islamic states.
He has disarmed and plans to make us vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
I am not being snide here.
I am convinced that Obama’s view of America is one subservient to the rising Islamic power in the world.
Liberal commentator Peter Beinart offered a harsh critique of all the Democratic candidates’ answers on terrorism during the debate Saturday night, saying they did not offer any tangible solutions to defeating the Islamic State.
“I say this as a liberal, I would be concerned as a Democrat about the entire terrorism part of this debate,” Beinart said.
The crux of Beinart’s argument is that Republicans offer a clearer, more decisive vision for defeating the Islamic State than all three Democratic candidates. …
I think Global Warming also just helped Tampa Bay beat our Cowboys. It was really too bad. Their rapist defeated our woman beater and our mother beater (Yes. We have one of those).
I would love to see a non-partisan accounting group go through every candidates’ tax and budget plan and tell us which one would most likely work. But finding a non-partisan anything now days is nearly impossible.
Wandering Views 
Don’t let this Paris thing take your minds off the real threat to personkind.
Climate Change!
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I heard Barry’s speech on the Paris attacks this morning. He mentioned extremists, and radicals, as well as terrorists. What he refused to say was the one word that goes with them all.
Islamic.
He just can’t bring himself to state the obvious, which is why he’s useless against them. He refuses to see or state the reason behind all this. Their so-called “faith”.
While he and other libs claim to be searching for the motive, they refuse to admit and say what everyone already knows. Quite cowardly if you ask me.
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And Cruz wants to halt the Presidents Syrian immigration plan, for obvious reasons.
Well, obvious to everyone but Obama.
https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-america-must-stand-with-our-allies-against-the-scourge-of-radical-islamic-terrorism/
““We must now face the facts. Between the downing of the Russian jet over Egypt and this massive coordinated attack on Paris, we are seeing an unmistakable escalation of ISIS’ ambitions and the scale of their terrorist attacks outside Syria and Iraq. Even as chaos rages in Paris, we need to take immediate, commonsense steps to preserve our own safety. We need to consult closely with our NATO allies who may be targeted for additional attacks. We need to immediately declare a halt to any plans to bring refugees that may have been infiltrated by ISIS to the United States. We need to redouble our efforts to prevent ISIS agents from penetrating our nation by other means.
“Such steps, however, are defensive reactions to an enemy that will continue to try to attack us until they succeed once again. We must immediately recognize that our enemy is not ‘violent extremism.’ It is the radical Islamism that has declared jihad against the west. It will not be appeased by outreach or declarations of tolerance. It will not be deterred by targeted airstrikes with zero tolerance for civilian casualties, when the terrorists have such utter disregard for innocent life. We must make it crystal clear that affiliation with ISIS and related terrorist groups brings with it the undying enmity of America—that it is, in effect, signing your own death warrant.”
And he calls it what it is, Islamic terrorism.
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OTOH, more need for folks to escape Syria if possible.
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While that’s true, a thorough vetting process needs to take place first. Throughout Europe they’ve just been opening the gates and these attacks sadly are a result of an open borders policy. Right now in this country over 1000 individuals are under watch in this country, many with ties/sympathies to this group. They say they’re monitoring them, but why are they even here in the first place?
And what of the many small countries over-run and unable to cope with the sheer volume? While folks need to flee Syria, you can’t allow them to over-run others. No one benefits then.
And I’ve seen plenty of photos of hordes of young men who’ve just joined the masses. You can say they come first and bring the families later, but without proper vetting, who knows?
Another thing about those young men that strikes me is this. These are fighting age men. These are the ones who should be fighting for their homeland, but instead they flee, leaving their families behind. If they won’t fight for their country, why should anyone else?
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This will hurt the refugees who are legitimately seeking sanction. 😦
Strange times, this is not your typical enemy. Syria? Yeah, but bigger than that, this is a band of folks who don’t operate within or on behalf of specific national borders, really, they are a global force. The allegiance is the Allah & the Muslim religion, not to a nation per se.
And that’s a big part of what makes this enemy so tenacious and hard to combat with any effectiveness.
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allegiance is to, not “the”
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They fan out and go everywhere with their acts of terror. I’m actually surprised we didn’t see more of that here in the wake of 9/11.
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Daesh?
http://theweek.com/speedreads/446139/france-says-name-isis-offensive-call-daesh-instead
” … The name Daesh, according to France24, is a ‘loose acronym’ for ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham). The name is commonly used by enemies of ISIS, and it also has many negative undertones, as Daesh sounds similar to the Arabic words Daes (“one who crushes something underfoot”) and Dahes (‘one who sows discord’).”
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It’s a spirit of lawlessness that is rampant in the world today. It’s here, it’s there, it’s everywhere.
And we know who is behind it.
We also have read the end of the book and know who is victorious. Our role is to stand and pray, and watch. He has shown us what is good and what the Lord requires of us: to do justice and to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God.
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Phrases, words or subjects that can’t be said or discussed in the US:
1. Islamic terror
2. Sin/immorality
3. Sloth
4. Green myths
5. Black crime
6. Gender differences
Did I miss any?
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Yes, you missed “Jesus Christ”. Can only “properly” be said as a curse word. 😦
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Sad, but true.
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I like a lot of what Ted Cruz says, but in Anonymous’s quote, what does Cruz mean by this:
“It will not be deterred by targeted airstrikes with zero tolerance for civilian casualties, when the terrorists have such utter disregard for innocent life.”
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Rand Paul introduces Declaration of War Against ISIS.
He points out that Obama’s declaration is unconstitutional.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/12/03/368246758/sen-rand-paul-introduces-declaration-of-war-against-isis
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Solarpancake – It kind of sounds like he is saying we shouldn’t worry too much about avoiding civilian casualties, doesn’t it? I hope that’s not what he means.
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It does sound like that to me, Karen O. It seems like a strange thing to include in a rallying cry. I could see trying to nuance that point in a more detailed explanation of what he would want to do, but of all the things he could say in support of getting aggressive with ISIS, mentioning the prospect of dead moms and kids is a little weird.
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You make a very good point, Solar Pancake. Democratic societies and their leaders can sometimes lose their composure after traumatic events. For example:
1. The declaration of war against Spain after the Maine explosion.
2. Little Bush’s invasion of Iraq after 9/11.
3. The internment of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor.
4. The South’s commitment to secede following John Brown’s raid and Lincoln’s election.
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Maybe Cruz is thinking about how many civilians have died and are dying and are displaced while we pick around afraid we’ll make a mistake. Consider how the British responded to the London Blitz
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That was my take on the comment, kbells, knowing Cruz it seems more like it was an unspoken but pointed call for a more robust military response.
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Huh…….
Every morning after the Republican debates I’m greeted by an article from MSN “fact checking” the candidates.
But funny thing, I can’t find one anywhere this morning after the Dem debate last night. I wonder why that is?
I guess they must have all told the truth and not stretched any facts……..
😆
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Here ya go.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/11/15/fact-check-second-democratic-debate/75803260/
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And CNN’s version:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/14/politics/democratic-debate-fact-check/index.html
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And
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/factchecking-the-second-democratic-debate/ar-BBn1s9P
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On the Sunday shows on FoxNews, much is made of Obama’s recent statement that we have ISIS contained.
I think that it is not, as they say, that Obama is making erroneous statements.. I think it is that Obama really doesn’t know what is going on. He is not interested in ISIS except that it is a nuisance, getting in the way of his objective of changing the essence of what America is.
That is, a socialist state, equivalent to a third world nation.
He has apologized, and bowed. He has not opposed any aspirations of . Islamic states.
He has disarmed and plans to make us vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
I am not being snide here.
I am convinced that Obama’s view of America is one subservient to the rising Islamic power in the world.
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Interesting.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/beinart-id-be-darned-if-democrats-had-one-clear-line-on-fighting-terrorism/
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Liberal commentator Peter Beinart offered a harsh critique of all the Democratic candidates’ answers on terrorism during the debate Saturday night, saying they did not offer any tangible solutions to defeating the Islamic State.
“I say this as a liberal, I would be concerned as a Democrat about the entire terrorism part of this debate,” Beinart said.
The crux of Beinart’s argument is that Republicans offer a clearer, more decisive vision for defeating the Islamic State than all three Democratic candidates. …
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What does ISIS and terrorism have to do with income inequality and global warming?
HUH?
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I think global warming — oops, climate change — is basically to blame for what happened in Paris?
Just a guess.
But I’ll bet I’m not too far off. 🙄
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I think Global Warming also just helped Tampa Bay beat our Cowboys. It was really too bad. Their rapist defeated our woman beater and our mother beater (Yes. We have one of those).
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Donna – I haven’t seen the exact quote, but I’ve seen references to Bernie Sanders saying something about terrorism being due to “climate change”.
kBells & Donna – I hope you are right about Cruz’s comment. It was kind of ambiguous.
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Here’s an interesting take on the Democratic debate:
“You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension…”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/11/after-last-night-6.php
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I would love to see a non-partisan accounting group go through every candidates’ tax and budget plan and tell us which one would most likely work. But finding a non-partisan anything now days is nearly impossible.
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