If you were POTUS how would you handle the ISIS situation?

[thekingsmen]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/23/middleeast/isis-crisis/

Egypt's President: It's time for an Arab coalition against ISIS

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says the need for a unified Arab force against ISIS becomes "more pressing every day."

(CNN)As ISIS continues it murderous rampage in the Middle East, Egypt's President said it's time for more Arab countries to join forces against the terror group.

"The need for a unified Arab force is growing and becoming more pressing every day," Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in a televised speech Sunday.

El-Sisi said Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have offered military help as Egypt amplifies its battle against ISIS in neighboring Libya.

CNN military analyst Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks said "it's about time" an Arab leader like el-Sisi made such a statement.

"Strategically and politically for the region, this is a big deal, and it's absolutely the right first step," the retired U.S. Army officer said.

El-Sisi's statement came after U.S. President Barack Obama called for other countries last week to step up their efforts in the fight against ISIS.

The United States is leading a coalition to fight ISIS from the sky over Iraq and Syria. But according to U.S. Central Command, 80% of the airstrikes have been conducted by the United States; the other 20% were launched by other coalition countries.

And there's serious doubt about whether airstrikes alone will eliminate ISIS.

"The airstrikes aren't going to get the job done," CNN law enforcement analyst Tom Fuentes told CNN's "New Day." "We need the Arab states to be the ones to eventually put the boots on the ground. Whether they actually end up doing it and being dedicated to this, we'll have to see."

What's missing
El-Sisi didn't specify exactly what he meant by a "united Arab force" and whether that means troops on the ground.

The idea of a pan-Arab force has been talked about for generations. But past efforts have been marred by distrust among Arab nations.

Now, they have a common enemy in ISIS, a formidable regional threat.

Beyond Iraq and Syria
ISIS was initially known for trying to establish an Islamic State across parts of Iraq and Syria, and it has captured swaths of land in both countries.

But the group is expanding its reach.

Last week, ISIS released a gruesome video that appeared to show militants beheading 21 Egyptian Christians on a Libyan beach. In response, Egypt launched a series of airstrikes against ISIS in Libya.

But in his speech Sunday, el-Sisi said the Egyptian army isn't trying to invade foreign territory.

"Your armed forces only protect the people of Egypt, and we coordinate with our Arab brothers," he said.

Who's doing what in the coalition battle against ISIS?

Peshmerga fighters in cages
As world leaders talk about what to do about ISIS, the militants' atrocities and threats carry on.

On Saturday, ISIS released a new propaganda video showing what appears to be Kurdish Peshmerga fighters paraded down Iraqi streets in cages atop pickup trucks.

The video features a man saying the Peshmerga soldiers were captured by ISIS. CNN cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video.

A man with a microphone bearing the ISIS logo interviews some of the captives. The prisoners, under duress, call on their fellow Peshmerga soldiers to give up their fight against ISIS.

Watch: Who are the Peshmerga?

The heavily edited footage also includes flashback images of the beheadings of the Christian Egyptians.

The man in the video gives an ominous warning:

"We say to the Peshmerga: Leave your jobs, or your fate will be like these, either the cage, or under the ground."

 

[Futuristic Eskimo]

the berlin wall came down, the cold war ended, but the u.s. pentagon budget continued to grow.

Perhaps if you weren't so feeble-minded and could critically think, you'd be able to really put the real picture together.

To us critical thinkers, it is obvious that our foreign policy has been hijacked by A-Rod and nefarious elements within Sesame Street (who secretly control both Wall Street and K Street).

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

I'd argue we have been the greatest source of instability in the world since WW2.

America actively encourage instability in places where stable statuesque does not benefit America.
out of the chaos, order is crafted...the order that America wants.

you cannot build a building upon an existing building.
you must destroy the building that exists (no matter how stable it is) in order to build the building you want.

 

[Diunx]

Boots on the ground and free internet an cable tv too all families in all these unestable countris, once the boots kill the terrorist I'll hook the kids up to The Kardashians and funny cat videos, in a decade they'll be too lazy to seek revenge

 

[Scientific Playa]

Perhaps if you weren't so feeble-minded and could critically think, you'd be able to really put the real picture together.

To us critical thinkers, it is obvious that our foreign policy has been hijacked by A-Rod and nefarious elements within Sesame Street (who secretly control both Wall Street and K Street).

i'll take your debating skills and critical thinking ability seriously when you can post an idea/opinion without personal attacks and insults. i couldn't gather a chuckle at your attempt of humor.

 

[Futuristic Eskimo]

i'll take your debating skills and critical thinking ability seriously when you can post an idea/opinion without personal attacks and insults. i couldn't gather a chuckle at your attempt of humor.

I'm sad I couldn't reciprocate because I chuckle often when I read your posts.

 

[Scientific Playa]

I'm sad I couldn't reciprocate because I chuckle often when I read your posts.

i chuckle that the team you're staning in your avi.

.182

 

[Marvel]

America Has Been At War 93% of the Time – 222 Out of 239 Years – Since 1776
Published: February 21, 2015

Source: Washington's Blog

The U.S. Has Only Been At Peace For 21 Years Total Since Its Birth
In 2011, Danios wrote:

Below, I have reproduced a year-by-year timeline of America’s wars, which reveals something quite interesting: since the United States was founded in 1776, she has been at war during 214 out of her 235 calendar years of existence. In other words, there were only 21 calendar years in which the U.S. did not wage any wars.

To put this in perspective:

* Pick any year since 1776 and there is about a 91% chance that America was involved in some war during that calendar year.

* No U.S. president truly qualifies as a peacetime president. Instead, all U.S. presidents can technically be considered “war presidents.”

* The U.S. has never gone a decade without war.

* The only time the U.S. went five years without war (1935-40) was during the isolationist period of the Great Depression.

* * *

Here is a graphic depiction of U.S. wars:



And here is the year-by-year timeline of America’s major wars:

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2 Esdras 11
38Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the Highest shall say unto thee,
39 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world, that the end of their times might come through them?
40 And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with deceit.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Conspiracy theorists stay fukking up decent threads.

 

[Dr. Sebi Jr.]

Conspiracy theorists stay fukking up decent threads.

You're afraid of the TRUTH. Sheeple gonna sheeple. LAMESTREAM MEDIA.

 

[CHL]

Perhaps if you weren't so feeble-minded and could critically think, you'd be able to really put the real picture together.

To us critical thinkers, it is obvious that our foreign policy has been hijacked by A-Rod and nefarious elements within Sesame Street (who secretly control both Wall Street and K Street).

excellent investigating. The sheep don't want to face the reality of the Sesame Street Jews.

 

[Claudex]

Fair point but I think it's too late for that now. They're not just gonna to forget us and let us move along our happy ways.

Exactly this! ^
This is just like the drug dealers dilemma, once you've done your dirt there's no way out of the game. Simply because someone somewhere still has a bone to pick with you. Usually someone you don't even know you've affected while you were out there doing you.