[fintstone]

Originally Posted by biosurfer1

Yep, just eliminate them...it's that easy. What would eliminating them look like? Start bombing every country we think they are in? Think maybe those countries might have something to say about that?

Huge difference is back then, we knew who "they" were and where to aim at "them". What to do now? We're talking about an extremist sect of a religion that are in multiple cities, countries... not a country.

I'm not sure what the answer is but dropping nukes anywhere we think they might be is for sure NOT the answer.

Less than a year ago, they (ISIS/ISIL) were a ragtag, broke bunch of terrorists camping out together in the middle of the desert. Could have killed every single one in a few days...mostly with air power. We chose not to, letting a small tumor become a huge cancer....and letting these folks torture and kill tons of thousands Of course it is harder to stop them now...but wait a few years and expect it to get easier?

Who knew? anyone who cared to. It was posted all over this BBS. I must assume that we don't know anything (intelligence wise) that the nation's leaders do not.

"Those countries" have been begging for our help for the past 6 years. We did worse than nothing.