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In reply to the discussion: Do you approve or disapprove of American military strikes on ISIS? [View all]uppityperson
(115,684 posts)21. Yes, no, it depends. Will it target ISIS accurately? What else will be done to help stabilize the
region as far as education, healthcare, food?
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Do you approve or disapprove of American military strikes on ISIS? [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2014
OP
At what point do we get to say that we only make things worse by trying to fix it.
amandabeech
Sep 2014
#14
Did not really want to make a choice - imagine how the president feels. Congress has put it all on
jwirr
Sep 2014
#4
I'm incredibly pissed off that this is happening. It didn't have to had Bush and Cheney kept
BlueCaliDem
Sep 2014
#5
I would like to hear what Obama has to say first and then take the time to weigh my response....
Fred Sanders
Sep 2014
#7
I wonder how many people support this war strictly because of the beheadings of the two journalists
NightWatcher
Sep 2014
#8
it isn't a question of willingness, it is a question of military competence. The Shia don't have it.
kwassa
Sep 2014
#31
It had been a dismal failure, but amazingly enough it became an enormous unqualified success
Maedhros
Sep 2014
#35
Yes, no, it depends. Will it target ISIS accurately? What else will be done to help stabilize the
uppityperson
Sep 2014
#21
I guess it depends on how many children we blow to bits assuaging our fears n/t
whatchamacallit
Sep 2014
#24