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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, landmark wrote: That's agreeing with the conclusion, not the story. The story, for instance, includes things like the sources and their actual knowledge of the numbers, demographics of the recruits, etc.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Hint: The story's own numbers are internally inconsistent, casting IMO serious doubt about the reliability of the sources.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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lunatik Inner circle 3222 Posts |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
I still want to know his brilliant plan. All I ever hreat are complaints.
Danny Doyle
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
His plan is to pass an international (World Law) law to ban guns, just like many want to do here in The U.S. Then all the terrorists and bad guys will turn in their weapons and it will nice and everybody lived happily ever after.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
The IRS and other non-military agencies bought 2 billion rounds of ammo... Let's send them over.. They outnumber ISIS 100 to 1 AND they could shoot each bad guy over 10,000 times each!!!!!
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/......munition
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
I posted an article about two weeks ago Six Ways to deal with ISIS by Phyllis Bennis.
But I am intrigued by the argument which says let's do the thing guaranteed to get the results that are the exact opposite of what we want, because we can't think of anything better.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Hey Slim- Bet you didn't read this OTHER article on the Breitbart site that exposes the myths behind the ammunition purchases:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/......ile-Myth Quote:
With the recent release of a letter from the Department of Homeland Security to Senator Coburn, the numbers we calculated independently seem to corroborate the narrative coming from DHS. The concerns surrounding DHS stockpiling ammunition are nothing but more fear-mongering and largely unwarranted. For once, here are the facts to set the record straight:... So even your own source doesn't agree with you and states this is just groundless fear mongering. This should be about the point where cognitive dissonance sets in for you. |
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
It does bode well for the credibility of the site though.
Danny Doyle
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
It does bode well for the credibility of the site though.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, LobowolfXXX wrote: How so? "recruited more than 6,000 new fighters" "20 new recruits a day in the town of north-west Syrian town al-Bab alone" "There are "hundreds" of other towns in Syria seeing a similar level of arrival" Seems consistent, by which I mean not internally contradictory (i.e. 100s times 20 times 30 is well over 6,000). Although I suspect the last of the lines I quoted is not be meant to be taken completely literally anyway (he probably means hundreds in the way I do, when I exaggerate and say I have seen hundreds of magicians perform a cups and balls routine). Also, when he says similar level of arrival he could mean a similar increase in recruitment measured as a percentage. Translation may be an issue here.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, landmark wrote: I never put any such argument forth. I am asking you how to deal with the problem, or is it just as usual the only problem is the United States military?
Danny Doyle
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
The problem is that, indeed, the actual number would be well over 6,000 at those rates. If "hundreds" is taken conservatively to mean, say, 200-300, then there would be 28,000 to 42,000 in a week, not 6,000 since some time last month.
The 6,000 figure, btw, comes from the "Syrian Organization for Numan Rights," which appears to be one guy on another continent who hates the Syrian government. The publication apparently ran his press release and if there was any vetting of the figure, it doesn't show up in the article. It's just put out as gospel to be cited as fact by anyone who wants to believe its conclusion. There's also no attempt at contextualization by reference to what the recruitment numbers were like before the bombing. Not really an example of journalism at its finest; just a handy citation to have for for the choir. ERW: Quote:
"Syrian Observatory for Human Rights So, seriously, even if you want to take the position that "hundreds" doesn't mean hundreds, do you really also want to take the position that this is reliable, unbiased journalism, and we should all take it on faith that the clothier in Coventry has the accurate numbers?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, Dannydoyle wrote: Quote: I posted an article about two weeks ago Six Ways to deal with ISIS by Phyllis Bennis.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
The choir, really? Turn on the television or radio any time of the day or the night and the choir is singing Bomb, bomb, bomb, / Bomb, bomb (Iran, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, enter your country of the week).
Whether that particular article is accurate remains to be seen; it doesn't change the fact that bombing has been a completely failed strategy in guerilla wars throughout history, in particular with reference to Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21219 Posts |
I am not interested in what someone ELSE puts forth, what is YOUR solution?
Danny Doyle
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, landmark wrote: That's exactly why members of the vehemently anti-war choir cite not to the American mainstream media, but to sources that are willing to cite to single individuals in the clothing business who reside nowhere near the Middle East, but have an entity name that sounds disingenuously credible. Quote:
Whether that particular article is accurate remains to be seen; I was only ever asking you about the article; I *knew* what you thought of its point.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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General_Magician Special user United States 707 Posts |
Retreating back to the illusionary safety of a land surrounded by two oceans certainly isn't the answer to ISIS. You can't just ignore the threat that ISIS poses and hope it just goes away or will never harm the US. They have already beheaded several of our citizens before any of these airstrikes on Syria commenced. We learned on 9/11 that a nation surrounded by two oceans is nothing but an illusion of safety. You have to take the fight back to the enemy.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, Dannydoyle wrote: I agree with the article Danny. What is your solution?
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On Sep 22, 2014, General_Magician wrote: Welcome back, General. I've missed you.
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