Quote Originally Posted by HURRICANEBOB View Post
If not us....then who?

If not now, then when?

No boots on the ground needed. Not a war, a series of air strikes. Cruise missiles don't require anyone on the ground when a drone and do the targeting.

I agree the only thing that being passive in teh face of agression gets you is more aggression. Dead bad guys pose no threat, but they do serve the purpose of being a strong example of what happens when you decide to take that role.
I disagree. A series of air strikes on what? They've had plenty of notice and time to react. How much stuff that matters will still be where we think it is? How many civilians will be moved to facilities they know we'll hit? The world, Americans included will see the dead women and children, our press will make sure of it.

The idea of surgical strikes doesn't wash.

Dead middle eastern bad guys do little except inspire other middle eastern guys. Setting an example for those folks doesn't work, the bad guys have a truckload of virgins waiting for them in the 7th heaven...long as they kill infidels.

We constantly try to filter the middle east mindset through our value system and it simply doesn't apply. What's worse is we are encouraged by liberals to embrace and tolerate the Islamic/Muslim religion which is the at the very root of the problem.