ISIS Releases Execution Video of American Journalist James Foley, Threatens Execution

[maconmagnolia]

Originally Posted by Kevin

These journalists knew full well the risks of what they were doing. They should be prepared for all outcomes, including this.

I tend to agree with this, but at the same time - these men are sons, fathers, brothers, uncles, friends.. NOBODY deserves this kind of brutal death. ISIS is an awful, evil terrorist group that needs to be dealt with.

RIP to both of them and prayers to their family and friends.

Now I wonder if Obama will actually act.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by maconmagnolia

I tend to agree with this, but at the same time - these men are sons, fathers, brothers, uncles, friends.. NOBODY deserves this kind of brutal death. ISIS is an awful, evil terrorist group that needs to be dealt with.

RIP to both of them and prayers to their family and friends.

Now I wonder if Obama will actually act.

That's just not a rational approach to this if what you value is American lives. The only way to deal with this issue is a major international occupation of the Middle East in a long-term, multi-decade, nationbuilding capacity. Nothing short of that is going to amount to a hill of beans.

So unless you think spending thousands of lives of our young people and those from other countries who might pitch in, there are no half-measures which are going to fix what's wrong over there.