How dangerous is ISIS?

[Use of Time]

If you are going to do a math joke, do a real one like:

Q: Why did the chicken cross the mobius strip?

To get to the same side.:thumbs:

 

[corndogggy]

Maybe because Bush had no desire to impose the "fundamental" changes on America that Obama is having somewhat of a hard time imposing ? Like, abolishing traditionally recognized institutions, or diminishing the respect we have for authority, or those who serve and served this country, like "hey,yo,dawg, I'm the top honcho for this here grunt so he MUST salute me but me, dawg ? I'ma keep holding my cup and wave it at his grunt mug, y'know wha' am a say'n,dawg??".

Yeah, I'm sure Bush would never do anything but a full blown crisp and respectful salute when leaving his helicopter or plane. Dawg.

 

[InTheLight]

Yeah, I'm sure Bush would never do anything but a full blown crisp and respectful salute when leaving his helicopter or plane. Dawg.

I was waiting for this to come up. Well played.

 

[corndogggy]

There is one point we agree...the nature of war. As for leaving the minute is over....No. I point to the success of the rebuilding or Europe and Japan following WWII

Your example is using a situation where we primarily just gave money over a relatively short period of time. We didn't set up shop there. The Marshall Plan was in place from 1948 to 1952. The Japanese occupation and reconstruction ended in 1952 as well. Our reconstruction efforts (aka. primarily check writing and loan giving) activities primarily ended within about 10 years from when Pearl Harbor was attacked which was the end of 1941.

In comparison, we've been in Iraq and/or Afghanistan for over 13 years now, well past our entire involvement in WWII including helping rebuild SEVERAL foreign nations spread out all over the world. In other words, bad example.

We simply did not destroy enough infrastructure to have to rebuild for that long. We are fighting guys who were toddlers when we moved in, all they have ever known is us occupying their back yard. Meaning, we are creating more terrorists than we are killing by staying there long term. If we had something to do, we should have done it and called it quits. If we needed to rebuild, fine, but that doesn't (shouldn't) take 13 years.