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The lawmakers who lead the House and Senate intelligence committees both said on Sunday that they believe the United States is less safe from a terror attack than it was two years ago.Interviewed on CNN's "State of the Union," Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she believed that there are now more terrorists with the technological means to carry out a bombing in the U.S.
"I think terror is up worldwide," said Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee. "There are new bombs, very big bombs, trucks being reinforced for those bombs. There are bombs that go through magnetometers. The bomb-maker is still alive. There are more groups than ever. And there is huge malevolence out there."
Feinstein added that there was "a real displaced aggression in this very fundamentalist jihadist Islamic community, and that is that the West is responsible for everything that goes wrong and that the only thing that's going to solve this is Islamic Sharia law."
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said he agreed with Feinstein's assessment.
I propose this "red line" policy on the Jihad; the next major (as defined by the POTUS, and agreed to by congress) Jihad attack on US personnel will result in the complete destruction of Mecca with nuclear devices.
I didn't figure you for this extremist crap.
It sure beats pumping billions of aid to gov'ts doing absolutely nothing of consequence, or "nation building". If we are going to use the military then use it as designed, not try to turn them into a global police force.
Read more @: America Is 'Less Safe' Than 2 Years Ago, Intelligence Committee Chairs Say
So much for that Patriot Act, the NSA, and Homeland Security doing a lot of good.. Sounds like all this **** was a giant waste of money. [/FONT][/COLOR]
You can spend as much money as is available and never make the United States completely secure.
One cannot continue whacking the hornets nest with a stick and wondering why they keep getting stung. Stirring up the Jihad crew with the occasional zapping of their #2 guy (seems we do that quite often) is not the "git 'r done" plan that we were assured would work. They, Muslims and their nation states, need to be convinced that controlling these international terror groups is their job.
Fighting wars on conditions, the war on "poverty", the war on "drugs" and the war on "terror" are, as we fight them now, endless efforts.
I propose this "red line" policy on the Jihad; the next major (as defined by the POTUS, and agreed to by congress) Jihad attack on US personnel will result in the complete destruction of Mecca with nuclear devices. If the "good Muslims", that we are assured can govern their masses, will not control their own crime problem directed at us then we, the people of the USA, will acknowledge the Jihad as being the official policy of Islam, and its supporting nation states, and will react accordingly.
he who trys to defend everything defends nothing
fredrick the great
This isn't new news. Back in early 2012 some Senators on the Intelligence Committee were informed by the CIA the same time Barack Obama was informed that Al Qaeda has expanded it's base of operations and is larger and more dangerous than back in 2008. The Senators were shaking their heads when Obama was on the campaign trail, even after the Benghazi attacks telling the American people that "Al Qaeda is being decimated" and "was on the run." As if Obama was never informed by the CIA.
Why has it taken over a year for a Senator to speak out and tell the truth ? And it was a Democrat, Sen. Feinstein.
Back in 2012 all anyone had to do is watch news videos streaming in from the Middle East and Africa and see the Al Qaeda black flag flying all over the Middle East and North Africa.
Glad to see there's one Senator who has cajones.
Yeah because nuking Mecca will stop those Jihads alright. :roll:
I trust you're kidding ...
The plan of bribing their gov't officials, sending them gobs of aid and even deploying our troops for over a decade are not working. They laugh at us while spending the cash we give them, increase their heroin production and continue to pretend not to know how to identify terrorists. Afghanistan is a nation that has but one paved road and we trust their gov't? The 911 participants were from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Yemen, UBL was killed in his safe house in Pakistan and we pay their gov'ts billions. I trust that you are kidding if you support our current "war on terror" battle plan.
The only thing that will stop them is pressure from "good Muslims" and the actions of their gov'ts. Sending them gobs of money and troops is not working. Pretending that these terrorists are able to work in a vacuum is rediculous. We have found that in over a decade of handholding, bribing all the right folks and with a fair amount of US military assistance, that we are still playing an endless game of whack-a-mole in Afghanistan. If we cannot secure our own border then we will certainly not secure theirs.
The only thing that will stop them is pressure from "good Muslims" and the actions of their gov'ts. Sending them gobs of money and troops is not working. Pretending that these terrorists are able to work in a vacuum is rediculous. We have found that in over a decade of handholding, bribing all the right folks and with a fair amount of US military assistance, that we are still playing an endless game of whack-a-mole in Afghanistan. If we cannot secure our own border then we will certainly not secure theirs.
The plan of bribing their gov't officials, sending them gobs of aid and even deploying our troops for over a decade are not working. They laugh at us while spending the cash we give them, increase their heroin production and continue to pretend not to know how to identify terrorists. Afghanistan is a nation that has but one paved road and we trust their gov't? The 911 participants were from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Yemen, UBL was killed in his safe house in Pakistan and we pay their gov'ts billions. I trust that you are kidding if you support our current "war on terror" battle plan.
Yeah because nuking Mecca will stop those Jihads alright. :roll:
I agree that the current strategy is not working, I'm just commented that your solution of "nuke mecca" would not either.
Nuking Mecca would cause far more problems than it would solve. For starters, a nuclear strike on Saudi soil would assuredly spell the end of Israel, not to mention potential nuclear retaliation from other states dependent on Saudi oil. So sure, if you want to start World War III with a gesture that would only piss off the Jihadists even more, have at it.
Mind you, I don't think our current "War on Terror" plan is a particularly good one. But I don't think nuking Mecca is a reasonable alternative; in fact, I think it would be a disastrous one.
Read more @: America Is 'Less Safe' Than 2 Years Ago, Intelligence Committee Chairs Say
So much for that Patriot Act, the NSA, and Homeland Security doing a lot of good.. Sounds like all this **** was a giant waste of money. [/FONT][/COLOR]
I agree that the current strategy is not working, I'm just commented that your solution of "nuke mecca" would not either.
One cannot continue whacking the hornets nest with a stick and wondering why they keep getting stung. Stirring up the Jihad crew with the occasional zapping of their #2 guy (seems we do that quite often) is not the "git 'r done" plan that we were assured would work. They, Muslims and their nation states, need to be convinced that controlling these international terror groups is their job.
Fighting wars on conditions, the war on "poverty", the war on "drugs" and the war on "terror" are, as we fight them now, endless efforts.
I propose this "red line" policy on the Jihad; the next major (as defined by the POTUS, and agreed to by congress) Jihad attack on US personnel will result in the complete destruction of Mecca with nuclear devices. If the "good Muslims", that we are assured can govern their masses, will not control their own crime problem directed at us then we, the people of the USA, will acknowledge the Jihad as being the official policy of Islam, and its supporting nation states, and will react accordingly.
lol. right.
there are 1.6 billion followers of Islam. even though there is absolutely no chance that anyone in power will propose this idea, doing so would have horrifyingly awful consequences. this kind of crap is why i will never vote for another hawk again.
Yep. The plan to have our military wander around Afghanistan, for a couple of decades, getting body parts blown off is working much better. We rebuilt Iraq into a democratic paradise, peace and prosperity abound there now.
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