"Siding w/ the military opinion? Something we have to consider- top commanders are APPOINTED to their positions by the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.........I would be much more inclined to believe a RETIRED commander than an active one (like the one you post)."
Yes. So you are saying " the top commanders are APPOINTED to their positions by the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF" = but then their opinions are JUST THE OPPOSITE because the commander and chief appointed them, as in this case? By the way, he is a retired officer. Did you read the article? Hey, rule of thumb: Whatever obama says is always just the opposite of truth, for the truth is not in him.
"I'm trying my hardest to understand this from a 'Turkish' perspective"
So you are implying that you're putting yourself in the place of an on the ground turk so that you have more perspective? How could you even believe the slightest thing from their information sources, they would be just as Pravda is here, prepared propaganda, nothing more. And are you asking the man on the street his opinion? How do you know he is not lying? Just asking. That gives you more understanding? Sorry but you are not there and as you feel this military mans appraisal of the situation is invalid, I would say yours is just as or more invalid. .My post was about what Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, a military officer, had to say.
Like it or not, the two of us are simply made up screen names sitting comfortably in America typing opinions on a keyboard behind closed doors with no direct access to the war rooms of those involved.. Your opinion is no more valid than mine, and your actual experience on the ground assessing these things in Turkey is no more valid than mine. Simple as that, isn't it?
"BTW- the most 'common sense' solution to Wahhabism I have heard was from a retired Navy Seal. Destroy Al-Raqqah, Syria. This is their self professed capital and they believe it is blessed and guarded by Allah. Destroy it and the whole philosophy bites the dust."
I believe that to be complete utter nonsense and a flawed opinion from a seal with personal opinions just as you and I have. Simply another mans opinion. I think that spraying them from the air with pigs blood (No insult intended towards piggy, Glen) might be just as effective. Heard it all before: "Destroy Christ and this will all go away."
Any dedicated muslim who follows the quran will continue jihad. This is a religious war not a secular war. Therefore they sincerely believe in what they are doing. The only thing that stops islamic terrorists is having them look up at the grass from the root side. They will never integrate or change in any way as Sharia law world wide is their goal and they wish the destruction of the civilized world in order to bring back their imam.
If it were as simple destroying all the brick and clay buildings in a city it would have been demolished long ago. Or aren't there any as wise who have been fighting islam for thousands of years, no not one? Any religious zealot will make an excuse when something he believes will never happen happens. "It must have been gods will". No one understands the things of God. They will still believe in the Quran and its dictate. Only when the evil one establishes a one world religion will they believe otherwise.
Destroy the world around me and I will still believe in my God and some of them are even more dedicated to their god.
We will have to disagree on this one. You and your opinion, me and Lt. Col. Ralph Peters opinion. I found what he said to be interesting thus the post. Considering the fact that, obama is never stand on the right side of anything, to me that fact alone gives Lt. Col. Ralph Peters credibility with me.
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:54 pm