tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post8798678297106520337..comments2024-03-12T09:16:40.228-04:00Comments on Dyspeptic Mutterings: Just maybe we won't have Jeb Bush to kick around anymore.DPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-62395829021940016252015-10-30T12:02:55.714-04:002015-10-30T12:02:55.714-04:00I can possible see an argument for bombing the bej...I can possible see an argument for bombing the bejeezus out of ISIS, minimal rules of engagement. I've seen enough footage now that I believe that oxygen should be illegal if they breathe it.<br /><br />But no boots on the ground. No nation building. No training programs. Free green cards to any Christians who want to leave Syria and Iraq in the meantime. Maybe the locals can find some new Athelstanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346012062816580296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-42413131073365977242015-10-30T09:46:11.660-04:002015-10-30T09:46:11.660-04:00It won't take much to escalate it, now that we...It won't take much to escalate it, now that we've got boots back on the ground in Iraq. <br /><br />I honestly don't know what to do--it looks like We Will Have War regardless of whom we elect. My fatigue hasn't gone away. I believe we have to throw the occasional punch, but jiu-jitsu sounds better to me than another bar brawl or four.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-79113147924869675842015-10-30T03:41:50.292-04:002015-10-30T03:41:50.292-04:00The difficulty is that, Rand Paul possibly notwith...The difficulty is that, Rand Paul possibly notwithstanding, the entire GOP field has a neo-con tinge on foreign policy. And it's what the rank and file wants, pretty clearly. Iraq Fatigue has dissipated, and now the driving motivation is to Make America Strong Again after years of Obama fecklessness. Bomb stuff as necessary. <br /><br />So if you want something much more restrained, you will Athelstanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346012062816580296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-70569238442293223852015-10-29T15:41:07.248-04:002015-10-29T15:41:07.248-04:00I'm focusing heavily on foreign policy this ti...I'm focusing heavily on foreign policy this time around as well. And Jeb was a decent enough governor and certainly a likeable guy, but what you said. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956945602119743499noreply@blogger.com