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Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is making the case to bomb ISIS back to the 7th century, in the name of preserving our cherished heritage of freedom and liberty. Of course he apparently hasn't any concrete ideas on exactly how that would be accomplished. Given ISIS is not a nation state and is wide spread in the Middle East, and it's tentacles reach further to other areas of the globe. Maybe Mr. Santorum is suggesting we simply load up and blanket bomb the entre Middle East and the Persian peninsula? Israel excluded of course as under Bibi's leadership they would no doubt be enthusiastic agents of mass destruction of their opponents in the region. There is perhaps a slim chance Mr. Santorum might marshal enough support to actually receive the GOP nomination. Think about this possibility should that come to pass. Pamela Geller as his vice presidential running mate. Don't laugh, stranger things have...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Extreme radicalized Islamists/jihadists are without doubt at war with western civilization . Terrorist attacks throughout the west have convinced people of reason that Muslim extremists and terrorists, followers of the faith known as Islam, wish to destroy western culture, philosophy, and religion. This is not to deny there is a majority of peaceful Muslims who simply wish to live their lives peacefully and in coexistence with the west and those who follow other faiths. President Obama, trying to walk a tightrope elevated above events on the ground has said repeatedly, as did his predecessor, that America is not at war with Islam. I buy this statement. I bought it when GWB said it and I buy it now when President Obama says it. Our country is founded on religious freedom and the right to choose ones faith free of government involvement or interference. This very concept precludes going to war with any religious faith, and there are American Mus...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) Is it reasonable to argue that the President is, in fact a war hawk? Given his significant increase in drone attacks and his unwavering position he does not need Congresses blessing to wake war against ISIS it is reasonable to answer yes to the foregoing question. Senator Tim Kaine, an early supporter of the President thinks he overreaching his authority. ORANGE, Va. — In June, after he had written a scorching opinion article seeking to constrain the president’s unilateral power to make war, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, one of Barack Obama ’s earliest supporters, buttonholed the commander in chief at the White House for what he called “a spirited discussion.” The militants of the Islamic State were pouring across the Syrian border into Iraq, and seizing cities where so much American blood and treasure had been spilled. But Mr. Kaine said he told the president in no uncertain terms that if h...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As NATO meets in Wales this week to discuss the many vexing problems facing the world a strategy is developing among western powers. One that is based on a coalition looking a lot like prior engagement strategies. Sensible and ultimately the only way to fly if we wish to succeed. It will be interesting to hear and read the uber conservatives take on what is almost certainly the strategy Obama has had in mind all along. What most of us have always wanted to know is the President is taking this situation seriously and is working to arrive at a strategy with the best chance of success. It appears this is what is happening. President Obama and other world leaders are currently meeting in Wales to discuss the bevy of issues that are currently vexing the world, including the political turmoil in Afghanistan ahead of the alliance’s withdrawal this year and a newly emboldened Russia that has sent troops into neighboring Ukraine...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth It is beginning to look like the President is not at all sure exactly what the objective is or should be with regard to the threat ISIS presents for the USA and the rest of the western world. All italicized remarks following are taken from ABC News . At first, the president offered what seemed to be an unambiguous goal. “The bottom line is this: Our objective is clear and that is to degrade and destroy ISIL so it is no longer a threat,” he said Here the President is clear, forceful even with resolve in his words. His words indicate a policy shift from the prior less strident policy that was in essence a defensive and protective one with no consideration of destroying ISIS. When Ann Compton asked the President to clarify his statement asking him if the USA is now in favor of destroying ISIS Obama back tracked sending mixed messages. “Our objective is to make sure they aren’t an ongoing threat to the region,” he sai...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth ISIS and the terrorist threat is growing as we (the world as a whole) debate, dither, and ponder just what the most appropriate response might be. A couple things seem quite clear, 1) any response must have the backing of the Middle East and it's population, 2) a broad Arab, European, and American coalition must be formed with all parties being both the financial burden as well as military involvement. Anything short of this will ultimately be doomed to fail. There are hopeful signs that such a coalition may be in the realm of possibility. As time is of the essence assembling such a coalition sooner rather than later should be of utmost priority. Of course the United States because of it's role as leader of the free world must take a leading role in any effort to assemble such a coalition. From Yahoo News : Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next ta...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth President Obama in his dapper tan suit looking very fasionable I don't know about you'all but I for one have absolutely no issue with the President in his stylish tan threads. A little envious perhaps, not being able to afford such fine attire, but a President should look good right? Apparently one, a republican as expected, has a major problem with it and made a big to do over it. BuzzFeed - Republican Rep. Peter King of New York is no fan of tan. The conservative member of Congress from Long Island blasted President Obama for wearing “a light suit, light tan suit” to talk about the threat of ISIS on Thursday. “There’s no way any of us can excuse what the president did yesterday,” King said of President Obama on NewsMaxTV. “When you have the world watching… a week, two weeks of anticipation of what the United States is gonna do. For him to walk out — I’m not trying to be trivial here — in a light suit, l...

By now, President Obama's remark that "We don't have a strategy yet" has made the rounds. Republicans were quick to pounce on it, as well they should have (emphasis mine). But while the White House went into damage-control mode, emphasizing that it was a reference to the lack of decisions about increasing military action in Iraq and/or Syria and not a lack of a broader strategy there, the damage was already done. As with all gaffes, the worst ones are the ones that confirm people's pre-existing suspicions or fit into an easy narrative. That's why "47 percent" stung Mitt Romney so much, and its why "don't have a strategy" hurts Obama today. by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Yeppers, the quote above from The Washington Post sums it up quite well. As I was watching TV with the wife and we heard the President utter his truth we both looked at each other and said almost in perfect sync, damn that was dumb . ...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth ISIS Jihadist Scum As pathetic and revolting as it is there are scum that were born in this country and are fighting for the ISIS in Syria. More revolting is the cable and network news with their erroneous and disgusting reference to "American Extremist Killed Fighting for ISIS." What is true is true is this: 1)the bastard(s) were born in the USA, 2)they are not Americans, having renounced their right to USA citizenship the instance they became part of ISIS, and, 3) they deserve to die. This scum, born on USA soil can worship the false prophet mohammed, piss be upon him , and die in the hell holes of the Arab world. That is all I have to say and it is something I shall stand by until I die. NBC NEWS - The battle in itself seemed tragically normal. Two Syrian opposition groups fought and there were heavy casualties on both sides. Then victorious rebels rifled through the pockets of the dead. One conta...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As the irrational, barbaric, savage, and murderous ISIS continues its quest to impose the will of the prophet mohammed on everyone another rational voice is heard. New York Times Editorial Board The United States cannot go it alone in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the extremist group known as ISIS whose ruthlessness and killing has dumbfounded and horrified the civilized world. American airstrikes and other assistance from the United States have brought some measure of relief to religious minorities and others that ISIS has threatened. But defeating, or even substantially degrading, ISIS will require an organized, longer-term response involving a broad coalition of nations, including other Muslim countries, and addressing not only the military threat but political and religious issues. The recent persecution of Christians and Yazidis and the murder of James Foley, an American journalist, has brou...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth A threat to the world actually... Via: FOX News

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth ISIS has released a video of the beheading of journalist James Foley as well as threatening the life of another American if President Obama does not stop American operations in Iraq. This announcement should take no one by surprise, ISIS being the scum of the earth . Graphics of the beheading are so gruesome CNN has determined not to publish the full video. Radical jihadists, adherents all to the "prophet" Muhammad and his "religion" called Islam, will continue their barbarous assault on reason, liberty, Christianity, Judaism, and any other belief system that does not conform to their treacherous beliefs and values. It remains to be seen what Obama will determine to do in response to this beheading of an innocent American journalist. Now may not be the time to show weakness. Read the full story BELOW THE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum journalist

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth President Obama, in his signature style is taking quarter measures to prevent immediate genocide by the ISIS in Iraq. Neither Obama or the western democracies are will to admit that the terrorist networks that adhere to the cult of Islam are determined to take control of the Middle East as well as the entire globe. Until they do, and take the necessary military action to crush every single one of the filthy lice ridden barbaric terrorist organizations this problem will forever be with us all. Even democratic Senator Feinstein recognizes ‘ It takes an army to defeat an army .' However she stopped short of addressing the core of the problem or offering any serious alternatives to the President's response. The Washington Post - PRESIDENT OBAMA was right to order military action to prevent a potential genocide in northern Iraq and to stop forces of the al-Qaeda-derived Islamic State from advancing on Baghdad or the...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The face of evil , growing rapidly and determined to overtake the Middle East and eventually the world. All in the name of a backwards, barbaric, liberty hating, women hating, and reason hating cult called Islam. A cult established by a barbaric authoritarian dictatorial madman named Mohammed. Called the "Prophet, piss be upon him, he prophesied the destruction of those who dare to believe differently. Find the article BELOW TE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As the religion of "peace", Islam , continues to metastasize into an ever growing and more virulent force for evil and bloodshed in the Middle East, indeed throughout the world, leftist the world over embrace tolerance and understanding for these extremists and monsters of inhumanity who worship Mohamed, the Quran and Allah. It is enough to cause even those with an iron stomach to become ill and vomit. But the extreme (irrational) left will no doubt continue to trip over themselves trying to find a way to assign responsibility to the west for the barbaric actions of the haters of religious freedom and lovers of tyranny. It is going to get worse, much worse. BAGHDAD — Sunni Muslim extremists punctured Kurdish defenses in a major offensive in northern Iraq on Thursday, seizing control of the country’s largest Christian town and sending thousands of civilians fleeing in panic. Kurdish officials pleaded for in...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Iraq is facing a radical Isis-led insurgency, with Mosul and other cities in the north-west under militant control. The ritual cutting of girls' genitals is practised by some African, Middle Eastern and Asian communities in the belief it prepares them for adulthood or marriage. FGM poses many health risks to women, including severe bleeding, problems urinating, infections, infertility and increased risk of newborn deaths in childbirth. The UN General Assembly approved a resolution in December 2012 calling for all member states to ban the practice. Christians fled Earlier, Ms Badcock warned that the alleged Isis edict could affect nearly four million women and girls in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The UN's resident and humanitarian co-ordinator in Iraq said the practice "is something very new for Iraq... and does need to be addressed". She was talking to reporters via video link ...

by Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth So, Iraqi ISIS jihadis have given Christians a deadline to convert to the religion of "peace" ( Islam ), pay or face death. Precisely as the Koran instructs all "good" Muslims to demand. As the west stands back and preaches tolerance while accepting the intolerance of bigots, the intolerant, and murderers, all in the name of, TOLERANCE . A safe bet is leftists in the USA as well as worldwide, (I"m talking about the flaming reason and anti west haters), will be for the most part silent so as nor to offend the sensibilities of the Muslims who are not complete A-holes. Such is the state of political correctness. At some point the western world will fully come to realize the dangers facing it. All indications are it may very well be too late before they do. I personally know many Muslims who do not hold with the extremist backwards violent religiosity of the extremists that seem to be gaining power in...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The following excerpt from a New York Times article is thought provoking and highlights the current realities present in the political and religious divisions in Iraq as well as the entire region. Difficulties in finding a solution to the unfolding and growing crisis are all too evident. If there is one thing perfectly clear it is that conventional wisdom and traditional western responses will be inadequate and very likely prove to be counter productive if undertaken. With this in mind the last groups we ought to listen to are the Neocons and the virulent knee jerk anti-Muslin crowd. The Obama administration has urged Iraqi politicians of different sects to come together, repeating admonitions that were so often heard in the years after the 2003 invasion. But the Pentagon — reluctant to commit more manpower to a complex and profoundly uncertain conflict — has quietly hinted it could live with Iraq’s current division, de...