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What the West really needs to take on the Islamic State is ... a jobs program.
That's what a top State Department spokeswoman suggested when asked in a TV interview Monday night about what the U.S.-led coalition is doing to stop the slaughter of civilians by Islamic State militants across the region.
"We're killing a lot of them, and we're going to keep killing more of them. ... But we cannot win this war by killing them," department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on MSNBC's "Hardball." "We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it's lack of opportunity for jobs, whether --"
originally posted by: beezzer
a reply to: whyamIhere
What the West really needs to take on the Islamic State is ... a jobs program.
That's what a top State Department spokeswoman suggested when asked in a TV interview Monday night about what the U.S.-led coalition is doing to stop the slaughter of civilians by Islamic State militants across the region.
"We're killing a lot of them, and we're going to keep killing more of them. ... But we cannot win this war by killing them," department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on MSNBC's "Hardball." "We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it's lack of opportunity for jobs, whether --"
www.foxnews.com...
ISIS needs a jobs program.
originally posted by: beezzer
a reply to: whyamIhere
What the West really needs to take on the Islamic State is ... a jobs program.
That's what a top State Department spokeswoman suggested when asked in a TV interview Monday night about what the U.S.-led coalition is doing to stop the slaughter of civilians by Islamic State militants across the region.
"We're killing a lot of them, and we're going to keep killing more of them. ... But we cannot win this war by killing them," department spokeswoman Marie Harf said on MSNBC's "Hardball." "We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it's lack of opportunity for jobs, whether --"
www.foxnews.com...
ISIS needs a jobs program.
...........
At that point, Harf was interrupted by host Chris Matthews, who pointed out, "There's always going to be poor people. There's always going to be poor Muslims."
Harf continued to argue that the U.S. should work with other countries to "help improve their governance" and "help them build their economies so they can have job opportunities for these people."
originally posted by: Dabrazzo
We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups,
The Pentagon
originally posted by: Dabrazzo
We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups,
The Pentagon
originally posted by: whyamIhere
originally posted by: Dabrazzo
We need ... to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups,
The Pentagon
The root problem is they are evil.
Asking them to be nice isn't working very well.
Time to kill them all.
originally posted by: Sremmos80
a reply to: whyamIhere
While I agree, it is the same exact talking points we heard about AQ and the taliban.
And after 10 years of fighting them, these guys sprout up.
Not sure how you turn ideology to dust.
originally posted by: Yeahkeepwatchingme
They're terrorists, I could care less what religion they're affiliated with. They'd kill us in a heartbeat just for being different from them. Why apologize for them? Why divert/distract? They're animals, terrorists. They'd destroy Rome in 2 seconds if given the chance.
How about we be fair for once and turn Mecca and Medinah into glass with nukes?
originally posted by: Dabrazzo
originally posted by: Yeahkeepwatchingme
They're terrorists, I could care less what religion they're affiliated with. They'd kill us in a heartbeat just for being different from them. Why apologize for them? Why divert/distract? They're animals, terrorists. They'd destroy Rome in 2 seconds if given the chance.
How about we be fair for once and turn Mecca and Medinah into glass with nukes?
And kill millions of people with nuclear warheads?
Yeah thats a smart idea.
Your parents must be proud.