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Though the U.S. government is keeping secret the locations of the illegal immigrant children, there are significant numbers of them in both cities in which the current outbreak was first identified, Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois, according to local advocates and press reports.
http://sharylattkisson.com/polio-like-outbreak-claims-fifth-life-in-u-s

The results of Open Borders coupled with diseased immigrants being turned loose into the population without any health screenings at all..

Thanx Obama. Thanx Democrats...

These children's blood is on your hands... Hope yer proud....

Michale

Which of my facts do you find wanting??

Terrorists have threatened attacks on the US proper??

Middle East ties to Mexico??

Terrorists are aware of Obama's Open Border policies??

Which???

Michale

Lefties are just as patriotic as righties. We just want our wars to make sense, instead of pulling out of Tora Bora when OBL could have been caught, that's all.

Yea?? They sure showed it after Vietnam, didn't they??

They sure showed it with General Betray-Us, eh??

Let's face, reality. Lefties in general wouldn't spit on a military member if they were on fire...

WWII -- Democratic president, the whole time.

Remember that one?

Ya had to reach back more than half a century to find that.. THAT indicates the problem.. :D

I can't believe what I am hearing...

Righties hoping for a bad war... :D

No... An NPA stating the reality that it's all but impossible that terrorists HAVEN'T snuck across Obama's Open Border...

Based on what I am hearing thru back channels, you can bet we are going to see a terrorist attack or an attempt before Xmas...

Speaking of fantasy worlds...

With the exception of that damn RCP poll, I have a pretty accurate track record...

Time will tell..

Michale

Blood moon happened too late for me, out here.

Do you think the uptick is solely as a result of the war, or perhaps ebola (rally round in times of distress, either way, I guess)?

Nice obscure Civil War Yorktown reference, I have to say...

:-)

I don't agree that the "floor's the limit" on Obama's poll numbers, though. So far, he's holding a floor of 40%, he hasn't fallen through that yet, really (unlike Bush, for instance).

Michale [3] -

Lefties are just as patriotic as righties. We just want our wars to make sense, instead of pulling out of Tora Bora when OBL could have been caught, that's all.

WWII -- Democratic president, the whole time.

Remember that one?

Michale [4] -

That one's been debunked, sorry. I'll feature it on Friday, promise. But Homeland Security has shot this right-wing fantasy down hard already. Do a better search of the internet on the story, you'll see...

And might I add:

Ya'all just HAVE to know that this is NOT going to be a good war...

I can't believe what I am hearing...

Righties hoping for a bad war... :D

"Strange times..."
-Dean Winchester, SUPERNATURAL

[...snerk snerk snerk...]

JohnFromCensornati [5] -

Aha! Someone else is paying attention!

:-)

Michale [6] -

Speaking of fantasy worlds...

-CW

But I do like how you can joke about Americans being killed by scumbag terrorists..

What's next from you?? 9/11 jokes??? :^/

Michale

And you can PROVE that, right???

Jeezus.... Look who I am asking for FACTS....

Michale

Even IF this is actually a legitimate quote...

You actually believe the Obama Administration???

WOW.. Talk about willful ignorance...

Use a little common sense, son....

The Islamic State has threatened attacks on CONUS... It's well documented that those of middle east persuasion have ties to Mexico...

Terrorists KNOW that our Southern Border is, for all intents and purposes, an Open Border..

Now, in the real world, 1 + 1 + 1 = 3....

I don't know what it's like in your little fantasy world, but in the here and now, it would be astonishing if terrorists HAVEN'T taken advantage of Obama's moronic Border policies...

Get a clue, dood...

Michale

In response to be called out on his "suggestion", the guilty Republican congressman said: Benghazi!™

Ya'all just HAVE to know that this is NOT going to be a good war...

Michale

Lefties hoping for a good war... :D

"Strange times..."
-Dean Winchester, SUPERNATURAL

Holy crap!!!! I just remembered!!!! Season 10 premiere of SUPERNATURAL is on!!!!!!!

Michale

Skies were brilliantly clear and temperatures were comfortable. Totality occurred when the moon was just over just over the tree line, which made it look huge. It dipped to the trees just as dawn broke. Red moon, deep blue sky. I won't forget that soon.

Back to topic. Obama's approval HAS shown a decent uptick in the first week of October. I think this is probably war driven, and reflects, in part, that Obama is having some success in forging a coalition of the willing. Still very much a work in progress, especially with regards a ground combat force, but some familiar names are signing on. Equally important, ISIL atrocities, ISIL is helpfully and even cheerfully document, are causing the US public wet their collective pants just a bit.

Small digression here, but does anybody else suspect that the different videos featuring tall, slender, black clad, masked fighters marching down a street is in fact the same platoon being trotted about from locale to locale. I mean, I keep seeing what looks like the same guy, with the same long barrel sniper rifle held vertically in Every One! Shades of General John B. Magruder, Battle of Yorktown, Peninsular Campaign, US Civil War? "Stop scratchin' and get in the technicals guys, we've got 3 more locations to shoot before we lose the light!" This propaganda may prove two edged. Certainly if somebody goes to trial in international court.

"This is going to be a slow war, most likely." I'd say most definitely. So far, events remind me of the first few weeks in the Libyan Campaign, when rebel held cities were under siege and civilians were pushed into smaller and smaller perimeters. Things turned around, but it took months. The latest campaign will go much longer.

There is still a lot of talk about the need for an external ground combat force to support the external air campaign. Succumbing to this pressure is Obama's greatest approval risk, especially if they are US troops, and even if they aren't front line fighters. It's a vicious cycle that leads to quagmire, and the American Public instinctively and proactively gets it. How many quagmires does it take for a politician to learn the lesson? A lot apparently. Democrats pushing a large ground component are suckers/idiots, and Republican who are pushing it are suckers/idiots or will stop pushing it should they become the majority, because they recognize toxicity when see it.

In my opinion, the fewer the non-locals, the better. The only way to defeat ISIL (and potential rebranded franchises) is with troops who remain in country country for decades, because that's where they live. Anybody else becomes an occupying force that eventually goes home. By alienating the locals, and by wearing out their political support back home by: spending public money, or by coming home in a box, or damaged, mentally or physically. That is the brutal and well proven calculus.

There is also a lot of talk about training an opposition army. Forget about it, past the very basics of how to use the very basic equipment we give them.

"This is a recoilless rifle. It will punch a hole in an urban strong point. The round goes here. It hits where you point it. Go try it."

The rebel forces will never be western model soldiers, they can't be, they shouldn't be, they have evolved their own style of warfare suitable to culture, geography and economy. That doesn't mean they can't be very effective on their home turf. But, if they can't train themselves, then they can't sustain themselves. People learn best by doing.

All said, I think there's a pretty solid ceiling on Obama's popularity number. Somewhere above 50%, but not much more, because he hasn't got much time left office to wrap things up, and no congress to help. If things go goes badly, the floor's the limit.

The uptick in the first week of October coincides with so much bad news that I have to wonder the accuracy of the polling...

Oh well, at least I can take solace in the fact that, as of today, there is an 84% chance that the GOP will take the Senate, 53 to 45.... :D

Michale