What should be the response if/when ISIS murders the American relief worker?

2015-02-04T20:42:55-05:00

Since the Jordanian Pilot has been burned alive the only thin ISIS hasn't done yet is murder a western woman.
The 26-year-old humanitarian relief worker that has been held for over a year. ISIS has done almost everything except murdering a western woman. As others have said the beheading of hostages is starting to fizzle out or loss its shock and ah factors. This is why the pilot was burned.

Response by MAJ Ron Peery made Feb 5 at 2015 8:24 AM

2015-02-05T08:24:24-05:00

Assuming she is still alive, she has probably already been raped multiple times. Our response to the murders already committed should have been to declare war on ISIS months ago. We should start by destroying Raqaa, the de facto capitol of IS. Leave no charred stones standing. Leave no one alive. Don't worry about collateral damage. The innocents have long since been driven out or murdered. Concurrently, we should deploy an overwhelming force, on the ground, with orders to hunt down and kill every member of ISIS they can find. Americans fighting for ISIS should be singled out for destruction. They will only be a danger to the rest of us if allowed to return to the States. We should operate against ISIS in both Iraq and Syria. If Assad does not lilke our troops on his ground, and attacks them, we should declare war on him, too. It is beyond time to clear out this nest of vipers. Time to quit being politically correct, and who the world why you don't mess with America.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2015 8:29 AM

2015-02-05T08:29:19-05:00

Somehow, SSG Timothy McCoy, I think we need to "step up" our response to ISIS and the brutal murders they're carrying out. That's independent of whether they kill the American woman they're holding. They've done enough (more than enough) to deserve the wrath of all civilized nations on earth.

I'm hoping there's a strategy and a plan to implement the strategy behind the scenes. I'm hoping it's secret, that we (the public) can't know about it yet, and that we will - maybe with coalition partners - absolutely bring the hammer down on ISIS.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 5 at 2015 8:59 AM

2015-02-05T08:59:09-05:00

War is nothing more than Politics through Force.

Remember that.

The US will only win a war if the American People back it (not that anyone ever really 'wins' a war). We need the full force of America to do that. We can't have half measures. We have to have full commitment.

The murder of a single American woman in a foreign land would be a tragedy.

But, I don't think it would be the "ignition point" needed to start a full scale War. It's just not, I hate using this word, impressive enough.

Our last war was started with the destruction of the World Trade Center, and the the Pentagon. The largest attack on American Soil since Pearl Harbor. That's the level of influence that is needed to sway public opinion.

I'm not saying that is right, just laying out the facts as I see them.

I think ISIS is a threat to Global Stability, however War, and extended Authorizations for the Use of Military Force outside the US are Powers that rest with Congress. This means that public opinion matters.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2015 10:49 AM

2015-02-05T10:49:03-05:00

I think we oughta go in, personally. How about we do some MDMP, come up with a concept of operations and an end state- a CLEAR end state. It ought to be the complete and total destruction of the Islamic State. They want to be a country, lets treat them like a belligerant country.

As someone so eloquently said some where else on this forum, " ...if we go back, we aren't there to immunize kids, build schools, or dig wells- we're their to shoot terrorists in the face!"

Leave the CA guys home for a bit...

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 5 at 2015 1:07 PM

2015-02-05T13:07:44-05:00

What should be done and what will actually be done are two roads that will sadly never intersect in the foreseeable future.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 6 at 2015 1:37 PM

2015-02-06T13:37:07-05:00

I can't imagine it will be much different than what we are already doing.