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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:37 PM Jul 2016

Giuliani calls for 'boots on the ground' to defeat ISIS

Source: The Hill

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Sunday reiterated his call for ground forces to be deployed to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), blasting President Obama for being too cautious in the fight against the terror group.

During a radio interview with John Catsimatidis Sunday, Giuliani said he’s confident in the military’s ability to defeat ISIS but that it will require using all of the tools it has at its disposal.

“It will have to require, yes, boots on the ground, which the president is constantly saying he never wants to do,” he said. “Well maybe we’re going to lose more lives if we don’t put boots on the ground — in fact, we will. These people see our weakness and they’re taking advantage of it.”

He called the president’s use of timetables for withdrawing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan “an admission of defeat,” saying that they would not have made sense during World War II and the Civil War.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/287132-giuliani-calls-for-boots-on-the-ground-to-defeat-isis

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Giuliani calls for 'boots on the ground' to defeat ISIS (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
and why is anyone listening to... dhill926 Jul 2016 #1
Now We See Why Rudy Couldn't Get Thru The Primaries In 08, Not That We Didn't Then REALforever Jul 2016 #2
Plenty of boot stores in NYC, Rudy rurallib Jul 2016 #3
Giuliani is a bag of noxious hot air, dae Jul 2016 #4
Really? Obama uses it. former9thward Jul 2016 #30
I never gave the phrase much thought till a veteran friend dae Jul 2016 #31
What the hell PatSeg Jul 2016 #5
Hayduke Bomgarte Hayduke Bomgarte Jul 2016 #6
Okay, cool! YOU FIRST, rudy-baby. calimary Jul 2016 #7
Forward he cried, from the rear and the front rank died. n/t Tempest Jul 2016 #8
Listen son, said the man with the gun, there's room for you inside jmowreader Jul 2016 #33
Is he trying out for Trump's VEEP? liberalmuse Jul 2016 #9
My thought as well Egnever Jul 2016 #16
The "try" is hard with this one. liberalmuse Jul 2016 #23
He'd have to move to another state QUICK to be Donald's running mate jmowreader Jul 2016 #34
Oh yeah! sangfroid Jul 2016 #28
New York City has its own foreign policy? bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #10
OK, buster, get YOUR boots ON, NOW! elleng Jul 2016 #11
looked up irrelevant in Websters and saw Rudy9/11's picture NoMoreRepugs Jul 2016 #12
Today's Battle Plan - Make more terrorists for the grandchildren. jtuck004 Jul 2016 #13
That idiots rnc speech from 2004 the next day after 911 MattP Jul 2016 #14
MOTHER FUCKING ASSHOLES! Cosmocat Jul 2016 #15
Deferment Rudy once again want's to send other people's loved ones in harms way.... paleotn Jul 2016 #17
Giuliani is still around? Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #18
If he's going to say that cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2016 #19
Sure thing Rudy. When do you ship out? christx30 Jul 2016 #20
Giuliani has the brain of a worm. He has no idea what he says and the rladdi Jul 2016 #21
he will invest his money, you will invest your kid. olddad56 Jul 2016 #22
Boots on the ground is code for Stonepounder Jul 2016 #24
Tiresome phrase, "Boots on the Ground" A favorite of military wannabees. yellowcanine Jul 2016 #38
You first, Rudy. forest444 Jul 2016 #25
Tell the Saudis to put their soldiers in harms way. Haven't we paid enough already? YOHABLO Jul 2016 #26
Guliana's kids are 27 and 30 TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #27
Did I hear something? truthisfreedom Jul 2016 #29
My first Question is Wolf Frankula Jul 2016 #32
It was our boots on the ground ozone_man Jul 2016 #35
do you have boots Giuliani? and not the drag queen type (if they exist) Demonaut Jul 2016 #36
Operation Linebacker III against Raqaa. AngryAmish Jul 2016 #37
You first, Gov. (nt) Paladin Jul 2016 #39

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
3. Plenty of boot stores in NYC, Rudy
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:44 PM
Jul 2016

bet they have something in your size. Hell, outfit the whole family

dae

(3,396 posts)
4. Giuliani is a bag of noxious hot air,
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:46 PM
Jul 2016

and the "Boots on the ground" phrasing is dehumanizing of our troops.

former9thward

(31,802 posts)
30. Really? Obama uses it.
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 12:51 AM
Jul 2016
“Having said that, I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground in Syria would not only be good for America, but also would be good for Syria,” the president continued.

“I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria,” he said. “I will not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan.”


http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/obama-2013-i-will-not-put-american-boots-ground-syria

dae

(3,396 posts)
31. I never gave the phrase much thought till a veteran friend
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 12:14 PM
Jul 2016

spoke about it a year or so. Then Gov. O'Malley hammered it home during the primaries.
No disrespect to you, I just happen to agree with them and hope the phrase falls out of favor.
I linked an article that can express vets attitudes much more clearly than I.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2014/11/11/veterans-day-boots-ground/18814667/
Thank you

calimary

(80,699 posts)
7. Okay, cool! YOU FIRST, rudy-baby.
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:00 PM
Jul 2016

You want it so bad? Well, stop just flapping yer lips about it. Sign up, suit up, and ship out! Step right up to the front of the line then! YOU FIRST! Get yerass out there and LEAD the charge YOURSELF!

jmowreader

(50,451 posts)
33. Listen son, said the man with the gun, there's room for you inside
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 04:18 AM
Jul 2016

I find it more than irritating that the people screaming for "boots on the ground" will never have their feet in them.

liberalmuse

(18,670 posts)
9. Is he trying out for Trump's VEEP?
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:03 PM
Jul 2016

It sounds like he is primping and preening his BS out there more than usual lately.

liberalmuse

(18,670 posts)
23. The "try" is hard with this one.
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 04:25 PM
Jul 2016

He's likely on the list and it looks like he wants it bad. This bloviating racist has no shame and is certainly not qualified for a national leadership position, which means he'd be the perfect VP candidate for Trump.

jmowreader

(50,451 posts)
34. He'd have to move to another state QUICK to be Donald's running mate
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 04:31 AM
Jul 2016

Trump will never take New York State, but no one's going to take any chances: Trump doesn't want to just hand New York over to Hillary, so IF he picks Giuliani, Rudy would simply have to buy a house in another state and get a new driver's license.

Then again, Trump has got to know Rudy Giuliani is less popular than crab lice. My bet is, the candidate who brings a new meaning to the word vomit isn't too likely to pick the tingling fresh running mate which brings you exciting new cholera, mange, dropsy, the clap, hard pad and athlete's head. And besides, he's much more likely to choose Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie or Sarah Palin as his running mate.

 

sangfroid

(212 posts)
28. Oh yeah!
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 10:08 PM
Jul 2016

Except Newt the G is the lead, so Rudy has to say something real headline grabbing, albeit hugely stupid.

bucolic_frolic

(42,675 posts)
10. New York City has its own foreign policy?
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:08 PM
Jul 2016

Ghouliani is not even mayor anymore, so his assessment is
as a private citizen. He's not part of the military, not an ambassador,
just a motor mouth with nascent dementia

MattP

(3,304 posts)
14. That idiots rnc speech from 2004 the next day after 911
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:25 PM
Jul 2016

He hugged Bernie and said thank god george w bush is our president

Cosmocat

(14,543 posts)
15. MOTHER FUCKING ASSHOLES!
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:37 PM
Jul 2016

I swear to christ, just complete fucking asswipe fucking asshole mother fuckers.

The moment a single american soldier lost their life doing what Guiliani is blovating that BHO should do, they would be all up his ass over that.

Just fucking assholes.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
17. Deferment Rudy once again want's to send other people's loved ones in harms way....
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:44 PM
Jul 2016

Oh, and he's now an expert on military strategy now. Riiiiiight.

What is it with these chicken hawks anyway?

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)
18. Giuliani is still around?
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 01:47 PM
Jul 2016

I thought he imploded in on himself during the 2008 primaries and was lost to history.

19. If he's going to say that
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 02:19 PM
Jul 2016

Which of his family members will he volunteer to go fight?

Oh, right. None of them of course, when he could just send someone else's kids into harms way.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
20. Sure thing Rudy. When do you ship out?
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 02:35 PM
Jul 2016

Oh! You were talking about young American men and women giving up their families, shipping out, fighting and dying while you sit comfortably in your New York home.

rladdi

(581 posts)
21. Giuliani has the brain of a worm. He has no idea what he says and the
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 03:58 PM
Jul 2016

troops he would put at risk. One thing the Republicans have no concerned about risking our military personal in wars.
The Democrats should be pushing for a every able bodied person for military like Israel does.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
24. Boots on the ground is code for
Sun Jul 10, 2016, 04:28 PM
Jul 2016

send some soldiers over there so they can get killed and we can take peoples minds off of the fact that we are screwing everyone in sight.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
38. Tiresome phrase, "Boots on the Ground" A favorite of military wannabees.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 02:05 PM
Jul 2016

I am not a military person but I doubt that actual military types use it all that much.

Wolf Frankula

(3,595 posts)
32. My first Question is
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 02:46 AM
Jul 2016

Rudy are you and yours willing to wear the boots?

Secondly let's give them boots on the ground. We'll drop hundreds of pairs of mismatched boots. After all, Rudy Poody said 'boots'. He said nothing about soldiers.

Wolf

ozone_man

(4,825 posts)
35. It was our boots on the ground
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 08:44 PM
Jul 2016

that caused ISIS, along with our allies Saudi Arabia and Turkey who funded them. He's clueless, while the MIC rolls on. Hillary seems like she'll continue Obama's course, who followed Bush's course. Endless war.

 

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
37. Operation Linebacker III against Raqaa.
Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:14 PM
Jul 2016

Then Mosul.

Not one American life. Not one ingrown toenail in a boot on the ground.

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