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phantom power

(25,966 posts) Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:00 PM Jun 2014

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So, I presume "ISIS" is going to be the new American casus belli?

"What, are you some kind of ISIS-sympathizing American hater?"

"Al Quaida" lost its punch as an effective bogeyman.

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So, I presume "ISIS" is going to be the new American casus belli? (Original Post) phantom power Jun 2014 OP

I can't get past the "Archer" connotation Richardo Jun 2014 #1

Benoit - "Balls!" thevoiceofreason Jun 2014 #4

Hahahahahahaha!! Richardo Jun 2014 #6

Phrasing! Iggo Jun 2014 #10

"We have to learn Latin? That's kind of a deal breaker." Initech Jun 2014 #22

"Your clothes give them to me!" Initech Jun 2014 #12

Something something danger zone, etc. Arkana Jun 2014 #13

The Eye of ISIS! I can't be the only one to remember that on the teevee. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #2

This one? arcane1 Jun 2014 #5

Yep, that's it! The 70's, what an awesome time to be a kid. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #7

Her show came out not long after Shazam, I think. arcane1 Jun 2014 #8

i learned recently that there were like 4 or 5 episodes of the six-million dollar man.. frylock Jun 2014 #17

Interesting. Same here, I only remember the one. arcane1 Jun 2014 #18

yeah, a couple of eps are later in the series.. frylock Jun 2014 #19

"We've always been at war with whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #3

Yesterday various news reports called "them" by 3 different names... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #20

Iraq has over 30,000 troops - Rebels have about 7,000 bigtree Jun 2014 #9

An US intervention would turn the 7,000 into 700,000 nolabels Jun 2014 #15

Where is Sterling Archer when you need him? Initech Jun 2014 #11

Woodhouse, you are gonna eat SO many spiderwebs. Arkana Jun 2014 #14

"Wait doesn't Italy use a king?" Initech Jun 2014 #16

I presume that the corporate media is building them up at this very moment...? kentuck Jun 2014 #21

Richardo

(38,391 posts)

1. I can't get past the "Archer" connotation

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:03 PM

Jun 2014

thevoiceofreason

(3,440 posts)

4. Benoit - "Balls!"

Reply to Richardo (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:25 PM

Jun 2014

Richardo

(38,391 posts)

6. Hahahahahahaha!!

Reply to thevoiceofreason (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:36 PM

Jun 2014

I love that one.

Iggo

(47,536 posts)

10. Phrasing!

Reply to thevoiceofreason (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 01:02 PM

Jun 2014

(What? We're not doing that anymore?)

Initech

(100,043 posts)

22. "We have to learn Latin? That's kind of a deal breaker."

Reply to Iggo (Reply #10)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 07:28 PM

Jun 2014

"You were speaking Latin when you walked in here, Father Guido Sardouchebag."

Initech

(100,043 posts)

12. "Your clothes give them to me!"

Reply to Richardo (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:32 PM

Jun 2014

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Just kidding I wouldn't be caught dead in a sweater vest."

Arkana

(24,347 posts)

13. Something something danger zone, etc.

Reply to Richardo (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:51 PM

Jun 2014

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. The Eye of ISIS! I can't be the only one to remember that on the teevee.

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:05 PM

Jun 2014

Showing my age.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

5. This one?

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:33 PM

Jun 2014

*insert flashback smiley here*

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

7. Yep, that's it! The 70's, what an awesome time to be a kid.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:42 PM

Jun 2014

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

8. Her show came out not long after Shazam, I think.

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:47 PM

Jun 2014

Bigfoot seemed to get a lot of guest spots back then too!

frylock

(34,825 posts)

17. i learned recently that there were like 4 or 5 episodes of the six-million dollar man..

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 04:28 PM

Jun 2014

that featured bigfoot. I can only recall seeing one episode as a kid.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

18. Interesting. Same here, I only remember the one.

Reply to frylock (Reply #17)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 04:35 PM

Jun 2014

Maybe I moved on to other shows before the other ones came out..?

frylock

(34,825 posts)

19. yeah, a couple of eps are later in the series..

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #18)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 04:53 PM

Jun 2014

I think I may have to marathon those bigfoot eps real soon.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

3. "We've always been at war with

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:09 PM

Jun 2014

~~Al Qaeda~~ ISIS"

Yesterday NPR made sure to repeatedly add "more powerful than Al Qaeda". Here we go...

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

20. Yesterday various news reports called "them" by 3 different names...

Reply to whatchamacallit (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:27 PM

Jun 2014

Isis
militants
rebels
Each news story was reporting the same incident.
and only ONE mentioned Sunni.

What ever happened to ...jihadists? Did we kill them all? did they morph into something else?

I need a scorecard, dammit!!!!!

bigtree

(85,977 posts)

9. Iraq has over 30,000 troops - Rebels have about 7,000

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:53 PM

Jun 2014

. . .this is an issue of the Sunnis in the govt. military refusing to fight the Sunni ISIS.

If we intervene it will be as if we are defending the mostly Shia govt. against the Sunnis. Not a situation where we should intervene:

read: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025086976

nolabels

(13,133 posts)

15. An US intervention would turn the 7,000 into 700,000

Reply to bigtree (Reply #9)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:03 PM

Jun 2014

Letting natural order take place and watching that puppet government fall should be a lesson already learned come to the fore. They couldn't have figured that out in Nam. Corporate influence turned what was regional conflict that would have lasted months into a mess that lasted a decade and cost millions of lives

Initech

(100,043 posts)

11. Where is Sterling Archer when you need him?

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:28 PM

Jun 2014

Arkana

(24,347 posts)

14. Woodhouse, you are gonna eat SO many spiderwebs.

Reply to Initech (Reply #11)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:52 PM

Jun 2014

Initech

(100,043 posts)

16. "Wait doesn't Italy use a king?"

Reply to Arkana (Reply #14)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:08 PM

Jun 2014

"What? No they don't use a king!"

kentuck

(111,056 posts)

21. I presume that the corporate media is building them up at this very moment...?

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:34 PM

Jun 2014

The MIC will now begin their process of convincing Obama of the new threat, just like they convinced LBJ with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...?

He is probably meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at this moment?

I hope we do not go back into that God-forsaken place again? From what state do you think the first continuing casualty will hail from??

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