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Post by Blonde Granny on Nov 13, 2015 19:27:00 GMT -5
Our fearless leader this morning on ABC:
Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” President Barack Obama seemingly downplayed the threat of ISIS in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that aired on Friday’s broadcast of “Good Morning America.”
Stephanopoulos asked Obama if ISIS was gaining in strength, to which Obama denied they were.
“I don’t think they’re gaining strength,” Obama responded. “What is true is that from the start, our goal has been first to contain and we have contained them. They have not gained ground in Iraq, and in Syria they’ll come in, they’ll leave, but you don’t see this systemic march by ISIL across the terrain.”
“What we have not yet been able to do is to completely decapitate their command and control structures,” he admitted. “We’ve made some progress in trying to reduce the flow of foreign fighters and part our goal has to be to recruit more effective Sunni partners in Iraq to really go on offense rather than simply engage in defense.”
www.breitbart.com/video/2015/11/13/obama-isis-is-not-getting-stronger-we-have-contained-them/
Sure am happy that we've got them contained, I wonder if he's told the French that they don't have to worry anymore./ Obi has it all under control.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2015 19:38:26 GMT -5
Regardless of any involvement by the U.S., Arab leaders -- if they are to be believed -- need to get their crap together and shut these groups down.
If folks don't want the U.S. to get involved, then police your own people.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2015 19:42:14 GMT -5
ABC is now saying 100 are reported dead, many in the theater where shooters walked calmly through the patrons shooting them one at a time.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2015 19:44:47 GMT -5
It's getting harder and harder to believe the claims that Islam is a faith of peace and love.
Of course, as a Christian, I am all too aware of the hypocrisy of that statement.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 19:44:48 GMT -5
Regardless of any involvement by the U.S., Arab leaders -- if they are to be believed -- need to get their crap together and shut these groups down. If folks don't want the U.S. to get involved, then police your own people. I wish, but that just won't happen there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 19:44:55 GMT -5
How close do Debthaven and her family live to Paris? Close enough to spend an evening out in Paris? Has she posted since this happened? It's difficult to navigate the boards on my wacky tablet. This is terrible news.
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Post by obelisk on Nov 13, 2015 19:45:53 GMT -5
Enemy's at the gate. It's time that Europe as a whole close down their borders. I can't even imagine having another attack like this in another major European city. There have been a least 3 attacks/attempted in Paris in the last 10 months.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2015 19:46:36 GMT -5
How close do Debthaven and her family live to Paris? Close enough to spend an evening out in Paris? Has she posted since this happened? It's difficult to navigate the boards on my wacky tablet. This is terrible news. IIRC, Debt is in the suburbs. Of course, she could be in Paris for the evening, but my impression is that they live a much simpler, quieter, life at home.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Nov 13, 2015 19:49:32 GMT -5
1,500 were in the theater. No info yet how many survived.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Nov 13, 2015 19:54:21 GMT -5
Does anyone know Debt well enough to have her FB page or any way to contact her?
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 19:55:14 GMT -5
We are all OK thank Gd!!! Thank you for thinking of us! Thank Gd my Big Boys are safe! They were sitting ducks in that theatre.
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Post by NastyWoman on Nov 13, 2015 20:00:03 GMT -5
Debt and her family are safe
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Post by Spellbound454 on Nov 13, 2015 20:02:26 GMT -5
Reuters are saying the death toll could be 140.
The band, who were playing in the theatre haven't located all their members or crew.
Its really shocking. France is heartbroken.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:06:55 GMT -5
Spell that sounds right. We were at friends, they don't have a TV. I was reading the news feed on their computer and my kids were texting me. We just got home so I'm only now watching the news. We knew it would be bad because my friend is a hospital doctor and they implemented the first 2 steps of the "plan blanc" at the nearby Paris hospitals ... first no ER staff is allowed to leave, then all ER staff was called in. (Step 3 is calling in all medical personnel, even non ER personnel, they didn't do that.) They did this as the special police were storming the Bataclan so we knew it would be bad.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:09:12 GMT -5
They are now saying 112 here, 70 at the Bataclan.
I hope my students are safe too.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:14:47 GMT -5
They have declared a state of emergency here ... no meetings, no shows, no cinemas, no schools ... all the borders are closed. I don't know whether my school is closed or not (it doesn't matter, I'm sure I'll find out in good time).
But it's funny ... today I had to work late at school, from 4 to 9 pm. At 3.30 I went to get some snacks at the local (huge) mall and they checked my bags, which they never do. I immediately thought, OMG they must be expecting a terrorist attack soon.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 13, 2015 20:15:13 GMT -5
thank you for checking in, luv. so happy you and yours are safe. please keep us posted about your students as well.
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 13, 2015 20:18:56 GMT -5
The drummer for the band playing at the concert venue is from Memphis. No word yet on him.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:22:19 GMT -5
The provisional death toll is now 120.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:22:59 GMT -5
I've been posting on another thread, I just realised it's in "current events". Thank Gd we are all safe!
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:24:56 GMT -5
We are definitely close enough to spend the evening in Paris ... but DS2 lives there, and DS1 is subletting an apt there for 3 months. Thank Gd they are safe!!!
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Post by djAdvocate on Nov 13, 2015 20:30:04 GMT -5
They're investigating groups associated with ISIS other Islamic terrorist groups that came in with migrants Europe can keep them!! Actually, send them back i don't believe a word of anything this early. even the body counts are off.
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 13, 2015 20:32:26 GMT -5
The drummer for the band playing at the concert venue is from Memphis. No word yet on him. The drummer and band is safe according to the drummer's brother who spoke with him. CNN had the drummer's brother on the phone. The drummer said the band escaped out of the back of the concert hall.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:34:48 GMT -5
Rumor is they started shooting from the back of the room, that's why people ran towards / onto the stage. Some people were probably trampled too.
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:37:22 GMT -5
OMG they are transporting the wounded from the Bataclan by BUS!
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:37:38 GMT -5
Not the worst cases obviously, but still.
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Post by Ombud on Nov 13, 2015 20:39:26 GMT -5
They're investigating groups associated with ISIS other Islamic terrorist groups that came in with migrants Europe can keep them!! Actually, send them back i don't believe a word of anything this early. even the body counts are off. Of course body counts go up!! It's an active terrorist attack. djAdvocate how fast do you think they can tally up the dead when they still had living hostages?
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Post by debthaven on Nov 13, 2015 20:39:30 GMT -5
They are transporting the wounded from the Bataclan (concert venue) by BUS! Not the worst cases, but still.
I am having trouble updating both Paris threads ...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 20:40:05 GMT -5
Why are they targeting Paris?
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Post by Tennesseer on Nov 13, 2015 20:42:02 GMT -5
Rumor is they started shooting from the back of the room, that's why people ran towards / onto the stage. Some people were probably trampled too. Trampling is always a possibility during periods of terror or overcrowding. Night club fires and hajj at Mecca come to mind.
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