San Bernardino

Tell that to the people of San Bernardino, who were told ISIS was contained.

 

I believe everything I wrote about you in that post, Tony. You would be making those types of defenses of Carter and Clinton if they were Republicans. It is absolutely comical that you would call anybody else disingenuous given your posting history on this thread and this board.

 

Wait. I thought that was Hitler.

 

With the first publishing of the Koran?

 

Would it be safe to say that you are still unwilling to discuss what the definition of a truly radical Muslim is? (I like the extra qualifier, btw. Is that to distinguish from a wishy-washy radical Muslim?)

 

Hadn't seen that. It's really pathetic.

I guess we shouldn't be surprised when we put philosophy major in a position of Homeland Security. We might as well give Jay Farrar the job:

A Binghamton University alumna took a break from her job as deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security to talk to students thinking about a career in government.

Kelli Ann Burriesci, who graduated from Binghamton in 1997 with a degree in philosophy, politics and law, spoke at the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development as part of the “Cool Connections, Hot Alumni” series.

“I took a very non-deliberative career path, I really just followed what I wanted to do in the moment,” said Burriesci, whose first job was running the Syracuse University Telefund Office’s call center. “I learned that I still was challenged, worked hard, built relationships and delivered on responsibilities I had as a student at Binghamton. And all of those skills set me up for success no matter what career path I took.”

After working at the Telefund, Burriesci joined a company in the private sector for several years as a contractor, giving presentations to government agencies about credentials. A networking opportunity with a past acquaintance got her into the Department of Homeland Security where she rose from contractor to supervisor to deputy assistant secretary.

According to Burriesci, there is a lot more effort that goes into screening than is seen at airports. A typical day at the Department of Homeland Security for her starts at 8 a.m. and ends around 6 p.m., with a day full of project management and policy development.

These screening policies require agreement and collaboration throughout the entire government, including the State Department, Department of Justice and the FBI.

“I work on policies that facilitate the travel of individuals to the United States,” Burriesci said. “The legitimate issuant of immigration benefits and policy that deters bad guys that threaten the United States.”

From Binghamton to the Department of Homeland Security: BU alumna shares her story

 

As I wrote earlier ...

To flesh that out, they also need the means.

In theory, all Muslims are either already radical just like all Christians could go off to do missionary work or join the priesthood.

In practice that is far from the case for both Muslims and Christians.

In either case, they may want to but lack the funds or maybe they really don't want to or maybe life gets in the way or whatever.

To cite a personal example, a buddy in his early 30s was a single Southern Baptist lawyer who liked the ladies and a good time. After a crisis of faith and some church shopping, now he's 40, and, after attending seminary, a celibate Greek Orthodox priest in the Chicago area.

He was willing to give up every bit of his personal life for his faith but he was the first person in the more than 100 year history of his local parish to do so.

There's something like 1.6 billion Muslims. The actual number of them who would be willing, able and also have the ability to die for their cause and then actually do so, how many people do you think that is?

Conservatives like to tout that a quarter of all Muslims are radicalized but there's simply no way that 400 million Muslims, more than all the people who live in the United States, are ready to die for their religion.

 

This just keeps getting better.

 

That video was just embarrassing. How can DHS send someone that shockingly unprepared before Congress? Those were such basic and obvious questions to anticipate. WTF did she think she was gonna be asked?

 

When Reagan Cut and Run

In the months that followed, the Reagan administration discussed a range of options including striking back and fully withdrawing the Marines. Reagan never retaliated against Hezbollah or their Iranian and Syrian sponsors responsible for the bombings, a position widely endorsed by senior military officials. As then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. John Vesseydeclared: "It is beneath our dignity to retaliate against the terrorists who blew up the Marine barracks."

But what first caught most people's attention was the bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut in April that year. That's where I would begin, at least in terms of US involvement.

 

Hammond thinks YF is a terrible husband for posting here so often.