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In reply to the discussion: Do you agree with the Obama administration that ISIS is an "imminent threat"? [View all]MineralMan
(146,351 posts)by this group. Most are in the immediate area where they are operating. That's of concern to me, just as I would have been concerned had I been alive in the 1930s about Hitler and what was happening in Europe. The very nature of how this group is operating gives me the same sense of evil being done.
In studying the history of WWII and what led up to it, I see that a lot of people in the U.S. were strongly opposed to our being involved in that situation. In fact, we became involved really only after Pearl Harbor, although I believe we would have become involved eventually, anyhow.
When I ask myself whether "we" are threatened, my next question is whether I'm part of the "we" that certainly is threatened. It's a complicated question. As I said, I'm not sure I have enough information. Or maybe I do and am just avoiding the question.