The drums of war
Sep 19, 2014, 3:32 PM | Updated: 3:33 pm
We were all outraged by the recent beheadings undertaken by ISIS/ISIL. The president promised a firm response, but “no boots on the ground”.
Is this possible? What if an American pilot is shot down, captured, and beheaded? Will “no boots on the ground” be tenable then?
If we are going to bomb, this is war. If we are going to go to war, shouldn’t we consider what we are getting ourselves into first?
Da Jude Eeg will call in from Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a Cameroonian national who has worked in Israel, France and Rwanda for the past 15 years.
Dr. J’Lein Liese is an expert in leadership and conflict resolution with extensive knowledge of and contacts in the Middle East.
They have often conflicting perspectives on what we should do.