Well, not verbatim, like that. But, I have tried to insist, repeatedly, that constantly/perpetually meddling over there will make things worse for us, the citizens... and them. So, "worse for us" can mean- directly or indirectly- at home and abroad. And, it has done that, and will continue to do that. Do you think (assuming they are responsible for this thing) they would have done this if America had never invaded Iraq and been in the Middle East for a half-century? I don't. I never said "we shouldn't worry about them." Our foreign policy helped create them and this whole blow-back we seem to constantly experience. So, there is some level of concern and priority to try and correct the problem. Staying over there isn't helping, obviously. There are legions of higher-ups that will openly attest that our involvement over there is exactly why we are the target of their contempt. Why you resist the possibility, or likelihood, that going over there every so often, since the 1950's, and removing and installing leaders that suit our best interest, or sending troops/arms, etc. to invade and occupy- or let one of them invade the other- might eventually cause a bad a lot of harsh reaction toward us later on, from the locals, is beyond me! The Viet Cong didn't try to terrorize New York after the Vietnam War. Probably because we got the hell out of there entirely. Now we have good relations with them. It's funny how much progress can be made with a country when you're not seeing how much Napalm you can drop on them.
Also, I have no idea that ISIS was responsible for that cartoon shoot-up. As was already mentioned, it could be reported that they took credit for most anything that might bring us misery on some level and not really be responsible. Who exactly is ISIS? I have no idea. If you trust the TV news media, and even more so the government, to be forthright about the goings-on that pose a threat to "America", especially when it affects the defense budget and defense industry, then, by all means, trust them. When it involves keeping the fear of "Radical Islam"- which is the bogeyman of choice these last few decades- I don't believe anything the media or government tells me... nothing. I don't trust them most other times either. There's absolutely no reason for me to trust them. I'm not worried about Iran, or ISIS, taking or threatening my freedom. Our government is the only one that can do that. Of course, I never, ever watch TV news, so it doesn't really affect me or bother me, directly. I just asked Nuk how he knew all of this because I read his reply, and I do participate on these boards.
