U.S. State Dept: ‘We Can’t Beat ISIS By Killing Them…’ They Need Jobs

State Dept: “We Can’t Beat ISIS By Killing Them…” They Need Jobs (ZeroHedge, Feb 17, 2015):

State Department spokesperson Marie Harf explains to no lesser pillar of unbiased reporting than Chris Matthews that – as opposed to President Obama’s ‘bomb them into oblivion’ perspective, “we can’t kill our way out of this war [with ISIS]… we must address the root causes – like joblessness.” Even Matthews is stunned at this perspective, exclaiming “we’re never going to chieve that in 50 lifetimes, there’ll always be poor muslims.” But, as the administration appears to be suggesting, even every radical muslim deserves $10.25 an hour to work at Baghdad McDonalds…

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MARIE HARF:

“We’re killing a lot of them. And we’re going to keep killing more of them. So are the Egyptians and Jordanians, they’re in this fight with us. We can not win this war by killing them. We can not kill our way out of this war. We need in the medium and longer term to go after the root causes that lead people to join these groups, whether it is lack of opportunity for jobs”

“We can work with countries around the world to help improve their governance. We can help them build their economies, so they can have job opportunities for these people.”

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Even Matthews is stunned… “we’re never going to achieve that in 50 lifetimes, there will always be poor muslims who are ready to join.”

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