Prayers for the people of France..

[WILMASBOYL78]

The French people suffered a horrific terrorist attack last nite, it will probably become their 911. They were there for us during the American Revolution and have been our allies through 2 world wars and beyond. I send my support and prayers for the people of France.

"Lafayette, we are here!"

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[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Our thoughts and prayers are sent to the French people.

Ryan

[earntaz]

I think this act will bring the civil world together. In the last few days, these animals have threatened Putin and his country also. There will be many talks concerning this during the worldwide conferences in the near future. TAZ

[Xplantdad]

Yenko.net's Daniel Schutzbank was there yesterday. He was at the airport to fly home late last night. I was happy to hear that he was okay and got a message from him as well. We prayed for the people of France last night and will continue to do so

[enio45]

Utterly sick - we need a unified coalition including Putin to show some unprecedented force against ISSIS.

Many prayers to the people of france and russia for their loss

[Salvatore]

Correct Ed!

[MosportGreen66]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yenko.net's Daniel Schutzbank was there yesterday. He was at the airport to fly home late last night. I was happy to hear that he was okay and got a message from him as well. We prayed for the people of France last night and will continue to do so </div></div>

Hi Bruce, thanks for the note to the community. I was on a two week business trip in Paris at my corporate headquarters. I was with my team at dinner watching the soccer match when the attacks began. I'm now safe and sound back in NYC but what a gruesome and tragic night. I have some thoughts to share but I want to spend some time adjusting and reflecting before making a grander communication.

Hug your family. Say I love you. When you think you've said it enough, say it again.

The attacks were executed in youth focused areas, bistros in quiet neighborhoods, sporting events and local bars. This wasn’t a tourist focused attack. It was strategically methodical and calculated to make people feel innately fearful and unsafe in their own homes.

Please be safe.

Dan

[KenMaisano]

I am all for Prayers, but its going to take a lot more than that to fix this self created mess. We need to start Taking care of us the USA and get a Leader in power that has a Large Set and gets the job done.

[resto4u]

I can only pray for the victims and pray that the people who committed this attack find themselves in burning hell forever.

[MosportGreen66]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KenMaisano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am all for Prayers, but its going to take a lot more than that to fix this self created mess. We need to start Taking care of us the USA and get a Leader in power that has a Large Set and gets the job done. </div></div>

Ken, I'm holding back to great extents and not posting my opinion of your outright insensitivity out of respect for the victims.

Show compassion.

The victims aren't even identified. Families are torn. Mourning, grief, sadness, and disbelief may not have even settled with the victim's loved ones.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/opinion/the-exploitation-of-paris.html?smid=fb-share&amp;_r=0

Please... we're much better than that.

Dan

[KenMaisano]

Dan, I agree 100% with you. The reason I stated my post was out of Grief and Sadness for these people. But if we don't come together as a world with one common interest of Love and Peace. This will be common place right here at home. I am Praying for all the Victims but its time for action to stop these daily accordance's.

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KenMaisano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dan, I agree 100% with you. The reason I stated my post was out of Grief and Sadness for these people. But if we don't come together as a world with one common interest of Love and Peace. This will be common place right here at home. I am Praying for all the Victims but its time for action to stop these daily accordance's.

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BUT there is entirely too much inaction to those in power ... we can start with the top dog in our own GOV -- waiting around for someone else to act is not a good plan. TAZ

[BJCHEV396]

Sadly as the French terror expert said on 60 Minutes tonite...''it's only the beginning.''

[427TJ]

Muslim countries, the so-called &quot;moderate&quot; governments like Saudi Arabia, need to clean their own houses. There's only about 25,000 ISIS fighters, most of them inept, and we know where they all are, while there are five million uniformed troops in the armies of the Middle East. Why can't they control ISIS? Because governments like the Saudis are more than happy to let us do their dirty work. So are the Kuwatis, the Jordanians and the rag-tag Iraqi government. Middle East governments tolerate Wahabbi extremsists within their borders and ISIS descends from Wahabbist doctrine. (Osama bin Laden was an adherent of Wahabbism.) The Wahabbi are the ultra-conservative, ultra-fundamentalists of the Sunni branch of Islam and number in the millions throughout the region. The Saudis were happy to let the West take on al Queda and invade Iraq and are happy now to let us (and the French, etc.) take on ISIS because then the West becomes the enemy and not the Saudi royal family or the Kuwatis or the Jordanians. (And we still need their oil, contrary to what oil prices have done recently.) America is happy also to take on the &quot;policeman&quot; role because billions are made on military equipment procurement and private contracting to support our military interventions over there, a fact that few like to admit openly. War is a huge money maker, just ask Popeye's Chicken or Burger King who have outlets in military camps, or the billions Halliburton has made supporting the troops.

We spent much of our military capital, both in blood and in treasure, over ten-plus years in Afghanistan and Iraq post-9/11. Some of us may want to beat the war drum but the vast majority of Americans, if polls are to be believed, do not want further American blood and treasure spilled and spent in the Middle East.

Last thought. Who believes there will never be another movie theater shooting like the one we saw in Aurora, Colorado in 2012? The shooter just walked right in and killed 12 people in cold blood and injured 70 more. It was an act of terrorism. He did, in fact, terrorize the people in the theater. The same thing happened in Paris, on a larger scale, last Friday night. How do we really stop them? How do you stop the &quot;lone nut&quot; from committing such a crime? The French terrorism expert on &quot;60 Minutes&quot; knows this. That's why he said this is only the beginning. Terrorism will always be with us, whether it's a guy in a Colorado movie theater or a band of armed religious zealots in Syria. Maybe if people cleaned their own houses there would be fewer of these horrific acts.

Okay, you can ban me now.

[BJCHEV396]

Well said.

[mssl72]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BJCHEV396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well said. </div></div>

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