Some people think you can hug ISIS into peace and it is…astounding
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 13, 2017
It’s safe to say that we can count “Gasland” and “How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change” director Josh Fox among the many liberals fuming over the MOAB dropped on ISIS targets in Afghanistan. Why? Because bombs have never solved anything. No, what the world needs now is love, sweet love:
Atrocity. Murder. Abomination. When will we learn that only #love stops hate, and bombings only create more #ISIS? #moab #stoptrump
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
It's official. @realDonaldTrump has learned at dropping bombs gets him good press. That's why he just dropped the biggest non-nuke we have.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
I've studied the #MOAB for yrs. It's a disgusting device, designed to inflict maximum casualties. It's a carpet bomb. Should be illegal.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
The #MOAB explosion is equivalent to 11 tons of TNT and the blast radius is a mile wide. How many innocent children were in that mile?
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
In the ISIS tunnels that were targeted, you mean?
The newest advisor to the @realDonaldTrump war escalation machine. pic.twitter.com/D6kxcGWZSc
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. Only love can conquer hate. Escalation puts everyone in more danger. #MOAB
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
I'm impressed by the sheer number of #trumpbots that are attacking me. Glad I am getting through. #peace #loveyourenemy
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
Love your enemy. Don't create more of them. Teachers, diplomacy, culture and aid helps peace. Bombs don't. #MOAB #murder #NoMoreWars
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
A one-bomb carpet bomb. A war crime. An atrocity.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
If you want #peace you send aid, teachers, culture and diplomats. If you want #war you send indiscriminate bombs. Which do you want? #MOAB
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
Love will stop ISIS?
Makes about as much sense as giving them a Pepsi. https://t.co/vBNzeLVIqm
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) April 13, 2017
Bombs only help them. The more you bomb, the more ISIS you create. Have you learned nothing from the past 15 years of failed war strategy?
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/852608450429431810
I think it is safe to say that there was no ISIS before you guys started dropping bombs on Iraq & Afghanistan. You created them. #learning
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
I never expected to see so much opposition to bombing ISIS. #MOAB https://t.co/j1N5GwSiLa
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) April 13, 2017
15 years of failed war based strategy and Americans want NO MORE. We learned from our mistakes. How about you?
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/852609431514820609
Your war strategy has failed for 15 years. Your ideology has murdered millions. How about you learn from your mistakes & try something new? pic.twitter.com/MNPKhow29A
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/852621078333710336
Ad hominem attacks don't make 15 years of failed wars and misspent US trillions any more strategic.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
You wanna stop ISIS? So do I. So Stop helping them! (We bombed them in Afghanistan-that helps them recruit, we armed them in Syria-remember?
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/852622315116535809
With trillions in aid we could have rebuilt Iraq and Afghanistan and had two allies and no terror. Now what do we have? War. Instability.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
I'm in a Twitter war with all of @FoxNews right now. They all think helping Isis is a good idea. Check my feed. Yes you @KatiePavlich
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
These three things are unequivocally true: #fracking contaminates water. Bombs help ISIS. @FoxNews makes you dumber. https://t.co/dDwSU8NFaI
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
Trillions in aid Instead of bombs could have rebuilt Iraq/Afghanistan & made two allies, no terror. Now what do we have? War. Instability.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
Sounds more like ignorance to me. SMH
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 13, 2017
George, it's not just ISIS. There are plenty of Muslim countries that would, in best scenario, jail you for being gay. Worst? They'd kill u.
— Happy Thanksgiving & Epstein Didn't Kill Himself (@drawandstrike) April 13, 2017
Which is why reach out to them with culture and diplomacy and NOT bombs.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
Go give #ISIS a hug. We'll cover you. https://t.co/NOEQDtC1SX
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) April 13, 2017
Keep creating more enemies and there will be more wars, more beheadings more terror and less stability for all of our children.
— Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) April 13, 2017
We’d better leave ISIS alone. Or next time they behead innocents, we’ll only have ourselves to blame.
This…is really stupid. https://t.co/boyerkym1X
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 13, 2017
Dangerously stupid.
https://twitter.com/Dalex_60/status/852617749465583616
Wow. Just needs some bongos, incense, and flowers. What color is the sky in Unicorn Fairyland?
— Ozark Finesse Guy (probably) (@OzarkFinesseGuy) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/852656274613207040
How can anyone be so blind and/or stupid? Just go over there for a day and then say that again. Fool
— TxTom (@tmore3) April 13, 2017
Sounds sweet. Reality is quite different though. What do you think ISIS would do with your teachers and diplomats?
— Brandon Seers (@bseers1984) April 13, 2017
So all the teachers & diplomats can get their heads cut off???
— Acorn (@acorn614) April 13, 2017
Ok, when they all get slaughtered then who do you send?
— Richard Tilley ?? Trump 2020 (@rtracingstables) April 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/852649965776236544
Good call Josh! Why don't you be the first to volunteer!!! Go and teach your peace and love to all who hate America and what we stand for!
— ratpack (@mstirr01) April 13, 2017
How do you send culture? And why do you think they want said culture? Do you not think that they are fighting against all you say to send?
— John Williams (@JohnMiaWilliams) April 13, 2017
This is the dumbest thing I have read today. Let me know how that hug-in with ISIS works out for you.
— Sherry Roberts (@SherryR64384063) April 13, 2017
This could be the silliest statement I've ever seen. You're not using your head so might as well go over there and see how fast you lose it
— ?? Joe ?? (@JoeAmend1) April 13, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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