American couple fake honeymoon to join ISIS, it didn't go well

[rsexaminer]

Apparently the plan was to honeymoon in Europe and enjoy the sights, then head to Syria to join the Islamic terrorist group ISIS. It didn't go as planned.

http://www.examiner.com/article/u-s-couple-fake-honeymoon-to-join-isis-syria

[Blue_Tires]

1. Morons...

[951-Riverside]

2. "the couple were arrested where they later confused to the charges"

I'm confused too

[hollysmom]

3. literacy is going down the toilet.

[Warpy]

5. That's what I call a Fraudulent Slip

because at least one of them was certainly confused.

I am so glad they were arrested before they managed to get through. I know what that very pretty young woman in "true love" would have had for a life if they'd gotten there.

[NV Whino]

4. Gee, I bet ISIS could use a good PR person, too.

The couple detailed the skills they could bring to ISIS, including being "good with computers, education and media," a well as "math and chemistry."

Or maybe a graphic designer. Maybe I should apply.

[Warpy]

6. She would have been a set of orifices

That is the only "value" they assign to women.

[NV Whino]

8. Yeah

I'm of half a mind to just let these idiots go instead of trying to stop them.

[Warpy]

9. You really want that for young women?

Wow.

[NV Whino]

11. Oh, lighten up.

Of course not. However, a dose of reality might be nice.

[romanic]

7. Idiotas.

[tabasco]

10. Why????

[LiberalAndProud]

12. I just cannot understand why a young American woman would make this choice.

Is it religious, or political. Is it love of ISIS, hate for US or the promise of a glorious life after? It's beyond my capacity to imagine the attraction.

[hifiguy]

13. It might even be idiot youthful thrill-seeking

like back in the days when a jilted young Frenchman would run off to join the Foreign Legion. Romance, adventure, all the Algerians you can kill!

But ISIS? Wow, people are getting dumber by the minute.

[LiberalAndProud]

14. A James Bond attraction, then?

I have been listening to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, hence cognitive dissonance. It's shocking in juxtaposition.

[hifiguy]

15. Stupid people tend to act on really dumb ideas

especially when they are young and particularly feckless.

When I was that age said dumb ideas ran to someone saying "Hey, let's drive to Mexico (from Minnesota) and score a bale of weed" after a few too many bong hits but cooler heads and a lack of gas money usually prevailed. I got no answers.

[hifiguy]

16. Thanks for posting this.

She is a fascinating person.

[LiberalAndProud]

17. You're very welcome.

She is an incredible person. Oddly, I find that I disagree with her less vehemently on some issues than I did four years ago. I still disagree with some of her foreign policy views, but I am more inclined to actually hear what she has to say.