When the State Dept. Asked for Solutions to ‘Violent Extremism’ on Twitter, This GOP Senator Had Some Brilliant Suggestions

by Sierra Marlee | February 21, 2015 12:31 pm

I’m willing to forgo eviscerating the State Department for the utter ridiculous of asking for solutions to a very serious problem on Twitter in exchange for bringing you the responses of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark).[1] While you can be sure that these aren’t what the State Dept. had in mind, Cotton has effectively spoken for every American with a modicum of common sense.

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From The Blaze[3]:

On Friday afternoon, the U.S. State Department asked Twitter users to offer their “solutions” for countering “violent extremism.”

In addition to a number of sarcastic responses, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) offered the State Department a number of solutions to counter extremism. They probably weren’t what the department had in mind.

 

.@StateDept[4] Special Forces #RLTW[5] pic.twitter.com/RUDBTIiOiI[6]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[7]

 

.@StateDept[4] A-10 Warthog pic.twitter.com/NJqLlzBlrR[8]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[9]

 

.@StateDept[4] Forward Air Controller pic.twitter.com/w8L4kpJalF[10]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[11]

 

.@StateDept[4] B2 Bomber pic.twitter.com/GgIr3d1TtJ[12]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[13]

 

.@StateDept[4] Navy Seals pic.twitter.com/qfbBD0g4MX[14]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[15]

 

.@StateDept[4] Tomahawk strike pic.twitter.com/rVU4KWC5bk[16]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[17]

 

.@StateDept[4] C-130 pic.twitter.com/cVuijxIYdx[18]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[19]

 

.@StateDept[4] Carrier Strike Group pic.twitter.com/Hbfi8pFov4[20]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[21]

 

.@StateDept[4] 101st Airborne pic.twitter.com/kDk49g5iwu[22]

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) February 20, 2015[23]

I’d like to thank Arkansas for blessing our Congress with the brilliance of this man. It almost makes up for the Clintons. Almost.