Guest:Erick Prince
"Last night bombs began falling on suspected ISIS and al Qaeda positions in the war-torn country of Syria. But what took so long? The reason for the delay is twofold. First, the president is fearful of creating a wider-war because that will diminish his legacy of ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But when the American people began demanding action after ISIS beheaded two U.S. citizens, the president had no choice but to act. Second, America's intelligence system is not working properly. The USA was caught by surprise when ISIS invaded Iraq and Washington seems befuddled by the danger we the people face. Former Obama administration officials like Leon Panetta and Robert Gates say the fault lies with a timid commander-in-chief, but because security decisions are shrouded in secrecy, we don't know for sure. Mr. Obama had a good point when he declined to send weapons to the so-called Syrian moderates, citing the lack of clarity of exactly who they are. But now the fight is on because ISIS is so barbaric, so dangerous that it can no longer be ignored or allowed to prosper. Last night I called for a worldwide anti-terror mercenary army, which would be trained and administered by the USA under the supervision of Congress and funded by the coalition that President Obama is putting together. The idea is to have a rapid deployment force capable of confronting Islamic terrorists anywhere in the world without the chaotic political nonsense that prevents effective action against these killers. That force will eventually have to happen."

The Factor discussed the possibility of an elite mercenary force with Erik Prince, the former Navy SEAL who founded the Blackwater private security firm. "It's possible and it's doable," Prince declared. "We're not going to crush ISIS with just air power, someone has to go clear them out of those towns, villages, and alleys. So finding a cheap and sustainable way to keep pressure on Islamists is about the only way we're going to do it. There is a huge number of good men who will answer the call and do a professional job. " The Factor stressed that a mercenary force would be funded by a broad coalition of nations: "America is bearing the war on terror with our blood and treasure and that has to stop, we can't afford to do it all over the world. Even if we wipe out ISIS now, there will be another ISIS, they're not going to stop."

Guests:Monica Crowley & Kirsten Powers
For additional perspective on the mercenary idea, The Factor turned to Kirsten Powers and Monica Crowley. "There are many reasons I oppose this," Powers said, "and one of the main reasons is that what makes the military so great is that these are people who signed up to fight for their country, it's a very noble position. You would be luring people into this by paying them a lot of money." Crowley, on the other hand, saw some benefit in the idea, but also identified a stumbling block. "You would have a continuing authority to go after the world's greatest terrorists without having every battle politicized. The problem is that the United Nations outlawed mercenary forces in 1989." The Factor hastily dismissed Crowley's concern, asking, "Do you think anybody in the world cares what the U.N. thinks?"

Guest:Megyn Kelly
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, a mother of three, opined on the dangers faced by America's technology-savvy and always-connected kids. "I work in news where the darkest corners of society confront you every day," she said, "so I'm forced to think about it even though my oldest child is only five. First, it requires active parenting because I don't think you'll be able to keep your kids away from it. Point two is to be an excellent spy - I'm going to be looking at their texts, I'll see everything they do." The Factor questioned whether even the best and most alert parent can protect the young 'uns: "Once kids get into adolescence, they're all on these things. Even good kids are using crude language and saying terrible things about other children with no restraint. This is the most dangerous time in history for children."

Guest:John Stossel
The Factor asked Fox Business host John Stossel why so many liberal Americans are focused on income inequality. "It's because we got richer," Stossel theorized. "You can see it when children of the Rockefellers are at the anti-fossil fuel protests. Once you get rich, that warm and fuzzy we're-all-in-it-together idea of socialism feels good. It's also the media - reporters are hostile to free markets and economically ignorant. They think that if government ran more things everybody would have more money. But there's more income inequality in Haiti and Mexico and China." The Factor added, "This income inequality topic has taken root in this country and the Democratic Party pushes it like crazy."

Guests:Lis Wiehl & Kimberly Guilfoyle
Legal aces Lis Wiehl and Kimberly Guilfoyle provided the latest on Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was swapped for five Gitmo terrorists back in May. "The Army is refusing to tell us what's going on," Wiehl groused. "They say there are 'outstanding issues' and that they're doing their own investigation, but the Army set a deadline of August 15th and blew past that without giving any excuse. So we have no idea what's going on." Guilfoyle lambasted the Army for its lack of transparency. "They say there are no new developments since August, so why did they blow the deadline? What is the excuse for the delay? They keep pushing it back and won't tell us what the next step is." The Factor theorized that the Army is stonewalling to protect the commander-in-chief: "I think the evidence is so overwhelming that Bergdahl deserted that President Obama would be embarrassed if the Army makes that declaration."

Guest:Charles Krauthammer
Charles Krauthammer entered the No Spin Zone with his response to the idea of a mercenary army to fight terrorism around the globe. "With that idea," Dr. K scoffed, "you have gone from 'out of the box' to 'off the wall.' You want to create a French Foreign Legion, but we are not the French Empire policing West Africa in the 19th century. Do you really want to be responsible for a band of desperados? On one hand you'll have ISIS people who believe in something, and on the other hand you'll have people who are there just for the money. Who do you think wins?" But The Factor insisted that the idea has merits: "This war on terror is ruining our treasury and our national morale, we need to have an alternative. The terrorists know there is no will to fight them in the West, this would change that mentality."

Mike Sanders, Leeds, England: "O'Reilly, congratulations. Most of the media just complain but you put forth solutions to the jihadist problems. Even if they don't work, they start needed conversations."

Tim O'Connor, Ridgefield, CT: "As a West Point educated former Army officer, I can tell you that no American military leader would train a mercenary unit."

Mariela Serrano, North Olmstead, OH: "A mercenary anti-terrorist force is an excellent suggestion. That would save American lives and reduce the cost to our country."

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