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Originally posted by froot loops View PostThe Iran deal was a deal between 7 actors, he can't unilaterally tear up anything. You could theoretically pull the US out of the deal but the deal still goes on.
Its time for the conversation to begin dealing with the reality of WHEN more hostile nations join the nuke fraternity. Nobody is going to stop it from happening.
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Jeff: I was typing when you posted.
I want to think about it more too. I keep going back to 1980, when the same type of attack was being delivered against Reagan. Eventually, folks were able to cut through the media blockade and allow Reagan to be Reagan.
Trump is no Reagan. I view him as an autocratic narcissist, and that scares me. But my view is based on little real evidence. Hillary, on the other hand, has proven she is corrupt and for sale, and she has done that since the 1980's. I know of no regular poster in this forum who would not rather we had a choice of Pence vs. Kaine. So I'm trying to view this election as that kind of choice, and I'll always fall on the side of more freedom and less government.
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The only means of stopping a wealthy nation of 80 million people from acquiring a nuclear weapon would be to conquer it and establish a permanent puppet government.
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Geezer I think you identified a few interesting areas where we might wonder why Putin would want Trump in, and a few that aren't quite so interesting. But what's out there makes it pretty clear that he does, regardless of how you or I might logic it out.
Not that's the final word on it. The media also expects a big Erdogan/Putin rapproachment soon. I had breakfast Wednesday with another former Istanbul journalist and we poked some pretty interesting holes in that idea. Neither of us can see why Erdogan would need Putin. So there's an example of why we shouldn't take all this at face value. There's also no reason to throw it out completely, either, and disregard the expertise and the context of the people who are certain about Putin's preference. That combined with the consistency of the opinion is quite notable.
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Now it's the media's fault for the plagiarism. It is always the media's fault or its political correctness. Good grief. Come up with a better speech or at least change the words around a little more. They violated Don Canham's rule of not turning a one day story into three day story. Their defensive reaction did just that.
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Originally posted by Da Geezer View PostThat is just nonsense, and a total straw man. Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor and stopped Hussein's program. Israel is willing to do the same in Iran, but would need US help. That help is not forthcoming under either Obama or Hillary. In fact, the Iran Deal obligates the US to protect Iran from an Israeli attack.
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Originally posted by froot loops View PostNow it's the media's fault for the plagiarism. It is always the media's fault or its political correctness. Good grief. Come up with a better speech or at least change the words around a little more. They violated Don Canham's rule of not turning a one day story into three day story. Their defensive reaction did just that.
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Originally posted by froot loops View PostThat is a tough call on Trump or Pence. They are both terrible but Pence would be terrible in a predictable way. Neither of them seem to be very good at policy minutae. If I had to choose I might ask for Cruz!
As the leader of the Christian Taliban, Cruz is a scary motherfucker. I hope he disappears along with the rest of the Tea Party and other religious zealots. Their vision of America is not the America that I know or want.
Trump on the other hand is just a gas-bag fool. I suspect that he will get destroyed in the election.I feel like I am watching the destruction of our democracy while my neighbors and friends cheer it on
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