Maxman1
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Weird is the right word.
Deranged is more apt IMHO.
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Weird is the right word.
Deranged is more apt IMHO.
Neither is her bossNone. But if the VP doesn't stand apart from the administration on policy, it's also her policy. I expect a Harris administration would be under more influence of the leftmost progressives of the party than the Biden administration already is. She isn't notable for independent thinking and well-reasoned policy.
1967 Detroit MichiganNo not disconcerting at all…
/sarcasm
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Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants
The former president’s vision of using the military to enforce the law domestically would carry profound implications for civil liberties.www.nytimes.com
"I must question whether they would discharge their responsibilities to our men and women in uniform with the seriousness and discernment necessary for such a powerful position"That hot-bed of woke Marxist revolutionary ideology, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is not impressed.
VFW Admonishes Former President for Medal of Honor Remarks
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump spoke at an event where he made some flippant remarks about the Medal of Honor and the heroes who have received it.www.vfw.org
Trump abandoned the Kurds and both established and set in motion the plan to abandon the Afghans. They all suck in that respect. Biden, at least, is luke-warmly supporting Ukraine against the ultimate aggression they’re currently subject to."I must question whether they would discharge their responsibilities to our men and women in uniform with the seriousness and discernment necessary for such a powerful position"
Thankfully we know the answer to this idiotic question.
His opponents, Hillary and Biden gave us the Benghazi and Afghan disasters, whereas Trump brought us victory against ISIS and peace in the Middle East.
Yes, we are "peace" in the middle east."I must question whether they would discharge their responsibilities to our men and women in uniform with the seriousness and discernment necessary for such a powerful position"
Thankfully we know the answer to this idiotic question.
His opponents, Hillary and Biden gave us the Benghazi and Afghan disasters, whereas Trump brought us victory against ISIS and peace in the Middle East.
The spot on the Venn Diagram’s where Lumber and I intersect.Yes, we are "peace" in the middle east.
“If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.”
Yes, we are "peace" in the middle east.
“If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.”
I think you two got your wars mixed up.The spot on the Venn Diagram’s where Lumber and I intersect.
A difficult decision. Yet, ISIS was defeated.Trump abandoned the Kurds
We didn't abandon the Afghans. If the Taliban had it so easy, it's because that's how they want to live. Who are we to dictate how they should live?and both established and set in motion the plan to abandon the Afghans. They all suck in that respect. Biden, at least, is luke-warmly supporting Ukraine against the ultimate aggression they’re currently subject to.
That doesn't sound biased at all. Reality is both will subject others to their idea of America and American values.One of the choices subjects other nations to the the fickle and self-serving whims of American interests. The other will subject the rest of the world to the fickle and self-serving whims of Donald Trump’s interests.
"Orange man bad"Trump has made his contempt of the men and women in uniformed service clear time and again, however much he may try to walk it back, or others try to hand-wave and bag-lick it away.
I say pardon?A difficult decision. Yet, ISIS was defeated.
WTF???We didn't abandon the Afghans.
That is akin to justifying a ruthless gang takeoverIf the Taliban had it so easy, it's because that's how they want to live. Who are we to dictate how they should live?
Your idea of victory is a little different than mine.That doesn't sound biased at all. Reality is both will subject others to their idea of America and American values.
"Orange man bad"
Overstated and inconsequential. We've been over this a million times. Results and facts over feelings. I'd rather have a commander who gets us victory than one who sweet-talks us in defeat.
Kevin, you're better than that.I say pardon?
WTF???
That is akin to justifying a ruthless gang takeover
Your idea of victory is a little different than mine.
ISIS is still around. Defeated they are definitely not.Kevin, you're better than that.
Say what you want to say instead of reactions devoid of meaning.
The over-arching lesson is that the US shouldn't get involved in anyone's long-term fights, or places where long-held grudges are sitting below the surface. Someone always abandons the field before enough time has elapsed for a social/political solution to take root.ISIS is still around. Defeated they are definitely not.
Trump sold out the Afghans, negotiated with the Taliban without the Afghan government, and pulled back troops and support. Then did nothing when the Taliban didn’t follow the agreements.
To me Trump is no better than Obama was.
He abandoned the Kurds to face attack by Turkey. ISIS has also not been defeated in anything close to totality. They no longer have sovereign control over territory, but they remain a player. If you think ISIS is defeated, there are a lot of people still fighting them you should probably let know of that.A difficult decision. Yet, ISIS was defeated.
We abandoned the Afghans. That’s why, among other things, a number of them fell to the deaths from the landing gear of departing C-17s.We didn't abandon the Afghans. If the Taliban had it so easy, it's because that's how they want to live. Who are we to dictate how they should live?
See, e.g., Trump’s attempted shakedown of Ukraine for domestic political advantage. He denied military aid in an attempt to extort a criminal investigation of the son of his election opponent. That’s not ‘Orange man bad’, that’s reality with receipts. I hardly need point out why withheld military aid in that context kinda matters. If past behaviour is an indicator of future performance, there’s no reason to believe Trump would not sell Ukraine down the river again if it suited his personal advantage.That doesn't sound biased at all. Reality is both will subject others to their idea of America and American values.
"Orange man bad"
Overstated and inconsequential. We've been over this a million times. Results and facts over feelings. I'd rather have a commander who gets us victory than one who sweet-talks us in defeat.
ISIS is conventionally defeated.ISIS is still around. Defeated they are definitely not.
Trump sold out the Afghans, negotiated with the Taliban without the Afghan government, and pulled back troops and support. Then did nothing when the Taliban didn’t follow the agreements.
To me Trump is no better than Obama was.
ISIS is hardly conventional.ISIS is conventionally defeated.
That’s what everyone is saying. Glad you agree.That doesn't mean it has ceased to exist.
Yet it is still very much a threat.But it is not nearly as much of a threat as it once was.
I think the actual lesson is have an actual plan. Not let some moron who has never done anything but take a course at school design a ‘strategy’.The over-arching lesson is that the US shouldn't get involved in anyone's long-term fights, or places where long-held grudges are sitting below the surface. Someone always abandons the field before enough time has elapsed for a social/political solution to take root.
For before/what if, during AND after.I think the actual lesson is have an actual plan ....