Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[Prevenger17]

I havent watched the news in forever. If american troops died, retaliation should happen.

It's a fairly big story Grinch. Strong intel says that Russia paid the Taliban to kill American troops, some incidences have been directly linked to the deal. Trump was briefed about it in February but either didn't listen or did and didn't care. Would you be even remotely angry if it were true?

 

[mezzrow]

The NYT should give its building to the Lenape tribe survivors as reparations! White people stole Manhattan Island from them for a handful of trinkets.

Manhattan is historically documented to have been purchased by Dutch colonists from Native Americans in 1626 for 60 guilders, which equals roughly $1059 in current terms.

Better yet - use the election as a referendum and if Biden wins, everyone not descended from the Lenape tribe moves off the island and we return it to the state it was found in the 1600's.

 

[Grinch]

It's a fairly big story Grinch. Strong intel says that Russia paid the Taliban to kill American troops, some incidences have been directly linked to the deal. Trump was briefed about it in February but either didn't listen or did and didn't care. Would you be even remotely angry if it were true?

I already said fuel up the bombers. Nobody messes with American troops

 

[Prevenger17]

I already said fuel up the bombers. Nobody messes with American troops

But we both know he isn't going to do that? And I'm sure we both know he is probably going to ignore it until it goes away

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

But we both know he isn't going to do that? And I'm sure we both know he is probably going to ignore it until it goes away

To be fair, Prev, it's not like Trump hasn't done ANYTHING since learning of Russia's actions early last year.

He's lobbied for them to be re-admitted to the G7 since then.

 

[Grinch]

But we both know he isn't going to do that? And I'm sure we both know he is probably going to ignore it until it goes away

Even if he did something he would be criticized by the left for "antagonizing a war".

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Even if he did something he would be criticized by the left for "antagonizing a war".

Would he though? Criticising retaliation for the killing of US servicemen? Seems politically suicidal.

But we’ll never know, because it seems he has no intention of doing anything, since he’s known for over a year, and has just spent that time saying how Russia should be back in the international fold.

 

[Grinch]

Would he though? Criticising retaliation for the killing of US servicemen? Seems politically suicidal.

But we’ll never know, because it seems he has no intention of doing anything, since he’s known for over a year, and has just spent that time saying how Russia should be back in the international fold.

Well I hope you all are as strict on the president if the dementia patient gets into office. Ill hold you all up to it

 

[sdk]

Pretty startling coincidence that Hillary Clinton was rumored to be in steep cognitive decline and riddled with physical ailments when she was running against Trump, and now here's Biden, who's rumored to be in steep cognitive decline and riddled with physical ailments.

I figure it'll just be two or three more weeks before we discover that Biden murdered Vince Foster.

 

[Ruairi77]

The NYT should give its building to the Lenape tribe survivors as reparations! White people stole Manhattan Island from them for a handful of trinkets.

Manhattan is historically documented to have been purchased by Dutch colonists from Native Americans in 1626 for 60 guilders, which equals roughly $1059 in current terms.

Better yet - use the election as a referendum and if Biden wins, everyone not descended from the Lenape tribe moves off the island and we return it to the state it was found in the 1600's.

cool...
now are you going to tell us why you voted for Trump?

 

[Ruairi77]

Even if he did something he would be criticized by the left for "antagonizing a war".

you think the left would be angry if Trump stood up to Putin?

 

[Grinch]

you think the left would be angry if Trump stood up to Putin?

If he started a war yes. It was written in the stones before he was even president! "Oh hes gonna have the nuke button. Oh WWIII on the way. Some ones going to anger him and will trigger him." So yes I do think the left would heavily criticize a war. Any thing he does good or bad the left will always find the negative in it because thats just how their minds work. "nothing is right unless we say.."

 

[Ruairi77]

If he started a war yes. It was written in the stones before he was even president! "Oh hes gonna have the nuke button. Oh WWIII on the way. Some ones going to anger him and will trigger him." So yes I do think the left would heavily criticize a war. Any thing he does good or bad the left will always find the negative in it because thats just how their minds work. "nothing is right unless we say.."

ah, you said 'do something'. Before going to war, siding with our allies, imposing strict tariffs, not insisting they come back to the G7, not withdrawing a ton of troops from Germany, would all be a good start.

I mean, honestly, in the time since he's been informed that Russia are paying the Taliban to kill Americans, he's pushed for Russias incusion in the G7 and started to withdraw thousands of troops from Europe.
He's a Russian asset!

 

[Grinch]

ah, you said 'do something'. Before going to war, siding with our allies, imposing strict tariffs, not insisting they come back to the G7, not withdrawing a ton of troops from Germany, would all be a good start.

I mean, honestly, in the time since he's been informed that Russia are paying the Taliban to kill Americans, he's pushed for Russias incusion in the G7 and started to withdraw thousands of troops from Europe.
He's a Russian asset!

Ah yeah if they did something non-violent sure discussions would happen but they can care less about being fined etc. As soon as American blood is shed, retaliation through drone strike, etc needs to happen. Not just 1 life but multiple. Similar to the ones in Bengazi. Should have went scorched earth

 

[verreauxi]

Why are Republican's so darn paranoid? Armed to the teeth and waiting for Democrats to come for their guns...No Democrat will ever do that! And now they think they'll be hunted. Just crazy!