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April 6, 2017 at 8:02 PM #22315April 6, 2017 at 9:13 PM #806245
spdrun
ParticipantMaybe the idea was to destroy the chemical weapons vs releasing them or leaving them intact. No idea if it actually works that way, though.
Still, wonder how many people we killed because 100 people died.
April 7, 2017 at 12:00 AM #806246outtamojo
ParticipantNothing warms a a nation to authoritarian rule more effectively than…war!
Was the missile strike Trump saying that lives of brown non-citizens matter? The white nationalists populists can’t be too pleased.
April 7, 2017 at 6:42 AM #806247The-Shoveler
ParticipantIMO we have no biz in the middle east we need to get the heck out and stay out ASAP.
Russia will never let the Rebels control Syria because of the simple fact that there are too many Russian’s living in Syria.
The sooner we recognize that and let Russia handle it the better off we well be.
There is a line in the sand but it does “NOT” run through Syria.
April 7, 2017 at 7:04 AM #806248Anonymous
GuestScroll down to the tweets.
April 7, 2017 at 12:15 PM #806249ParticipantFine lines sometimes separate being hypocritical and changing one’s mind – I am hoping for the latter. Is this the day Trump became president? Is this the day Trump became a …man? I hope so- now we just have to work on the misogyny.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-alt-right-fans-bail-syria-strikes-130839954.html
When the alt-right is unhappy, I am happy.
April 7, 2017 at 12:20 PM #806250ParticipantFunny, Trump wasn’t OK with helping Syrian refugees, but he’s OK with launching missiles on Syria.
This leftist still thinks he’s a hypocritical old pig.
April 7, 2017 at 1:48 PM #806251no_such_reality
Participant[quote=outtamojo]Fine lines sometimes separate being hypocritical and changing one’s mind – I am hoping for the latter. Is this the day Trump became president? Is this the day Trump became a …man? I hope so- now we just have to work on the misogyny.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-alt-right-fans-bail-syria-strikes-130839954.html
When the alt-right is unhappy, I am happy.[/quote]
I hope I’m wrong, but the cynic in me thinks he’s an old man that still thinks like back in the day and he can just walk in and slap ‘these people’ around and everybody will fall in line.
April 7, 2017 at 2:51 PM #806252FlyerInHi
Guest[quote=The-Shoveler]IMO we have no biz in the middle east we need to get the heck out and stay out ASAP.
Russia will never let the Rebels control Syria because of the simple fact that there are too many Russian’s living in Syria.
The sooner we recognize that and let Russia handle it the better off we well be.
There is a line in the sand but it does “NOT” run through Syria.[/quote]
That was one road not taken. But since we’re down the chosen road there’s no turning back.
I blame the hawks it the Obama administration, and the hawks in American society in general.Being non-interventionist and trying to work through diplomacy and commercial ties is a liability in American political life. It’s the cowboy American character. Foreigners describe it all the time, but we’re so dumb and oblivious.
When we invaded Iraq, we created the prospect of the Shia crescent. A huge gift to Iran and Russia. It’s going to cost us a few more trillion dollars. And while we are bogged down in military quagmire, China will continue to build business ties. Look at China’s GDP growth since joining WTO, right around the time Bush was thinking of invading Iraq.
April 7, 2017 at 3:06 PM #806254Guest[quote=outtamojo]Fine lines sometimes separate being hypocritical and changing one’s mind […][/quote]
He didn’t change his mind at all. He still believes Obama, Hillary, Democrats and anyone that doesn’t fall in line are his “enemies”; that they are wrong/evil/incompetent and everything he has done or will do is success.
He has no real positions on foreign policy, especially mideast policy. It’s simply tough rhetoric that is consistently inconsistent in meaning. Non-intervention, nuke the middle east, America first, secret plan to destroy ISIS – it’s all self-contradicting nonsense. There’s no mind to change.
In the world of Trump, it’s not about ideas or policies or action, or even reality. It’s about people and perception. It’s all about him.
That has not changed.
April 7, 2017 at 5:10 PM #806255moneymaker
ParticipantJust saw some video footage of the hangers and they looked pretty darn thick (i.e. fortified 3 feet of concrete?). Heard 23 of the missiles made it to target wonder what happened to the other 36 missiles? Did Russia shoot them down? I could see 1 not making it to target but not 36 of them.
April 7, 2017 at 7:14 PM #806256Hobie
ParticipantThis is the real story. 59 cruise missiles traveled how far and made it to their targets without any resistance. Radar, ‘iron dome’, etc. Doesn’t make Russia look very on it. Hmm. Indeed sticky now. Russia is in a pickle. Let’s see how many more tests N. Korea does now. My bet is Trump will be tested again soon. Unfortunate.
April 7, 2017 at 8:21 PM #806257GuestThe US dropping bombs on the other side of the world has become almost routine.
But I agree, there is something really odd about it this time around.
April 8, 2017 at 5:52 AM #806258ParticipantOh, and after giving warning to evac target.
April 8, 2017 at 6:51 AM #806259ParticipantYes obviously a show of air superiority and strength. But how many missiles do those ships have? Can we just keep firing away? Russia now has a ship in the area, possibly for air defense. I would not fire off more than half of the missiles just in case they are needed down the road. I can see this happening also in North Korea. What we need is a smart air defense system for our country and our troops.
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