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June 7, 2009 at 2:10 PM #412593June 7, 2009 at 2:12 PM #411901
Arraya
ParticipantThat’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
June 7, 2009 at 2:12 PM #412139ParticipantThat’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
June 7, 2009 at 2:12 PM #412386ParticipantThat’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
June 7, 2009 at 2:12 PM #412450ParticipantThat’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
June 7, 2009 at 2:12 PM #412603ParticipantThat’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
June 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM #411906Allan from Fallbrook
Participant[quote=Arraya]That’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
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Arraya: It’s a “Pick ‘Em” in terms of which situation is the game changer. My personal bet is on Afghanistan, but I think North Korea could also rear up and bite Obama on his ass.
I believe he is going to go the LBJ route in Afghanistan and tie up even more money and troops in a losing effort. Have you seen the plans for the compound in Islamabad, Pakistan? No joke. We are finding ourselves on the same slippery slope that LBJ did in 1965 with Vietnam. It starts with the 1st Marines landing at Danang and ends up with 550,000 troops in country.
Throw in his “revised” Iraqi timetable and that gigantic sucking sound gets even louder.
June 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM #412144Participant[quote=Arraya]That’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
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Arraya: It’s a “Pick ‘Em” in terms of which situation is the game changer. My personal bet is on Afghanistan, but I think North Korea could also rear up and bite Obama on his ass.
I believe he is going to go the LBJ route in Afghanistan and tie up even more money and troops in a losing effort. Have you seen the plans for the compound in Islamabad, Pakistan? No joke. We are finding ourselves on the same slippery slope that LBJ did in 1965 with Vietnam. It starts with the 1st Marines landing at Danang and ends up with 550,000 troops in country.
Throw in his “revised” Iraqi timetable and that gigantic sucking sound gets even louder.
June 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM #412391Participant[quote=Arraya]That’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
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Arraya: It’s a “Pick ‘Em” in terms of which situation is the game changer. My personal bet is on Afghanistan, but I think North Korea could also rear up and bite Obama on his ass.
I believe he is going to go the LBJ route in Afghanistan and tie up even more money and troops in a losing effort. Have you seen the plans for the compound in Islamabad, Pakistan? No joke. We are finding ourselves on the same slippery slope that LBJ did in 1965 with Vietnam. It starts with the 1st Marines landing at Danang and ends up with 550,000 troops in country.
Throw in his “revised” Iraqi timetable and that gigantic sucking sound gets even louder.
June 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM #412455Participant[quote=Arraya]That’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
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Arraya: It’s a “Pick ‘Em” in terms of which situation is the game changer. My personal bet is on Afghanistan, but I think North Korea could also rear up and bite Obama on his ass.
I believe he is going to go the LBJ route in Afghanistan and tie up even more money and troops in a losing effort. Have you seen the plans for the compound in Islamabad, Pakistan? No joke. We are finding ourselves on the same slippery slope that LBJ did in 1965 with Vietnam. It starts with the 1st Marines landing at Danang and ends up with 550,000 troops in country.
Throw in his “revised” Iraqi timetable and that gigantic sucking sound gets even louder.
June 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM #412608Participant[quote=Arraya]That’s exactly what it is, good cop/bad cop. Besides meaningless social issues that they toss to the constituents, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric and portion of population the defends the same policies that they were criticizing before the last election.
That silk sheet will most likely get ripped off with deteriorating world conditions. There are many tipping points that could facilitate this. The spin cycle is set on high, though…
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Arraya: It’s a “Pick ‘Em” in terms of which situation is the game changer. My personal bet is on Afghanistan, but I think North Korea could also rear up and bite Obama on his ass.
I believe he is going to go the LBJ route in Afghanistan and tie up even more money and troops in a losing effort. Have you seen the plans for the compound in Islamabad, Pakistan? No joke. We are finding ourselves on the same slippery slope that LBJ did in 1965 with Vietnam. It starts with the 1st Marines landing at Danang and ends up with 550,000 troops in country.
Throw in his “revised” Iraqi timetable and that gigantic sucking sound gets even louder.
June 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM #411911NotCranky
ParticipantAllan, I saw a really good response to the North Korean situation that was not excessively pragmatic for me.It was on another blog. First course of action, make it very clear that the next missile test will be shot out of the sky. The next one off the launch pad. The next one in the factory all other oppressive sanctions removed and a fair attempt at bringing North Korea back into the real world somehow.I know ,what real world? The one with the hegemonic US, or the imperialistic US? Anyhow, keeping it simple, it seemed like it might be time for that.I don’t think anyone influential in the west is thinking like this or if they considered opening up North Korea or perhaps reuninifation, they got scared shitless and slammed the door on the thought.
I wish I could find the guys post because it covered most geopolitical ramifications well, but I doubt if I can. Maybe we are afraid of opening up even a peaceful North Korea? Maybe our allies are too.If so then it isn’t it hypocritical to deny them a calculated pragmatically military way to bust out and call them crazy and evil for it?
June 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM #412149ParticipantAllan, I saw a really good response to the North Korean situation that was not excessively pragmatic for me.It was on another blog. First course of action, make it very clear that the next missile test will be shot out of the sky. The next one off the launch pad. The next one in the factory all other oppressive sanctions removed and a fair attempt at bringing North Korea back into the real world somehow.I know ,what real world? The one with the hegemonic US, or the imperialistic US? Anyhow, keeping it simple, it seemed like it might be time for that.I don’t think anyone influential in the west is thinking like this or if they considered opening up North Korea or perhaps reuninifation, they got scared shitless and slammed the door on the thought.
I wish I could find the guys post because it covered most geopolitical ramifications well, but I doubt if I can. Maybe we are afraid of opening up even a peaceful North Korea? Maybe our allies are too.If so then it isn’t it hypocritical to deny them a calculated pragmatically military way to bust out and call them crazy and evil for it?
June 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM #412396ParticipantAllan, I saw a really good response to the North Korean situation that was not excessively pragmatic for me.It was on another blog. First course of action, make it very clear that the next missile test will be shot out of the sky. The next one off the launch pad. The next one in the factory all other oppressive sanctions removed and a fair attempt at bringing North Korea back into the real world somehow.I know ,what real world? The one with the hegemonic US, or the imperialistic US? Anyhow, keeping it simple, it seemed like it might be time for that.I don’t think anyone influential in the west is thinking like this or if they considered opening up North Korea or perhaps reuninifation, they got scared shitless and slammed the door on the thought.
I wish I could find the guys post because it covered most geopolitical ramifications well, but I doubt if I can. Maybe we are afraid of opening up even a peaceful North Korea? Maybe our allies are too.If so then it isn’t it hypocritical to deny them a calculated pragmatically military way to bust out and call them crazy and evil for it?
June 7, 2009 at 2:44 PM #412460ParticipantAllan, I saw a really good response to the North Korean situation that was not excessively pragmatic for me.It was on another blog. First course of action, make it very clear that the next missile test will be shot out of the sky. The next one off the launch pad. The next one in the factory all other oppressive sanctions removed and a fair attempt at bringing North Korea back into the real world somehow.I know ,what real world? The one with the hegemonic US, or the imperialistic US? Anyhow, keeping it simple, it seemed like it might be time for that.I don’t think anyone influential in the west is thinking like this or if they considered opening up North Korea or perhaps reuninifation, they got scared shitless and slammed the door on the thought.
I wish I could find the guys post because it covered most geopolitical ramifications well, but I doubt if I can. Maybe we are afraid of opening up even a peaceful North Korea? Maybe our allies are too.If so then it isn’t it hypocritical to deny them a calculated pragmatically military way to bust out and call them crazy and evil for it?
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