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Post by Hercules on Apr 7, 2017 5:01:10 GMT
Wtf
What is going on david?
Does this have the potential to escalate
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Post by David on Apr 7, 2017 8:49:16 GMT
I found this article most poignant...
Trump: An unlikely globalist?
Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America reporter
Posted at
4:28
The man who was thought to be a neo-isolationist is now, just months into his presidency, projecting US military force abroad to enforce international norms and punish human rights abuses.
If the president’s foreign policy outlook can shift so dramatically in just a few days, if not hours, will allies and adversaries interpret this as a sign of flexibility or incoherence?
A cruise missile strike is a low-risk form of military action, but it also is of limited effectiveness. A White House official described this as a warning shot across Mr al-Assad’s bow.
If the Syrian president continues to use chemical weapons or conduct conventional attacks that result in significant civilian casualties, will the US escalate its military intervention or back down and risk appearing weak?
Thursday night was Mr Trump’s first significant foreign policy challenge, and it appears to have dramatically changed his outlook, his rhetoric and his resulting actions.
The candidate who constantly spoke of putting America first ended his brief remarks Thursday night by calling for God’s blessings not just for his nation but for the “entire world”.
This strike – and this change of attitude – may simply be a one-off event. Or, perhaps, an unlikely globalist has been born.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 11:32:44 GMT
I'm not a Trump supporter. If you read Walter's thread you'd see my criticism (foolish/unpredictable) of him. Bernie Sanders was the only pol I've supported. He was betrayed during the primaries by the DNC...that's how Trump won. I still voted for Hillary...to no avail. Political correctness and left wing fanatics have expedited this shift to the right. I consider Trump a childish and impetuous menace.
As for this missile attack...it makes a nice distraction from the domestic turmoil Trump found himself in.
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Post by Hercules on Apr 8, 2017 1:36:34 GMT
David has now made an edit to his post, Keith. I think he made a mistake in his reference to you and I with our views on Trump due to a grammar error.
I think most people I come across on social media are anti-trump. Which makes you wonder how he got in.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 19:44:12 GMT
youre deceived if you think Assad would gas his people BBC, CNN News Caught Staging FAKE News Chemical Attacks In Syria | HNN – Higgins News Network alexanderhiggins.com/bbc-news-caught-staging-fake-news-chemical-attack-syria/do distrust cnn bbc usa uk liars //////////////////////////// “American and British involvement in Mossadegh’s ouster has long been public knowledge, but today’s posting includes what is believed to be the CIA’s first formal acknowledgement that the agency helped to plan and execute the coup,” the US National Security Archive said. Monday’s publication under the US Freedom of Information Act came as something of a surprise, since most of the materials and records of the 1953 coup were believed to have been destroyed by the CIA, the Archive said. The CIA said at time that its “safes were too full.” The newly-revealed documents declassify documents about CIA’s TPAJAX operation that sought regime change in Iran through the bribery of Iranian politicians, security and army high-ranking officials, and massive anti-Mossadegh propaganda that helped to instigate public revolt in 1953. www.rt.com/usa/iran-coup-cia-operation-647/ |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 21:46:59 GMT
uk in south africa frickin the boers over in 1899 screw those
Erin go bragh
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