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  • Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
    Lord Of War, despite Nic Cage, is a great movie that covers this type of stuff. And yes, the movie is based on real arms dealers and their workings, although the movie itself is complete fiction.
    Mother of Brady 1.0 is also in the movie.
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    • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

      Originally posted by geezer View Post
      This is true, he promised both. Including to bomb the S out of ISIS. My conservative colleague had abandoned Trump. It started when he threatened to primary house conservatives, and now this. Yet he's certainly not gaining support anywhere. I'm curious how low he will be able to drive his popularity before whatever form the imminent Armageddon takes.
      It's also interesting to me that we're apparently at war with both sides of a civil war simultaneously. That has to be great for arms dealers $$$$
      The Syrian Civil War actually has three factions. There's the Pro-Assad group, the ISIS group, and those rebelling against Assad's tyranny.

      That said, beyond policing-but-not-policing-the-world, there's no real reason for us to be involved.
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      • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

        Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
        and those rebelling against Assad's tyranny
        which breaks into a dozen or more major factions and countless smaller ones.

        But this was always great.
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        • Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
          Trump's in a lose-lose situation.
          That's not something new. He's been willfully wallowing in loserhood since he turned 18.
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          • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

            Just finished 4 1/2 hours at the Lincoln Museum in Springfield. Was a little embarrassed at times to tear up in response to some of the information and exhibits. The divisions in the country are hard to contemplate, even now. 1.3 million deaths in 5 years, including his own.

            And I will head over to my hotel, where I will turn on the television to hear more of what our fu ckwad child leader tweeted last night.
            Last edited by burd; 04-07-2017, 02:34 PM.

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            • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

              Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
              The Syrian Civil War actually has three factions. There's the Pro-Assad group, the ISIS group, and those rebelling against Assad's tyranny.

              That said, beyond policing-but-not-policing-the-world, there's no real reason for us to be involved.
              And the sad thing is, everyone knows Assad is a bad man, except I guess for Trump, but then he had to go ahead and gas the babies, "innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal – people were shocked to hear what gas it was. That crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line, many, many lines.”
              before Trump could tear himself away from Twitter long enough to maybe decide this guy isn't such a great guy after all.

              I mean, if that's what it takes to have some kind of cognitive function occur in that spray-tanned brain of his. Now if only he could make the connection that it's his little buddy Putin pulling the strings in Syria.......................
              What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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              • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                LOL Reuters reporting Syria just launched an air strike from the base we bombed. That's some top notch result getting.

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                • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                  Also, other than Trumpy seeing some pictures of dead babies on Fox and getting the sadz, and impulsively tossing off a few dozen missiles at $1 million a pop, there's his talk about how he "isn't going to talk about what his military plans are, not gonna let his enemies know what his response will be"

                  And yet, reports are before the attack, he told the Russians it was coming, who in turn alerted the Syrians, so all important equipment was spirited out of harm's way, and all the missiles hit were a few small outbuildings around the base. Not the major communications hubs, and not the airstrip itself. So what was accomplished? What objective did this strike achieve. Other than swinging his dik around and blowing some sh%t up? $60 million wasted for what purpose?
                  What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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                  • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                    Originally posted by rufus View Post
                    Also, other than Trumpy seeing some pictures of dead babies on Fox and getting the sadz, and impulsively tossing off a few dozen missiles at $1 million a pop, there's his talk about how he "isn't going to talk about what his military plans are, not gonna let his enemies know what his response will be"

                    And yet, reports are before the attack, he told the Russians it was coming, who in turn alerted the Syrians, so all important equipment was spirited out of harm's way, and all the missiles hit were a few small outbuildings around the base. Not the major communications hubs, and not the airstrip itself. So what was accomplished? What objective did this strike achieve. Other than swinging his dik around and blowing some sh%t up? $60 million wasted for what purpose?
                    Although that is all true, I for one want Trump to tell the Russians and the Chinese every time he's going to do some f-ckwit thing. For the next four years we have one job.
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                    • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                      In other news, a Kentucky coal mining museum is switching over to solar power.

                      But what about all those coal-mining jobs that are coming back?
                      What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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                      • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                        Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                        Although that is all true, I for one want Trump to tell the Russians and the Chinese every time he's going to do some f-ckwit thing. For the next four years we have one job.
                        There is that. An even better method would be to quit doing fukwit things.
                        What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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                          Originally posted by rufus View Post
                          There is that. An even better method would be to quit doing fukwit things.
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                          • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                            Originally posted by rufus View Post
                            And the sad thing is, everyone knows Assad is a bad man, except I guess for Trump, but then he had to go ahead and gas the babies, "innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal – people were shocked to hear what gas it was. That crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line, many, many lines.”
                            before Trump could tear himself away from Twitter long enough to maybe decide this guy isn't such a great guy after all.

                            I mean, if that's what it takes to have some kind of cognitive function occur in that spray-tanned brain of his. Now if only he could make the connection that it's his little buddy Putin pulling the strings in Syria.......................
                            Actually, using Saran gas might have even given the Russians pause to reconsider their alliance with Assad. It's a banned substance under international treaty. The question is whether or not Syria ever signed the treaty. If they did, like the Russians did, then we should just tell the Ruskies to get out of Syria for a few weeks while we systemically bomb each and every government owned building in the country that within Assad-occupied lands, including the official government residences.

                            Normally, had this happened in some part of the world where we've not already involved ourselves, I'd say we should take no action. However, we're more or less entrenched in that quagmire, so it's time to throw some punches.
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                            "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

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                              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                              You hafta dance with the girl what brung ya.
                              Think I'll just stay over here leaning against the wall.
                              What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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                              • Re: POTUS 45.7 - Has the left reached the acceptance stage yet?

                                Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                                Actually, using Saran gas might have even given the Russians pause to reconsider their alliance with Assad. It's a banned substance under international treaty. The question is whether or not Syria ever signed the treaty. If they did, like the Russians did, then we should just tell the Ruskies to get out of Syria for a few weeks while we systemically bomb each and every government owned building in the country that within Assad-occupied lands, including the official government residences.

                                Normally, had this happened in some part of the world where we've not already involved ourselves, I'd say we should take no action. However, we're more or less entrenched in that quagmire, so it's time to throw some punches.
                                Assad has used nerve agents before, and Putin didn't flinch then. Why would he abandon Assad now?

                                Remember this? The death toll was even worse.
                                Last edited by FadeToBlack&Gold; 04-07-2017, 06:41 PM.

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