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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#178326: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:04:07 AM

Something something but Hillary is a warhawk something something...

Inter arma enim silent leges
StarOutlaw Since: Nov, 2010
#178327: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:05:39 AM

It's too bad Obama can't sue Trump for libel.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178328: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:07:11 AM

China is upset enough as is about THAAD. This is not going to help matters.

Disgusted, but not surprised
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#178329: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:10:47 AM

Something something neoliberal DINO warhawk something something emails something something Goldman Sachs.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178330: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:12:59 AM

[up]

warhawk something something emails something something Goldman Sachs.

Hypocrisy, thy name is Trump.

Disgusted, but not surprised
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#178331: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:15:51 AM

Idle thought: in the event that Trump stupidly pushes us into a war with Iran or North Korea or, I don't know, whoever pissed in his coffee that week - let's say the U.K. - would it be possible for him to reinstate the draft using an Executive Order?

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CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#178332: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:16:03 AM

Re: Tillerson: Does he want North Korea to lob a nuke at South Korea?

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#178333: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:17:38 AM

[up][up][up] The particular hypocrisy in this case is the voters who got mad at Hillary for her supposed hawkishness and ties to Big Money. Much of that pressure came from the left, not the right, although the right ate it up and egged it on.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:18:04 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178334: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:18:15 AM

[up][up][up]

whoever pissed in his coffee that week - let's say the U.K.

Hmm, the WH did accuse the UK of wiretapping Trump Tower for Obama...

[up] Trump's still a hypocrite for pandering to that crowd while being the same on those fronts.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:19:36 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#178335: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:18:57 AM

[up][up][up][up] Possibly, if he wanted a riot at home as well as abroad. And wanted the military to hate him too, since they're vehemently opposed to the idea.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:20:14 AM by math792d

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#178336: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:20:47 AM

The draft is still active technically, you gotta register it for it when you turn 18. I did and got my card in the mail. They're just deliberately choosing to not pull names.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:21:31 AM by LeGarcon

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#178337: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:21:20 AM

[up][up][up] Trump being a hypocrite is both normal and expected. He's not the one I blame for this mess.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178338: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:22:13 AM

If he signed off on a draft EO, he'd be signing the death warrant on his re-election. And on the GOP's 2018 midterm elections. And who knows how many unwilling new soldiers.

[up] Normal and expected, true. But not excusable in my book. Especially when he's being so damn brazen about it. But yeah, I have more contempt for the people who voted against HRC based on these things and either excuse or downplay Trump doing the same damn things.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:25:00 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
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#178339: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:38:39 AM

Well, yes, obviously it'd be a stupid move. Trump's been making stupid moves since day 1 of his campaign. We are long past the point where we should be saying, "Trump wouldn't because he's not a babbling moron."

I'm concerned with whether Trump can, not whether it'd be a savvy political move. Trump does not make savvy political moves.

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CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#178340: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:46:17 AM

How he rolled it out would matter. If tomorrow he said that the draft was back on, he would probably face huge riots and a political backlash the likes of which have not been seen in a long time. Everyone's sick of war except for his cronies and three whole generations have been brought up in an environment where conscription has been viewed as a very bad thing. If he's going to re-institute the draft, it'll be after a concerted propaganda effort in favor of war.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:47:07 AM by CrimsonZephyr

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#178341: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:46:45 AM

Yes he can. And part of me that I'm not overly proud of is hoping that provokes another lunatic with a Carcano to make history.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178342: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:49:49 AM

I just want him legally removed from office ASAP since he's not going to retire of his own volition. At the very least, I don't want him to be re-elected.

Edit: Removed the "peacefully" part. I no longer feel that way after reading the latest shit he pulled in Ambar's post below.

edited 17th Mar '17 9:47:20 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#178343: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:57:11 AM

I just kind of want him to break his own arm, entirely by his own fault. There goes his golfing vacations.

edited 17th Mar '17 8:57:26 AM by Zendervai

Proglottid Since: Mar, 2010
#178344: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:58:44 AM

Lord Damp Nut's victory indeed is the mirror image of Republicans in that all they ever wanted was to come off as the top-dog-winners who talk the talk without actually having to walk the walk, and now they have they're completely, utterly clueless about what they're doing

TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#178345: Mar 17th 2017 at 8:59:36 AM

Oh man. Can you imagine the transition process in between Nov. 2020 and January 20th, 2021 if (hopefully!!) he loses??

Even if Trump fully intends on stepping down, he could make it seem ambiguous of whether or not he will or even do scorched Earth tactics on many departments, last minute E Os, all out of spite and one last fuck you to the American people and Democrats

New Survey coming this weekend!
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178346: Mar 17th 2017 at 9:00:05 AM

[up] "I'll keep you in suspense."

Disgusted, but not surprised
HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#178348: Mar 17th 2017 at 9:44:21 AM

News sites that have autoplay video can fuck right off a cliff.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#178349: Mar 17th 2017 at 9:44:35 AM

[up][up] Okay, I may need to revise my earlier post by taking out the "peacefully" qualifier. I hope he is dragged out kicking and screaming and soiling himself after being impeached.

edited 17th Mar '17 9:45:28 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#178350: Mar 17th 2017 at 9:45:04 AM

[up][up][up] Please summarize or quote from any article you link, for those who cannot or do not wish to click the links.

edited 17th Mar '17 9:45:11 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

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