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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#181676: Apr 7th 2017 at 12:51:03 AM

[up] Who can say? Right now the Democratic Party has its hands full trying to rein in Trump and dealing with in-house conflicts.

edited 7th Apr '17 12:51:22 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#181677: Apr 7th 2017 at 12:51:05 AM

I don't recall the specifics but I believe Gabbard has actually spoken in favor of at least some of Trump's stances and has been in contact with his administration.

She inspires very little trust and the idea that so-called progressives are giving her a pass because she endorsed Sanders speaks to a very cult-like mentality where personal loyalty is given more weight than, well, actual policies and political attributes.

[up][up] Wikipedia has a speculation list but it's just as valid as anything we'd come up with, really.

edited 7th Apr '17 12:53:33 AM by Draghinazzo

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#181678: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:02:35 AM

Hmm, Tbh, Jerry Brown would make a good candidate.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#181679: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:11:05 AM

I'm probably gonna take a break from politics for a while. Getting tired of hearing people scream about WWIII and nuclear war with Russia over this airstrike.

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#181680: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:14:25 AM

[up] They were just speculating, don't overact.

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
Superdark33 The dark Mage of the playground from Playgrounds and Adventures Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
The dark Mage of the playground
#181681: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:32:29 AM

I, for one, am happy with these developments.

Im excited to see Assad finally getting what he deserves, or as people on the Internaets ussualy say: "ASSAD GET OUT REEEE".

I bet Mattis is behind this one, and managed to convince Trump after a long while. If we can just dismantle Syria into its parts, and rebuild them, we could have such a wonderful middle east.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#181682: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:36:46 AM

I don't think it's going to do much but anything to give a middle finger to Assad. Also I hope this fractures the right even more. Just going to sit here eating popcorn.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#181683: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:38:38 AM

[up] Yeah, the alt-right freaking out over this is comedy gold to me.

Disgusted, but not surprised
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#181684: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:40:56 AM

[up][up][up] Even if it's the United States' place to intervene here (and I'll confess, I'm rather skeptical of attempts to play world police), I am not confident in our ability to "fix" the Middle East. We do not have a good track record with that, and I certainly don't think that Trump can be trusted to manage something like that.

edited 7th Apr '17 1:46:50 AM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#181685: Apr 7th 2017 at 1:47:01 AM

There are potential gains to be made here. While it's unlikely that the Syrian state problem can be resolved, a US effort to expand the nascent autonomous Kurdistan would, whilst probably pissing off Turkey, stabilize another part of the region and give the US a regional ally. It would also provide a safe haven for refugees if these parts can be rebuilt after the Turkish offensives.

Of course this is the Siberian Candidate, who thinks he's fighting a conventional war where he has the biggest, baddest war dick and that's all that matters.

edited 7th Apr '17 1:55:25 AM by math792d

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.
#181686: Apr 7th 2017 at 2:02:32 AM

Trump can't be trusted to fix anything. He can't even properly maintain and repair and secure his own damn hotels (cyber security for one thing sucks and they're all made with cheap foreign materials and the food is overpriced garbage).

And that's if he wants to fix anything. He probably just wants to loot the Middle East, like he's looting America.

edited 7th Apr '17 2:03:24 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#181687: Apr 7th 2017 at 2:25:00 AM

I see no evidence that this is anything more than Trump reacting to pictures of dead children. For once, his impulsive behavior may have done something constructive- even a dead clock is right twice a day. But he isnt trying to fix anything. By next week, Trump will have entirely forgotten this whole incident. And probably the rest of the US as well.

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#181688: Apr 7th 2017 at 2:46:54 AM

I'd say it is more than that, since it allows him to show off how he's so much better than Obama, although he just ends up as a cheap knockoff again and again (from a cake, to crowds, to healthcare).

And I see no evidence that there is any genuine emotion on his part all. If he feels bad, it's because he's "supposed" to feel bad. That approach show up constantly, it's one of the only consistencies between wildly varying statements: it's always what he thinks he's supposed to say - at the time. Hell, I guarantee it's why Citizen Kane is his favorite movie. His insecurity is well-known, and seeks validation at every opportunity.

Obviously, it's not like the images of Syrian children murdered by their own country has inspired him to reconsider the refugee situation.

edited 7th Apr '17 2:47:29 AM by Eschaton

IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#181689: Apr 7th 2017 at 3:15:03 AM

@Mad Skillz: do you have the article where you got the "nazi endorses Gabbard" quote?

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#181690: Apr 7th 2017 at 3:15:25 AM

C'mon. You think Trump actually cares about those dead children? Unlikely.

I think Trump is just trying to up his popularity and maybe get people to shut up about him being a Russian puppet.

Proglottid Since: Mar, 2010
#181691: Apr 7th 2017 at 3:29:40 AM

"Comrade Putin and me can't be buddies, see? Look how i'm starting a war to prove it!"

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#181692: Apr 7th 2017 at 3:34:57 AM

Is it wrong that I feel that the victims of Assad's chemical attack are being exploited?

Do not obey in advance.
TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#181693: Apr 7th 2017 at 3:55:38 AM

Of course they are.

Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#181694: Apr 7th 2017 at 4:47:24 AM

They are being exploited by everyone, Assad, Putin and Trump.

Trump though is getting played.

edited 7th Apr '17 4:47:41 AM by Memers

DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#181695: Apr 7th 2017 at 5:30:48 AM

I disagree. Much as I hate to say it, so far the Trump Administration's action in Syria seems to be precise, professionally carried out, and proportional to Assad' s behavior. I have to give them props on this one.

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#181696: Apr 7th 2017 at 5:41:53 AM

The irony of it all being the one thing he's done right is the thing that seems to have finally put a nick in his base's support, if The_Donald and /lol/ and such are still freaking out.

edited 7th Apr '17 5:42:09 AM by sgamer82

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#181697: Apr 7th 2017 at 5:43:53 AM

60+ Tomahawks is not proportional response. That's ridiculous.

Some well placed JDAMs would have done the job just as well.

Oh really when?
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#181698: Apr 7th 2017 at 5:49:52 AM

So we have to go to war to save the children, but God forbid we allow the children to come to the states where they'll be safe(r)?

CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#181699: Apr 7th 2017 at 5:51:38 AM

And all it takes is for one Russian serviceman's corpse to turn up and this whole thing will come crashing down. Now Tillerson is blathering about "removing Assad" as if they have the means or a replacement. Trump is going to try and get us further into the conflict every time his approval ratings dip further.

"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."
PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#181700: Apr 7th 2017 at 5:55:11 AM

[up][up]Well, we have to keep our white children safe first, don't you know?

i'm tired, my friend

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