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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The whole world is watching this election with great interest. Concerned to see whether Trump is going to destroy our foreign policy, Sanders is going to destroy our foreign policy, or Clinton is going to be a thing.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Switzerland is not part of NATO. And I don't think most of the world cares of Sanders that much.
Also, GOP voters may be falling for Trump hook, line and sinker
. They are not an irrelevant voter group.
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In fairness, WWII had a lot more causes (mainly stemming from WWI and its aftermath) than just the global depression, though that was a major contributing factor.
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"Hey Sokka, why's your forehead all red?"
edited 2nd Jun '16 1:31:35 PM by ironballs16
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"![]()
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The question is if there will be enough of them to win.
In a foreign policy speech, Hillary Clinton calls Trump "temperamentally unfit" for the presidency
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I watched the speech. It was a much more passionate one than usual.
edited 2nd Jun '16 1:55:37 PM by ILoveDogs
The final battle has begun. Clinton v. Trump, winner take all.
The good news is that if the rumors about Trump's financial state are true then, in the event he loses the election, he's probably not going to be able to muster the finances to come back in four years for Election II: Trump Harder.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Nah, honestly his brand if isolationist "give no shits about the rest of the world" brand of foreign policy is most like that of the Swiss, but most of the world doesn't know nor care who he is, he's the guy who faield to beat Clinton in the primary, that's all that matters.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranDonald Trump wants to disqualify a judge purely because of his ethnicity
I admit I do have a bit of a cringe every time I hear about Trump supporters with Mexican flags fighting with Latinos wearing Mexican flags. But Donald, you do realize the biggest threat to Latinos feeling any loyalty to the state is you, especially if you become President. For the life of me I don't know why minorities feel any loyalty to this dam country, though their is no doubt in my mind that they do. But if anything will break that loyalty it will be Trump.
X6 Socalists maybe, but Democratic Soclaists, not, and most are smart enough to understand the difference.
X5 He personally hasn't had any, it's always his companies that go bankrupt, not him. So the Trump campaign might go bankrupt, however right now Trump has given or loaned it 36 million, presumably he can write that of as a tax break and dodge some tax, but it's still got to be costing him something.
Assuming that he doesn't smart to steal campaign contributions. I can easily is fine him taking outside money, ensuring that he gets repaid his loans with generous interest and then declaring the campaign bankrupt.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranI seriously hope that this
is a minority opinion. Because that is some of the most screwed up logic I've ever seen.
And for everyone who wants DWS gone, take a good long look at the guy Sanders is backing against her
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edited 2nd Jun '16 7:16:06 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar
Honestly, I'd have been more concerned about Sanders' weak foreign policy if there was any credible threat to the United States that could manifest itself within the next President's term(s). None that I feel would be made any better by the United States intervening in at least.*
*: Even if the US decides to pick its poison and relieve the pressure on Al-Assad instead of trying to take out both him and ISIS at the same time, you're back in the same scenario we were facing in Iraq; fighting a decades long Guerrilla war, since ISIS will undoubtedly go underground once the news breaks that the US is coming in force.
@Rational / Ambar: That position is a stinker, but even as DNC chairman, he wouldn't be able to do anything to derail it when the entire rest of the party supports it. That includes Sanders. His other positions are even further left than Sanders; he's not even a warmonger, he's just rabidly pro-Israel it seems, and there's already plenty of those people in both parties; less on the democrats, but they're still there.
edited 2nd Jun '16 7:50:59 PM by CaptainCapsase

edited 2nd Jun '16 1:25:43 PM by CaptainCapsase