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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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The worst part is, if Trump successfully burns bridges with the EU by doing this and peels off some flakier member states like Greece and Hungary, it might be too late to reverse course whenever he leaves office; we'll be stuck in an uneasy alliance with Russia, and you with China.
edited 18th Jan '17 9:32:40 AM by CaptainCapsase
I don't think Putin has some master grand plan- he's a tactician, not a strategist, and always has been, all the way back to his KGB days. Granted, he's a master tactician, but I seriously doubt he has some grand vision for Greater Russia or anything like that. He wants what he has always wanted- respect for Russia and leverage on the international stage. People who were previously depending on the US to back them against Russian influence must be seriously questioning themselves now. Turkey being the major case in point.
I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
Well, they're pushing ninety, aren't they? At least they aren't pushing daisies!
OK, OK, that was in poor taste. Let me rephrase: fuck the Bush dynasty.
edited 18th Jan '17 10:38:21 AM by TheHandle
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Eh, Senior wasn't that bad.
Enter the Trump-O-Meter, a Politifact tracker of 102 Trump campaign promises
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Looks to be pneumonia-related.
Sounds like Barbara is being admitted as a precaution.
Getting pneumonia over 90 isn't good.
edited 18th Jan '17 10:52:09 AM by speedyboris
Apparently he sent a letter to Trump wishing him luck, his excuse for not showing up was that his doctor said traveling would probably kill him...
Man, between Carter (cancer free currently, but you never know), and Bush (sick, and old) I think we have a presidential funeral coming up during Trump's tenure.
I wonder how that will go?
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.Trump wants to show off the US military in parades
Nope no giant red flags to see here!
New Survey coming this weekend!

Because there's almost certainly more to Putin's game than just the US. By installing an isolationist cretin as our leader, who says he will not enforce our alliances, he's freed himself up to make all sorts of power grabs in Europe. That's also why he's working to install similar right-wing populist leaders all across Europe. He's systematically removing the checks on his power.
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."