Politics Trump invokes emergency powers to sidestep Congress and sell arms to Saudi Arabia

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    So you're admitting he left his home country because he couldn't even get a basic education in something as common as engineering there, or because he preferred the freedom of America to the medieval, bat-shit crazy, oppressive ignorance of the ruling morons of Iran?
     
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    It is probably impossible for us, the US to find a leader with the moral authority to spread democracy or perhaps even freedom.
     
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    It is my opinion, that there is actually nothing that the current pres can do, that will not be rationalized by his supporters. My first memory of politics was in 1963. Since then, I have never witnessed a political figure who is more narcissistic, rude, dis-attached, and divisive.
     
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    Spreading democracy can only be viewed as a good thing when you base your decision making on feeling rather than logic.
    At the basic level, democracy is heavily flawed. The majority of any given population does not follow logic when making critical decisions.
    Where true democracy will give everyone equal voting power resulting in the illogical nearly always overpowering the logical.
    How can you morally spread such a system?
     
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    Perhaps not. But I do see many individuals daily, that do. Even here on S2.
     
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    Opinions are like.....

    War with Iran??? He'll lose by the greatest margin of all time.
     
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    I made your post more accurate. :biglaugh:
     
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    You know something? I bet if Trump posted on S2 that he wouldn't be able to come up with an original thought.

    He'd probably twist something someone else said and add a stupid emoji after every post. Thank God he doesn't, two of that type would be too much.
     
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    No. Sending the 3rd ID from Saudi Arabia to Tehran just doesn't sound very Trumpy.
     
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    :rolleyes2:
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    #50
     
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    and yet another stupid post from the master. fuck-you-finger-smiley-emoticon.gif

    :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:
     
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    Any arms sale to any country in the middle east should be contingent on telling them we won't fight their wars for them!
     
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    Neither. He left home because his mom and dad used to vacation here.
    I suppose you think that those of us who go to Hawaii are leaving because we can't get freedom and have to live in bat-shit crazy, oppressive ignorance of the ruling morons in Oregon.
     
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    1. “Who were we to challenge the unknown?” That is our right as American Citizens, and that is the DUTY of a journalist, to challenge the official narrative, especially when no facts are provided.
    2. Venezuelans are starving and lacking medical care because of the sanctions put on them by the United States. Denying a country export of their only resource causes a crisis, imagine that. Now that the country is in shambles we can step in and “help out” like we did in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.
    3. The chemical attacks in Syria are definitely well documented, and it’s been all but proven that Assad was not behind them, nor would it have been in his best interest to perpetrate such an attack. It’s been reported by reputable sources inside and outside of the US for quite some time now that anti-Assad militants were most likely behind the attacks. Most of the mainstream outlets didn’t even deny it when The reports came out, they just didn’t care to report on it. Must have been more important Russiagate news happening at the time.
    4. The mainstream media relentlessly pounded all three of these narratives into our consciousness until there was enough support to act on them. Up next....conflict with Iran. Everyone please remove your thinking caps!
     
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    You must be a Russian bot!
     
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    Give me $3500 and I’ll undermine the entire electoral process with corny internet memes and get your favorite politician into office.
     
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    It allows you to post your feelings.
    Something you're quite good at I might say.
     

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