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The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

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  • MikM Mik

    It's really not that. This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

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    Renauda
    wrote last edited by Renauda
    #1184

    @Mik

    The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

    The first would be that foreign policy and trade are extensions of diplomacy, of which is nothing transactional or performative.

    Elbows up!

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    • MikM Away
      MikM Away
      Mik
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      #1185

      Now you're talking depth. I'm not sure that's deliverable.

      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." β€” Thomas Sowell

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        #1186

        I don’t it expect it could be.

        Elbows up!

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        • MikM Mik

          It's really not that. This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

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          #1187

          @Mik said:

          The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

          Why would he do that when he's the greatest negotiator in history?

          I was only joking

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          • MikM Mik

            It's really not that. This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

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            #1188

            @Mik said:

            This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

            Sounds exactly like some other "world leader."

            Ego similis habere bonum et non curat nunquam accipere malum.

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            • MikM Mik

              It's really not that. This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

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              wrote last edited by
              #1189

              @Mik said:

              It's really not that. This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness.

              Ok, but a lot of people seem to gloss over how much that diminishes him, the office of President, the United States, etc. and give him a pass. "Oh, that is just Trump being Trump."

              I remember when he said (during his first campaign I think) that he could "shoot someone in Times Square NY and none of his followers would care."

              When I first heard that, I was like, "No way. No way people would accept that." But now, after all that he says and does, I can see that he was telling the truth.

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              • MikM Away
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                #1190

                Oh, the diminishment is clearly true and that which I most dislike about him. But his political instincts are first rate. he's turned American politics on its head for 12 years now.

                "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." β€” Thomas Sowell

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                • Tom-KT Tom-K

                  @Mik said:

                  This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

                  Sounds exactly like some other "world leader."

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                  wrote last edited by
                  #1191

                  @Tom-K said:

                  @Mik said:

                  This is just what he does. It is as constant as the north star, but that very consistency is its weakness. He always states the nuclear option, and everyone knows that's not what he wants to do or will do. The guy needs to learn some new tricks.

                  Sounds exactly like some other "world leader."

                  Name one.

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                  • MikM Mik

                    Oh, the diminishment is clearly true and that which I most dislike about him. But his political instincts are first rate. he's turned American politics on its head for 12 years now.

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                    #1192

                    @Mik said:

                    he's turned American politics on its head for 12 years now.

                    On the net, for the better or for the worse, in your estimation?

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                    • MikM Away
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                      Mik
                      wrote last edited by Mik
                      #1193

                      Time will tell. Like most presidents, a mixed bag.

                      Edit: I guess the thing I dislike most is that so many candidates are trying to emulate him.

                      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." β€” Thomas Sowell

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                        #1194

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                        Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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                          jon-nyc
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                          And more threats from Iran too

                          Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

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