But what facts lead you to that opinion? There is absolutely no evidence that she would import Palestinian refugees to the US.
But what facts lead you to that opinion? There is absolutely no evidence that she would import Palestinian refugees to the US.
I will concede there is no concrete proof. Just my gut telling me. I listen to it.
Half of this board just expresses their feelings. Very little fact based analysis.
Ok Chip. Can you factually back up your comments about many on this board celebrating people dying of Covid in your state? That was absolutely expressing your feelings and not even close to the truth.
Nah, I don't have the time to comb through thousands of covid posts. But just search for covid + mario cuomo and see for yourself.
And why Chip? Is that some sort of insult?
Why dont you want Christians from south america coming in to the country? Its complicated but also they hate Israel due to the war Israel launched against them in 1973.
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Egypt launched the war in 73.
The current Egyptian dictatorship hates the Muslim Brotherhood (and by extension Hamas) with a passion. They’re also dealing with refugees from Libya and an ailing post Covid economy
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Two American hostages released by Hamas
Honestly, it's hard to find fault with much of how the Biden Administration has handled this. It's a really,really tricky situation.
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It will play out over a longer period of time. The administration appears at least half-receptive to the idea that getting into another "War on Terror" isn't going to solve anything.
I've heard it's not great over there right now but mutiny is ridiculous https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4
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Biden can’t undo several decades’ worth of mistaken policy. If he makes an attempt to try, I’ll appreciate it.
On the other hand, I don’t see what sending over more JDAM bombs is doing for us, nor allowing Israel to continue settling in the West Bank against our own desire for a two state solution. Seems to be that’s the protest within the state department. What’s our long term goal here?
Yeah. There is no long term goal for Biden beyond being reelected. Even though polling suggests weapons for Israel isn't that popular. Whats another hundred billion eh
Do you even TI bro?
Biden is the cause of all of the world's problems. And deserves no credit for any of those problems' resolution.
TWZ is going to be aids for the foreseeable future, so I’ll get this back up and going.
Explosions reported in Ashrat Abad in Tehran at Iranian Defense HQ.
Explosions reported in Ashrat Abad in Tehran at Iranian Defense HQ.
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There were videos online a few days ago of Iran moving ballistic missiles westward. We shall see how far this escalates.
Generally good to see Israel work against Iran directly rather than bombing Palestinians. The cloak and dagger stuff isn’t going to prevent Iran from getting the bomb, but you still got to harass them
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I could be dead wrong but I don’t think China will do ****. Xi is that stupid and isolated (his own doing) from an intel and governance standpoint, but I dont think he wants to risk that for selfish reasons. He would get obliterated - especially in this setting.
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Early reports there is fighting between the IDF and Hamas in the area of Kisufim. IDF confirmed one soldier was killed earlier today by an ATGM.
China would be so so stupid to expose its military incompetence the way Russia has.
Oh they’d get waxed. I’m not even really sure what the point of sending 5 ships to the med is - other than saving some face in the eyes of their fellow shitstirrers. If things popped off or they tried something, they’d be down 5 ships in a matter of minutes. I think it’s probably an effort to do something without actually doing something, so Iran and others won’t call them a paper Tiger.
Trump for his many faults was absolutely 100% correct about the need for pulling troops out of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Shame he was blocked by the idiots in the Republican Party.
So what's the point of having our troops stationed in other countries where nothing is happening???
I don't know. You'll have to ask Lloyd Austin or Joe Biden for their view.
Our de jure mission in Syria is the enduring defeat of ISIS (already defeated, zero territory controlled), but it's common knowledge that our de facto mission is to protect oil fields. See attack on US troops last night. Of course everyone is programmed to think a certain way and not think about alternatives so reports will say ******** like, "an oil facility that houses American troops was attacked."
Some will say our mission is to deter Iranian backed proxies, and look how well that's going right now. They seem really deterred. Great success.
No lmao. We should do the exact opposite: get the **** out asap.
Like Reagan in 1986 when he pulled troops out of Lebanon.
Meh. I agree to some extent. But, iran will have to be dealt with eventually. Otherwise, it’s merely kicking the can down the road. Unless you think khameini’s poor health and probably limited timeline opens the door for an organic change for the better. Certainly hope that’s the case. That would be ideal, but it’s tough to see that, realistically. Fact is Iran probably represents the largest chasm between what the majority of the populace wants from a governance standpoint and what actually exists in the ME. True self determination in iran would probably be very beneficial for the region, and getting rid of the current regime would stabilize parts of 3-4 continents, for a time at least.
I’m not interested in king making in the me anymore or putting boots on the ground at scale. So, not sure there’s an ideal option there other than letting Israel handle it and hoping they can forge some sort of regional coalition along the way. Long way to say not sure what you do, but Iran will have to be dealt with at some point.
Don't forget, China made sizable investments in Iranian oil. They have "asset" interests in the region now. Even if just a show of force deterrent, it only ramps up the tension and we are simply a wrong posturing move away from an incident.
Between Russia and China partnering with Iran, I'm afraid it's given the middle east some confidence to kick off multi-country attacks. Letting Iran rake in billions in oil money post lifting sanctions has given them the funding, backing of two superpowers gives them the bravado. This could get entirely ugly really quick.
You have to wonder if this is just a distraction for something else. We've depleted a fair amount of weapons cache in Ukraine due to their incredibly high ammunition burn rate. Possible that Russia sees that as an opportunity. All speculation obviously but things don't feel great at the moment.
I don't think they need to be dealt with. I don't even know what that means. Sometimes kicking the can down the road as you say is a pretty solid thing to do, especially when you have bigger priorities.