All_Pro_Bills

I'm not justifying anything. I'm pointing out the fallacy of the good vs evil argument many posters rely on when the reality of life is things are not so black and white. But a more recent example for our country would be the invasion of Iraq. Under false pretense. No WMD, no link to 9/11. Bush and his henchmen fabricated the justification and all the "patriots" on both sides of the isle fell in line and went along with the charade. The removal of Hussain was a strategic disaster for the Middle East. It removed Iran's natural enemy from the game board. And left us with today's mess. How is this so different from what Putin did? After all, many on the left considered Bush and Chaney as war criminals as s result of displacing and killing 100's of thousands of civilians. Until they lined up against Trump and turned into heroes.

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

Yes I am. Seizing Hawaii for example, without a vote by native residents is a land grab. If not, what would you call it? Guam, Somoa, etc. And your excuse is spreading democracy. I assume whether or not you were invited or whether or not they want your form of democracy. If you think there"s some huge disparity between what we do and they do I believe the term is believing your own BS.

Nothing of the sort on the level of destroying is appearing in any measures of the economy, yet. CPI and PPI have fallen slightly and energy prices are down. I doubt drill baby drill is going to produce much incremental production because with the exception of the Permean most of the best spots for shale production are fished out or facing steep depletion curves. And the industry is much more cost conscious than before. And sure cutting Federal spending and jobs which will bigly impact DC and many States is going to result in some local recessions but over the long haul cutting what looks like dead weight will be positive. Sure the markets have taken a hit but if you're investing in companies with PE's above 40 that are growing at 5% or outrunning their prospects or way over valued eventually you'll get what's coming to you which is a big loss. It happens every cycle.

Some historical US military actions/interventions (from a country with such a stellar history of never invading anyone). Nobody's hands are clean. ARGENTINA 1890 T U.S. “interests” protected in Buenos Aires. CHILE 1891 T Marines clash with nationalist rebels. HAITI 1891 T Black revolt on Navassa Island defeated. HAWAI’I 1893 (-?) N, T Independent kingdom overthrown, seized 1898. NICARAGUA 1894 T Month-long occupation of Bluefields. CHINA 1894-95 N, T Marines land in Sino-Japanese War KOREA 1894-96 T Marines kept in Seoul during war. PANAMA 1895 T, N Marines land in Colombian province.2 NICARAGUA 1896 T Marines land in port of Corinto. CHINA 1898-1900 T Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies. PHILIPPINES 1898-1910 N, T Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos. CUBA 1898-1902 (-?) N, T Seized from Spain, still hold Guantánamo base. PUERTO RICO 1898 (-?) N, T Seized from Spain, occupation continues. GUAM 1898 (-?) N, T Seized from Spain, still use as base. NICARAGUA 1898 T Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur. SAMOA 1899 (-?) T Battle over succession to throne; annexed east. NICARAGUA 1899 T Marines land at port of Bluefields. PANAMA 1901-14 N, T Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone; opened canal 1914. HONDURAS 1903 T Marines intervene in revolution. DOMINICAN REP. 1903-04 T U.S. interests protected in revolution. KOREA 1904-05 T Marines land in Russo-Japanese War. CUBA 1906-09 T Marines land in democratic election. NICARAGUA 1907 T “Dollar Diplomacy” protectorate set up. HONDURAS 1907 T Marines land during war with Nicaragua. PANAMA 1908 T Marines intervene in election contest. NICARAGUA 1910 T Marines land in Bluefields & Corinto. HONDURAS 1911 T U.S. interests protected in civil war. CHINA 1911-41 N, T Continuous occupation with flare-ups. CUBA 1912 T U.S. interests protected in civil war. PANAMA 1912 T Marines land during heated election. HONDURAS 1912 T Marines protect U.S. economic interests. NICARAGUA 1912-33 T, B 10-year occupation, fought Sandinista rebels. MEXICO 1913 N Americans evacuated during revolution. DOMINICAN REP. 1914 N Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo. COLORADO 1914 T Army breaks miners’ strike. MEXICO 1914-18 N, T Series of interventions against nationalists. HAITI 1914-34 T, B 19-year occupation after revolts. TEXAS 1915 T Soldiers crush Mexican-American rebellion DOMINICAN REP. 1916-24 T Marine occupation for 8 years. CUBA 1917-33 T Military occupation, economic protectorate. WORLD WAR I 1917-18 N, T Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1.5 years. RUSSIA 1918-22 N, T Five landings to fight Bolshevik Revolution. PANAMA 1918-20 T “Police duty” during unrest after elections. HONDURAS 1919 T Marines land during election campaign. YUGOSLAVIA 1919 T Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia. GUATEMALA 1920 T 2-week intervention against unionists. WEST VIRGINIA 1920-21 T, B Army intervenes against mineworkers. TURKEY 1922 T Fought Turkish nationalists in Smyrna. CHINA 1922-27 N, T Deployment during nationalist revolt. MEXICO 1923 B Airpower defends Calles from rebellion. HONDURAS 1924-25 T Landed twice during election strife. PANAMA 1925 T Marines suppress general strike.3 CHINA 1927-34 T Marines stationed throughout the country. EL SALVADOR 1932 N Warships send during Farabundo Martí revolt. WASHINGTON DC 1932 T Army stops WWI vet bonus protest. WORLD WAR II 1941-45 N, T, B, NW Hawai’i bombed, fought Japan, Italy & Germany for 3 years; first nuclear war. DETROIT 1943 T Army put down African American rebellion. IRAN 1946 NT Soviet troops told to leave northwestern region. YUGOSLAVIA 1946 N, NT Response to shoot-down of U.S. plane. URUGUAY 1947 NT Bombers deployed as show of strength. GREECE 1947-49 CO U.S. directs far-right forces in civil war. GERMANY 1948 NT Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift. CHINA 1948-49 T Marines evacuate citizens before Communist victory. PHILIPPINES 1948-54 CO CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion. PUERTO RICO 1950 CO Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce. KOREA 1951-53 (-?) T, N, B, NT U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to stalemate nuclear threat 1950 vs. China ‘53. Still have bases. IRAN 1953 CO CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah. VIETNAM 1954 NT French offered bombs to use vs. Dienbienphu siege. GUATEMALA 1954 CO, B, NT CIA directs exile invasion after gov’t nationalized EGYPT 1956 NT, T Soviets told to keep out of Suez Crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners. LEBANON 1958 T, N Army & Marine occupation against rebels. IRAQ 1958 NT Iraq warned against invading Kuwait. CHINA 1958 NT China told not to move on Taiwan isles. PANAMA 1958 T Flag protests erupt into Canal Zone confrontation. VIETNAM 1960-75 T, N, B, NT Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; 1 million killed; atomic bomb threats in 1968 & ‘69. CUBA 1961 CO CIA-directed Bay of Pigs exile invasion fails. GERMANY 1961 NT Alert during Berlin Wall crisis. LAOS 1962 CO Military buildup during Pathet Lao guerrilla war. CUBA 1962 NT, N Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviets. IRAQ 1963 CO CIA organizes coup that killed president, brings Ba’ath Party to power, Saddam Hussein as secret service head PANAMA 1964 T Panamanians shot for urging canal’s return. INDONESIA 1965 CO 1 million+ killed in CIA-assisted army coup. DOMINICAN REP. 1965-66 T, B Army & Marines land during election campaign. GUATEMALA 1966-67 CO Green Berets intervene against rebels. CAMBODIA 1969-75 B, T, N Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, political chaos. OMAN 1970 CO U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion. LAOS 1971-73 CO, B U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion; “carpet-bombs” countryside around Ho Chi Minh Trail. CHILE 1973 CO CIA-backed coup ousts elected leftist president. CAMBODIA 1975 T, B Gassing of captured ship Mayagüez, 28 troops die when helicopter shot down. ANGOLA 1976-92 CO CIA assists South African-backed UNITA rebels. EL SALVADOR 1981-92 CO, T Advisors, overflights aid counterinsurgency war, soldiers briefly involved in hotel hostage clash. NICARAGUA 1981-90 CO, N CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines against Sandinista revolutionary gov’t. LEBANON 1982-84 N, B, T Marines expel PLO and back far-right Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim rebels, Syrian forces. 241 Marines killed when Shi’a rebels bomb barracks. GRENADA 1983-84 T, B Invasion topples 4-year leftist revolutionary gov’t HONDURAS 1983-89 T Maneuvers help build bases near Nicaragua borders. IRAN 1984 J Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf. LIBYA 1986 B, N, J Air strikes to topple Qaddafi gov’t. BOLIVIA 1986 T Army assists raids on cocaine region. IRAN 1987-88 N, B U.S. intervenes on side of Iraq in war, defending reflagged tankers & downing civilian jets PHILIPPINES 1989 J Air cover provided for government against coup. PANAMA 1989-99 T, B Noriega gov’t ousted by 27,000 soldiers,2000+ killed, 1989. Canal Zone & bases returned, 1999. SAUDI ARABIA 1990-91 T, J Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000 troops Stationed; also in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel. IRAQ 1990-91 B, T, N Blockade of Iraqi & Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq & Kuwait; large-scale destruction of Iraqi military in Gulf War. IRAQ 1991-2003 B, N No-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shi’a south; constant air strikes, naval-enforced economic sanctions. SOMALIA 1992-94 T, N, B U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids fail against one Mogadishu faction. YUGOSLAVIA 1992-94 N NATO blockade of Serbia & Montenegro. BOSNIA 1993-95 J, B No-fly zone in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs. HAITI 1994 T, N Blockade against military government; troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup. ZAIRE (CONGO) 1996-97 T Troops at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins. LIBERIA 1997 T Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. ALBANIA 1997 T Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. SUDAN 1998 M Attack on alleged Al Qaeda nerve gas plant.5 AFGHANISTAN 1998 M Attack on former CIA training camps used by Al Qaeda after its attacks on US embassies. IRAQ 1998 B, M Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions. YUGOSLAVIA 1999 B, M Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of Kosovo. YEMEN 2000 N USS Cole, docked in Aden, bombed by Al Qaeda. MACEDONIA 2001 T NATO forces disarm & move Kosovo Albanian rebels. AFGHANISTAN 2001(-?) T, B, M Invasion to overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai regime, and battle Taliban insurgency. 30,000+ U.S. troops, numerous private security contractors carry out occupation. YEMEN 2002 M Drone missile attack on Al Qaeda, including US citizen. PHILIPPINES 2002(-?) T, N Training mission for Philippine military fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into Mindanao combat missions. COLOMBIA 2003(-?) T Special Forces sent to rebel zone to back up Colombian military protecting oil pipeline. IRAQ 2003-11 T, N, B, M Saddam Hussein regime toppled in Baghdad. 250,000+ U.S. personnel participate in invasion. US & UK forces battle Sunni & Shi’a insurgencies. 160,000+ troops & many private contractors stationed on bases. LIBERIA 2003 T Troops in peacekeeping force as rebels expel leader. HAITI 2004-05 T, N Marines & Army land after right-wing rebels oust elected President Aristide, U.S. forces him into exile. PAKISTAN 2005(-?) M, B, CO CIA drone, air strikes, Special Forces raids on alleged Al Qaeda & Taliban refuge villages kill multiple civilians. Drone attacks on Pakistani Mehsud network. SOMALIA 2006(-?) M, N, T, CO Special Forces advise Ethiopian invasion that topples Islamist government; AC-130 strikes, Cruise missile attacks & helicopter raids vs. Al Shabab Islamist rebels; naval blockade vs. “pirates” & rebels. SYRIA 2008 T Special Forces in helicopter raid near Iraq kill 8 civilians YEMEN 2009(-?) M, CO Cruise missile attack on Al Qaeda kills 49 civilians; U.S. backing Saudi-Yemeni military attacks on Houthi rebels LIBYA 2011(-?) B, M, T, CO NATO coordinates air strikes and missile attacks vs. Qaddafi government during uprising by rebel army. Constant Special Forces, drone raids vs. Islamist rebels. IRAQ 2014(-?) B, M, T, CO Air strikes & Special Forces intervene vs. Islamic State insurgents; training Iraqi & Kurdish troops. SYRIA 2014(-?) B, M, T, CO Air strikes & Special Forces intervene vs. Islamic State insurgents; training other Syrian rebels; bomb alleged Syrian gov’t chemical arms sites. NIGER 2017 T Special Forces combat Islamist insurgents, fly drones.

I'm not concerned about how any of this will increase my discretionary income although my investment portfolio has never been higher than it is today because months ago I adjusted my strategy for the new realities instead of wasting time whining about a 5% drop in the Dow. I am cheered by the idea the political class of leaches and vampires sucking the taxpayers dry while producing nothing of value, many accumulating multi-million dollar fortunes while looking down at the common worker (telling them to learn to code!), will be getting nothing of value in return. And with luck will be relegated to living in a van down by the river. Saw a nice quote today: “The left became hideously, ostentatiously, unapologetically corrupt (as ruling parties tend to do). They sold out bigtime and got bigtime rich. You want to know why none of them want to cut waste anymore? because they’re the ones stealing it.”

I don't expect this administration will stop the money printing. But I do expect them to eliminate all these liberal causes and NGO's employing 100's of thousands of activists, agitators, and democratic party officials and foot soldiers from the list of beneficiaries. That at least, looks like the initial goal.

Biden's crew crapped their pants with their approach to this conflict and somebody has to clean up the mess now. And hint, it would never have started absent the meddling with the internal affairs of Ukraine by Nuland & the Dept of State along with the CIA. And Afghanistan was Biden's mess too. Although it was started with the Bush morons. For starters, he ignored military commanders recommendations not to surrender Bagram airbase instead of taking the fatal risk of running evacuation operations from the Kabul airport. You're going to tell me that was Trump's idea? He was long gone and out of the decision loop when it came to task level decisions. Biden was under no obligation to adhere to any deal the Trump administration made just like he wasn't under any obligation to keep the border secure when they decided to drop all of our defenses and open the floodgates. And Syria? Its now run by bloodthirsty Islamic terrorists that US war hawks labelled as moderates. That worked out great too. See a pattern here yet?

When the government, because of some bird flu cases at the time Biden was President, orders the killing of 150 million egg laying chickens what else other than higher eggs prices would anyone expect? This is not that complicated.

Egg prices have become such a focus of "The Resistance" that they've completely stopped talking about abortion.

I don't think anybody knows anything and the economy and the markets are one giant speculation on the direction of interest rates. When the CPI and PPI numbers come out the reaction isn't on the impact of higher or lower inflation on businesses and consumers. Its about the impact on Federal Reserve policy.

Why would an agency its advocates claim along with the media reminding us constantly when reporting on the impact of the cuts, that exists to help vaccinate and feed starving children around the world have "secrets"? And how come we haven't heard much protest or concern out of the countries targeted to receive most of the "benefits" bestowed by USAID? Could it be this agency had more malicious and devious goals than its public personna projects.

Keg and 1/2 Keg only.

Obama would never mention a private company because he believes the government produces wealth not the private sector.

That would be a silent movie because they all lose their voices when asked the question. But the answer might be a person with original equipment lady parts.

I'm not sure what the consensus would be if we took it to a vote but I prefer glass bottles to aluminum cans.

If the price of Eggs was some important component of the CPI index calculation it would get my attention. If the price of something critical, like gasoline was up 17% it would be impactful but the last time I filled up my tank it was $2.85.

The party in power can't let the wrong guy win the election because letting the voters choose their President is a threat to democracy. So they annul the results of the 1st round of voting, arrest the guy that won the 1st round on his way to declaring for the second round, and use some procedural ruling presented by the ruling party and heard by a court stacked with ruling party members that voted to exclude the front runner from the second round which he was projected to win. All this in order to stay in power, and of course, save democracy. All with the blessing of EU bureaucrats in Brussels that interfere in more elections than Putin. Yes, it does sound familiar.

Yup, solid logic. Every contender needs a QB. Through the drought years the Bills had some good teams that just needed a QB. Going through some old Bills stuff this weekend I ran across a 2003 season calendar. They had some great players on that team but Bledsoe crapped out as the season progressed and they finished 6-10. 9-7 the next season. No playoffs. On the team: Pat Williams Travis Henry Nate Clements Eric Moulds Ruben Brown Antoine Winfield London Fletcher Brian Moorman Aaron Schobel I'd take every one of those guys today w/Allen or Allen with that 2003 roster and the Bills are pretty good.

So we're even. You morons got played by Biden's crew for 4 years. And I say it with confidence the evidence points to the conclusion he wasn't even a real president because he was mentally impaired from day one and others were making "presidential" decisions. They gave us 20% overall inflation. And maybe, just maybe, the policy of killing 150 million egg laying chickens when they find a couple sick birds among the flocks had an impact. Otherwise, try eggbeaters.

Canadian Liberal party introduces new PM Mark Carney. There's a fresh new face. Former central bank of England and Canada governor with duo British and Irish citizenship who isn't an MP. Is that unusual? I don't know. What I do know is it won't be Canada first up north. Can Mr. Carney be described as a "globalist"? I think so.

Trump has already answered more media questions in a month than Biden did in 4 years and is on the job all day, every day. He's not out playing golf all the time as you claim. Or napping between meetings. Or just not working. He's on the job at the office. I get it. You're not happy with what he's doing. You're not alone here. But you're only experiencing what a lot of us went through with Biden who worked about 10 hours a week. Hang in there. It's only give or take, another 46 months.

I'm not surprised. The Party is in transition and the traditional conservatives that were happy to stick to their ideology, let the Democrats redefine the culture, and be satisfied with playing the role of the Washington Generals of politics have been stripped of power. Bush, Chaney, Romney, McCain, political figures like them. Guys Democrats suddenly loved in 2024 because they shared a common enemy in Trump have lost the battle for party control. Meanwhile, the Democrats far left swing has resulted in many traditional democratic voters going to the populists. Political arrangements are changing. Both parties will never be what they were since around the time of FDR.

While it's painful obvious the Democrats ran the government to make themselves wealthy while creating little of value courtesy of the taxpayers.

What a surprise. Not to me. I posted the day after Assad was ousted these savages would be slaughtering the non-believers. It's as predictable as the Sabres missing the playoffs.