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I don't need to do that. I have given up on this issue. The country will get what it deserves. A system is in place that makes it impossible for a competition that 70% of the American people want no part of to occur. Does that make sense? My interest is simply protecting my family, and I am doing that.

She's still a better option than Trump. Smarter. Less offensive. A better leader. Little baggage. No civil war. We get what we deserve.

With your offensive history here, don't ever claim someone else is insulting. To the point, you have no idea and no capability to produce a cogent thought. Bagram Air Base was defended. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the Sect of Defense recommended we protect our allies and our equipment during a withdrawal. Biden rejected that advice, then lied about ever receiving it. What he did was a disgrace, and the theory is that it was becasue of a pride issue. Obama rejected his desire to withdraw ten years ago, so he was going to do it no matter how stupid the execution. By the way, its really funny you would aver an opinion on defending an air base. It was you who suggested we deploy a couple of fighter squadrons to the Ukraine as a "deterrent" before the Putin invasion. Completely undefended. No infrastructure to support US aircraft and completely vulnerable to Russian air power. Simply the stupidest advice I have ever seen on this forum. In your eyes, that was OK, but deserting friends and allies, eventually killed, along with our own was a great idea.

Simply inane, as usual. What he did cause the few to be targets, as occurred days later with the suicide bomber. What was proposed was to keep control of Bagram Air Base with a relatively small contingent, but large enough to control and defend. i don't think you have any idea what you are talking about. Nothing matters to you,. Not common sense, not thoughtful effective, strategic use of our military, nothing, except defending this idiot.

How it was done. Biden received advice from his JCS Chairman and Secretary of Defense to leave a small contingent there to protect our friends and take care to protect equipment. He not only didn't take that advice, he lied about receiving it. (Of course in considering his now obvious cognitive decline, he may not have been intentionally lying, he just doesn't remember extremely important advice given to him by people whom he can't recall their names). The "escape" was a gross embarrassment much, much more.

Don't worry, this Biden appointee to a relatively high position in the State Department is all over this. Simply brutal testimony. Rivalled the guy he appointed to head the FAA. The guy never made it through the confirmation hearings to a vote. Our State Dept.

A total disgrace.

LBJ was a lunatic. Should have been committed, but that's another subject, and I can link to those claims. He and Robert McNamara should have been arrested, but that was a different time and not relevant. Biden has way too much personally invested in the JCPOA, and it will never work for peace. Same as he had way too much personally invested in his stance to withdraw from Afghanistan. Obama rejected it, as he did Biden's advice to not proceed with the strike that killed Obama. He simply gets nothing right, because he is an appeaser. Everything he is doing is pointing us to further trouble. Solutions require tough decisions and short term troubles. He is incapable of that, unless maybe he is forced. That may happen, but likely not on his watch. Not that he would know anyway. He'll be busy telling us he met with Himmler to get rid of Hitler, who killed his kid.

He is correct re Ukraine. His performance re Israel is an embarrassment. Strong initial statement, then full speed back off, even accusing them of improper strategy, of which he knew nothing. Stupid, ineffective "attacks" carried out nearly a week later, (under the cover of "we wanted to see where they'd hide), nonsense. Have the attacks stopped? Should we expect they will? They've gotten more aggressive since. Are we dealing with the problem?

Absolute nonsense. He doesn't need support, other than after the fact. He is an 0 for 30 year zero when it comes to foreign affairs. Wasn't ever taken seriously by Obama.

Who is responsible for sponsored attacks on the US and its servicemen? What has been done to end those attacks? What has happened to sanctions against that country, and what have been the results? Does that even matter, or is it pure ignorance of the long term results? Keep shooting $1.5 million missiles against $5k drones and more expensive, but still cheap, anti ship missiles. Keep paying the price for international commerce to go 3000 miles in addition because of threats from a surrogate trash heap. Two or three hit this week. That's what we have been seeing for the past six weeks, and that's the result of appeasement.

Couldn't agree more. A fresh start with an accomplished governor and UN ambassador who really knows the uselessness of that org is what we need, and her accounting background is another huge plus. But.....We have this primary system. Ya.

Huh what?

She is far smarter on foreign policy than Trump. Actually, she is far smarter than Trump, but that's a different subject. Trump creates enemies and animosity without reason. His NATO nonsense is a perfect example. He is completely correct regarding funding, but his presentation to achieve that goal is punkish. His treatment of those that oppose him is juvenile, unnecessarily insulting, and an embarrassment. His ability to maintain staff is horrible. He is vengeful for no reason. He is grossly arrogant with no background to substantiate it. His claims of personal achievement are idiotic. He is rude and has a horrible vocabulary. Haley is smarter, a better leader and more accomplished. She fully understands, from a first person view, the failure of the Biden appeasement realm. Two really old guys. One is intellectually dysfunctional, the other an undeniable jerk. They should take their personal battle outside. An easy, inarguable choice in my view. Late addition. She also doesn't take office with an axe to grind at DOJ, FBI, and probably CIA. We don't need that and it is counterproductive. Biden doesn't even know what those acronyms are, nor who is dead or alive, so he's eliminated from discussion

A good deal of "Catholic Doctrine" is non Biblical. Papal bulls is a good place to start.

I will allow one synapse the opportunity to worry about this nonsense when I hear one person ever mention such a thought. One can find any manner of internet lunatic videos. I never have heard any such talk, and I have been a Christian since Baptism and student of the Bible for well over a decade. Anyone who ever suggested some kind of takeover would be labeled a lunatic in my circle.

Houthis expanding attempts to disrupt commerce. The Houthis tried to ambush an El Al airliner travelling from Thailand to Israel. The Houthis got on an enroute air traffic control VHF frequency, pretending to be ATC, and directed the El Al flight to turn in a direction that would take them into airspace where they have some capability to attack the passenger flight. Fortunately, the El AL cockpit crew didn't trust the transmissions, and reverted to data link, (non voice) only com with ATC. That would have been an absolute disaster with far reaching ramifications.,

I've been doing this for forty years, so I'm comfortable with my decisions. Either way, I sure as hell aren't going to listen to you. No offense.

And timid to admit it, as timing is nearly impossible, but I just moved everything that was equity based into fixed income.

If that is true, it is the most wasteful payment in history. He is totally wasting his time. It's like a seven year old telling you what ETF to invest in. A comical waste.

The bigger issue is NATO itself. It was militarily dysfunctional, relying completely on the US for any real capability. Hopefully, with the Germans come to Jesus moment as the Russians invaded Ukraine and they realized they were totally dependent on Russia for energy, as well as being completely depleted militarily, things will get better.

I can't believe this woman said that. I hope it was challenged. The claim that "they are endowed y their Creator with certain unalienable rights" is a cornerstone of the entire Declaration, and foundational in the subsequent claim that governments derive their power from the people.

The Houthis have issued a "ban" on shipping from Israeli, US, or British flagged vessels in international waters near them. Not sure what offensive capability they have to enforce this "ban," but I sure wish the US and UK would respond with undeniable force. This has gone on long enough. Freedom of shipping has been a cornerstone of civilized commerce for centuries. It is time to act.

Also claimed that he knows what nuclear war would look like. Nobody knows that. Simply a crazy claim. I was certified to monitor loading them, carry them, and deliver them and I have absolutely no idea what a nuclear exchange would look like, nor does anyone I know with similar knowledge.

I'm not going to spend time going over the entire bill. There are amnesty issues and power granted to the executive, who is not fulfilling his current obligations on enforcement, that were deemed excessive. In addition while appropriating money for a wall, it did not commit to it. The 5000/day thing? Anyway, you can do your own homework on why it wouldn't get through the House. To say that they were asking for immigration reform and then "killed the bill," is a gross misrepresentation.