And In Other News Part 2

Off Topic Politics & World Issues
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[quote]UtahLama wrote:
Well now… Obama’s Justice department is blocking the local prosecutor’s request and the FBI’s investigators to bring grand jury inquiry after the honorable Sen. Reid.

LULZ

“People familiar with the probe said both FBI agents and local investigators have been frustrated for months by the Justice Departmentâ??s inaction on the initial accusations and evidence against the two senators, and those concerns were recently elevated to FBI headquarters.”

Double LULZ

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I expect nothing less from scum. They only apply the laws to those they disagree with. If you are on their side, you are magically immune from any consequences.

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[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]cwill1973 wrote:

[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]countingbeans wrote:

[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]cwill1973 wrote:

[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Think Tank Employees Tend to Support Democrats

A U.S. News analysis of data from the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan organization that tracks money in politics, suggests that employees at all but the most conservative organizations gave far more financial support to Democrats than Republicans over the last four election cycles.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/03/03/think-tank-employees-tend-to-support-democrats[/quote]

Wait, you’re telling me the most informed Americans are inclined to give monetary support to… Oh. [/quote]

Doers vs. “thinkers”.
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Typical anti-intellectual rubbish from someone with an inferiority complex. There are plenty of doers employed at the think tanks in that list, unless you are disregarding former policy makers, diplomats, intelligence analysts and military officers, professions that many academics held before entering academia.
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Typical elitist rubbish from someone with a superiority complex. The notion that certain people will be drawn to certain fields has as much validity as the implications your original post on the topic do. [/quote]

If you call me an elitist enough times does it make me one? You and Goebbels would get along in that regard. What does your last sentence entail in regards to our discussion? It doesn’t change the fact that cwill1973 has demonstrated zero knowledge of beltway think tanks or their employees.[/quote]

That’s funny considering I’m a member of a national foreign relations committee and listen to speakers every month including Ambassadors, FSO’s, military leaders, among many others. In fact I will be listening to and asking questions of Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani next month. I just happen to think the Neville Chamberlain’s of the world have been, and always will be, wrong.
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Which national foreign relations committee if you don’t mind me asking? If it’s invitation by merit, I’m curious what your credentials are. If it’s participatory in nature, I sincerely congratulate you for being a student of global politics.

Where have I show my admiration for the inaction of Chamberlain? I’ve espoused the tenets of Realism in the majority of my FP posts here. [/quote]

American Committees on Foreign Relations

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[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]cwill1973 wrote:
Why do we bother defending Europe ?

http://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/sweden-passes-law-that-will-prosecute-people-for-criticizing-immigration/[/quote]

The US doesn’t have forward deployed forces in Sweden. Europe is a strategically vital region. Why shouldn’t the US have forces there? The security apparatus in Europe isn’t a result of American benevolence, and nor should it be. It is interest based foreign policy.[/quote]

It was mostly a rhetorical question. It appears there is no region in the world that isn’t vital to our foreign policy goals. I don’t happen to buy into it.

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[quote]cwill1973 wrote:

[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]cwill1973 wrote:
Why do we bother defending Europe ?

http://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/sweden-passes-law-that-will-prosecute-people-for-criticizing-immigration/[/quote]

The US doesn’t have forward deployed forces in Sweden. Europe is a strategically vital region. Why shouldn’t the US have forces there? The security apparatus in Europe isn’t a result of American benevolence, and nor should it be. It is interest based foreign policy.[/quote]

It was mostly a rhetorical question. It appears there is no region in the world that isn’t vital to our foreign policy goals. I don’t happen to buy into it.
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Fair enough, considering the unique geographic position of the US. I do think Europe qualifies as such a region, however. Should American forces withdraw from the region in your opinion?

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[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]cwill1973 wrote:

[quote]Bismark wrote:

[quote]cwill1973 wrote:
Why do we bother defending Europe ?

http://www.eutimes.net/2014/04/sweden-passes-law-that-will-prosecute-people-for-criticizing-immigration/[/quote]

The US doesn’t have forward deployed forces in Sweden. Europe is a strategically vital region. Why shouldn’t the US have forces there? The security apparatus in Europe isn’t a result of American benevolence, and nor should it be. It is interest based foreign policy.[/quote]

It was mostly a rhetorical question. It appears there is no region in the world that isn’t vital to our foreign policy goals. I don’t happen to buy into it.
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Fair enough, considering the unique geographic position of the US. I do think Europe qualifies as such a region, however. Should American forces withdraw from the region in your opinion? [/quote]

If we did Russian aggression in the region would no doubt escalate. We also aren’t about to withdraw from NATO. The sad reality is that the U.S. is the one country most all others look to when the shit hits the fan. It is politically expedient for foreign leaders to bash the U.S. and its global military presence but behind the scenes they are thankful we are there. Just look at Australia. They are trying to be friends and major trade partners with China but are now once again allowing us to put military installations on their shores because they also perceive China as a threat.

It would be interesting to see what would really happen if we withdrew from the east and focused more of our efforts on our southern neighbors.

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I also happen to agree with the Major General of the Wyoming National Guard who said recently in a talk I attended that Europe will soon have a major problem on its hands with islamic terrorists. Cities like London and Paris are becoming breeding grounds for jihadists. That alone will be enough to keep U.S. troops around.

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[quote]cwill1973 wrote:
I also happen to agree with the Major General of the Wyoming National Guard who said recently in a talk I attended that Europe will soon have a major problem on its hands with islamic terrorists. Cities like London and Paris are becoming breeding grounds for jihadists. That alone will be enough to keep U.S. troops around.[/quote]

Muslim immigration to Europe will have grave consequences once they start to outnumber the natives…much more fertile recruiting ground for extremists.

Given the reproductive differences between immigrants and natives, it’s only a matter of time.

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College professor has a funny way of teaching Creative Writing, by bashing Conservatives.

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:

College professor has a funny way of teaching Creative Writing, by bashing Conservatives. [/quote]

Well, you have to be pretty creative to make up lies about how certain sections of the population act. It’s not inventive by any means though.

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Three American doctors murdered in Afghanistan by Afghan security guard:

http://m.townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2014/04/24/three-american-doctors-killed-in-afghanistan-n1828667

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[quote]SexMachine wrote:
Three American doctors murdered in Afghanistan by Afghan security guard:

http://m.townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2014/04/24/three-american-doctors-killed-in-afghanistan-n1828667[/quote]

So tragic, life seems to not mean too much over there.

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[quote]UtahLama wrote:

[quote]SexMachine wrote:
Three American doctors murdered in Afghanistan by Afghan security guard:

http://m.townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2014/04/24/three-american-doctors-killed-in-afghanistan-n1828667[/quote]

So tragic, life seems to not mean too much over there.[/quote]

Crazy fuckers. In Syria al Qaeda are fighting themselves now. Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Levant formed a splinter group called al Nusrah. Now they are fighting each other, fighting Assad and fighting coalition forces who are aiding their allies(Free Syrian Army.) I can barely imagine a more absurd scenario. I’ve always supported the war against al Qaeda but lately I’m starting to wonder what the fuck we’re doing there.

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[quote]SexMachine wrote:

[quote]UtahLama wrote:

[quote]SexMachine wrote:
Three American doctors murdered in Afghanistan by Afghan security guard:

http://m.townhall.com/tipsheet/KatiePavlich/2014/04/24/three-american-doctors-killed-in-afghanistan-n1828667[/quote]

So tragic, life seems to not mean too much over there.[/quote]

but lately I’m starting to wonder what the fuck we’re doing there.
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Making the same mistake that the British and the Russians did.

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Obama bows to a robot…

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Uhhhhhh LOL

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The party of inclusion is at it again.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/--MEDIA-ADVISORY---War-On-Women-in-Massachusetts-Sixth-District.html?soid=1116356199651&aid=K9RgRHu1u1M

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[quote]Bauber wrote:

Uhhhhhh LOL[/quote]

Psychopath. One of those places in not to far from one of my college buddies current houses.

Is it just me or do all of those type of guys look the same? The deranged lunatics constantly talking about how the (insert group here) ______'s are the reason for all of our problems.

He couldn’t even tell the difference when push came to shove.

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Connecticut is having issues with their professors

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:

Connecticut is having issues with their professors[/quote]

Small minds become easily offended when others disagree with them.

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[quote]cwill1973 wrote:

[quote]MaximusB wrote:

Connecticut is having issues with their professors[/quote]

Small minds become easily offended when others disagree with them.
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LOL, that is a very fitting quote for some people on this site