Iran leader killed!!!!

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9/11. The rehearsal for even more diabolical US mainland attacks by countries and their people who hate us. Just wait and see.

Tit for tat deadly strikes with NO claims of responsibility, or tit for tat deadly strikes WITH claims of responsibility - are NOT deterrents.

They ALL have the effect of further escalation of violence.

Trump is not smart. Trump is not wise. Trump is mentally ill. And you supporters/enablers of Trump and his symptoms are either willfully blind, ignorant, or happily propagandized by your alleged news source preferences.

Incoming.

In the meantime - let’s all be entertained by Trump’s temper tantrums, copious lies, lawlessness, and cover ups. Has he flung our Constitution into the shredder, yet? Or just depisited his excrement there?

[audiophile]

You think Hillary would been more restrained?

She would be full-tilt boogie in Syria right now.

Probably would have done a proportional response in Iran for Syria attacks.

[audiophile]

Yeah. Osama Bin Laden was a "household name" too. Clinton opted out of a number of chances to eliminate him years prior to September 2001. How did that work out?

Very Badly.

Trump said he would releasing CIA intelligence to congress. The view from the cheap seats is pretty bad right now.

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Ahh, that old familiar Fox/Rush tune - Whataboutism. BS go to when you’ve got nothing else, audiophile.

Try to stay on track. Hypotheticals about past presidential candidates don’t really advance the matter at hand.

[audiophile]

And you HAVE the CIA intelligence data to know what threats we were facing?

[screen glare]

Your boy Trump now realizing his “narcissistic rage” (look it up) remedy - to make himself feel better - about his self-caused, embarrassing, forever impeachment - has backfired on him. Both here at home and around the world.

Trump does not believe in CIA intelligence. Instead he believes Vlad-the-Invader. Remember Helsinki? So why would Trump show us so-called CIA intel now? He must be slummin’.

Plus he’s a GD liar. Everyday. His cred with the majority of Americans - and other countries - is ZERO. Feckless coward/bully.

[audiophile]

That's illogical. Russia is in bed with Iran.

[bmw]

Let's be clear about something here. Trump campaigned on not foreshadowing timelines of events when it comes to launching military strikes. He's doing what he campaigned on and was elected on.

20 years ago all Americans would have celebrated the death of a terrorist, regardless of political affiliation or the affiliation of the President at the time. Not today. Purely partisan. NOTHING Trump does will EVER be celebrated by those who can't stand him. That's a sad reality and it is one why it is pointless to argue with deranged people like Screen Glare.

[screen glare]

Not illogical, audiophile. Russia’s Putin seeking to make Russia the dominant world power. Militarily. Economically. And himself its lifelong feared dictator.

He can cozy up to Iran, or any other country where alliance may be useful to Russia. At the same time - he can impress the entire world by showing - time and again - how Donald Trump is mysteriously under Putin’s thumb. To the extreme of interfering in US democracy with the welcome mat rolled out by candidate Trump. And over Trump’s presidency showing the entire world how Donald is Putin’s apprentice:

- Hours-long meetings with Trump with no witnessing by the normal compliment of American government observers as to what is being said. Unprecedented! And who knows how many other such compromised communications?

1. Denigration of the bedrocks of American democracy, and our hard-won liberty - by Trump public statements such as - the free press the enemy of the American people; Putin tells me very strongly he did not interfere in our election and I don’t see why he would (Helsinki). And other infamous utterances indicating the US president is compromised by tin horn, tiny economy, invader of a sovereign country - Vlad. The leader of Russia - our enemy - which publicly vowed to destroy the USA “from within”.

2. Denigration also of our exceptional American values by actions such as - Trump toying with and praising murderous dictators - while insulting and injuring the trust of our NATO allies - so they no longer regard the US president in a traditional trustworthy leadership role. Instead they avoid and chuckle over his NPD symptomatic words and behaviors. And don’t forget the US president’s non-existent sympathy and empathy. “Due to rain” not showing up at Armistice Day (end of WWI) memorial ceremony in France, separating and abusing with alacrity crying little kids from their parents, offering other outraged parents money for the life of their dead son, insulting gold star parents, insulting the sacrifices of our military heroes, mocking the disabled, tossing paper towels at homeless US citizens who lost everything in a hurricane, constantly telling one public lie after another, using the office of the US presidency for financial gain, and for personal advantage instead of carrying out his “country first” constitutional duty. Defying all norms of our system of government: checks and balances, an independent judiciary, the emoluments clause in our Constitution, weakening the cabinet with agency appointments meant to destroy said agencies, leaving other positions in government unstaffed, destroying the morale of The State Department and our diplomatic corps, The CIA and other US intel and security agencies, conducting an administration with the highest/fastest turnover of personnel, conducting a shadow foreign policy, using the attorney general as a presidential defense attorney, watching many of your former advisors including generals quit in disgust, go to prison, or be fired by Tweet. Yep. Exceptional American values trashed. And the USA divided under Trump’s mentally ill, chaotic, knee jerk, me first, leadership.

We are SO unsafe and - in the eyes of other countries - more vulnerable with sick Trump, alt right yes man Barr, and Nazi Steve Miller running roughshod over The Constitution and our exceptional American values.

By the way - Uncle Sam wants your kid or grand kid to register. be drafted, and fight WWIII. Think that’s too far fetched? Welcome to Dystopian TrumpWorld - where the main attraction is Narcissistic Personality DISORDER.

[audiophile]

Russia is not even close economically. That would take decades of investment, and with Putin at the helm not many are taking that chance by the government's sometimes erratic stance.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Russia continues to decline; at the end of last year it fell threefold to its lowest level in the last decade. The net outflow of foreign investment was the highest since 2014 and amounted to $23.1 billion, according to the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).

Support for Putin in Russia is dropping.

a poll by the independent Levada Centre, 39% of Russians listed Putin as a politician they trust. That is a 20% decrease from November 2017, when Putin was named by 59% of Russians, according to the same polling agency.

No one can claim he is dictator if they keep electing him fair and square, I think you mixed up Russia with China.

[screen glare]

Thank you, audiophile for reinforcing my statement about Russia and Vlad. I said, “...tin horn, tiny economy, invader of sovereign country...” in my post. Perhaps you should re-read.

However that reality does not dampen Putin’s egotistical KGB-nurtured quest - which I also identified in that post - for your re-reading pleasure.

Meanwhile - what the heck are you imagining when you write, “...they keep electing him fair and square...”? That is sheer fantasy - dictator Putin’s propaganda. Which is apparently convincing YOU, audiophile.

ME “mixing up” Russia with China? YOU’RE the one mixed up, Dude.

[audiophile]

I do skim because you are a broken record, and who wants to keep listening to that?

You try too hard and then you end up contradicting yourself.

[tapeisrolling]

California probably has a bigger economy than Russia BUT Russia has a few things that others don't like nukes and a big intelligence network that can manipulate what others accept as truth. We had a hold on Iran from getting nukes but that was shot to hell. Now they have a chance to be just like the big boys and have all the toys.

[screen glare]

Well then, audiophile - I’ll make this short.
Putin “elected”. “Fair and square”. Thank you for authoring that. Perhaps YOU don’t try hard ENOUGH.