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[QUOTE=Jackson;443918]Really? Just for starters, I think the kuwaitis might have a different opinion.
Nevertheless, let me pose a question: Can you name one country with which the USA enjoys a better relationship today than when Obama first took office?
Just one?
Thanks,
Jax.[/QUOTE]Ukraine.
Thanks,
Bayboy.
[QUOTE=BayBoy;443922]Ukraine.
Thanks,
Bayboy.[/QUOTE]Bayboy,
I will defer to BadMan, our in-house expert on all things Ukraine, to respond to your supposition.
Thanks,
Jax.
Yeah. No. Thats not true. Obama is en epic fuck up. No two ways about it. But its not his fault. Hes just reading the script. That poor multiethnic bastard. I hope he gets a good pension. That shiftless hippie.
Ukraine. Wants his head on a silver platter.
[QUOTE=BayBoy;443922]Ukraine.
Thanks,
Bayboy.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Jackson;443918]Nevertheless, let me pose a question: Can you name one country with which the USA enjoys a better relationship today than when Obama first took office?[/QUOTE]Your question inevitably requires a comparison versus Bush. And there's really no comparison. Major allies like France, Britain, Germany, Japan and others have WAY more confidence in Obama than Bush.
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I can only conclude you posed this question because your mass consumption of right wing media actually made you BELIEVE your premise was correct.
WOW, that's sad.
Jackson, when are you going to realize that right wing media like Fox News are either lying or deliberately spinning their "news" ?
This idiot and his rogues gallery of advisors are even bigger asshats than I thought.
For those with a sense of humor, a strong stomach and a penchant for sci fi.
[URL]http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2015_national_security_strategy.pdf[/URL]
The hegemon fears the sovereign. .
Come on You Haters of Obama.
He wants to open the country for us travelers.
Tell your congressmen, and oh yes their congress women how much you supported the Cuban people when you were there and not the Cuban Government.
Write your republican congressmen and one women to open the travel restrictions.
Obama doesn't want anything. His " advisors " are only reacting to someone elses move. About a couple weeks before Obama announced these easing of tensions with Cuba, Russia had just announced they would be reopening the Lourdes SIGINT station in Cuba. I'm pretty sure this move by Obama is meant to try and either kill that deal or at least slow it down.
[URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2694468/Russia-reopen-Cold-War-Cuban-listening-post-used-spy-America.html[/URL]
Also American companies are sick and tired of losing contracts to the Russian and Chinese companies. They have been wanting a piece of the Cuban pie for quite some time. They simply realized the " stick " wasn't working. Just like it didn't work with Iran. Just like its hopelessly doomed to fail with Russia as well. So instead Obama is opening up a spy base, I mean US Embassy, in Cuba. Nobody in Cuba with half a brain sees it any other way. Will Cubans be offered Nudelman cookies in exchange for plunging their country into civil war?
Rank amateur foreign policy by the corporately sponsored muppets in office. As usual.
[QUOTE=WorldTravel69;443942]Come on You Haters of Obama.
He wants to open the country for us travelers.
Tell your congressmen, and oh yes their congress women how much you supported the Cuban people when you were there and not the Cuban Government.
Write your republican congressmen and one women to open the travel restrictions.[/QUOTE]
Good luck with that.
I found this one rather amusing.
M2. Another total waste of time. But at least the algos had an excuse.
[QUOTE=Tiny12;443897]Punter, I wouldn't bother arguing with Esten. Esten is clearly following in the footsteps of left wing propaganda sources like MSNBC, who believe that proclaiming their credibility gives them more credibility. Of course this is farcical to people who have basic critical thinking skills, and usually just the opposite is true. See the following:
[URL]http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2013/special-reports-landing-page/the-changing-tv-news-landscape/[/URL]
This confirms Pew's earlier research, in 2012, that 90% of MSNBC's prime time coverage is opinion / commentary. Fox indeed is much more "fair and balanced", although CNN leads the pack.[/QUOTE]You're right Tiny, I'm not going to get in a pissing contest with Esten over his asinine accusation. I fail to see what advantage he thinks two names would have. He does however provide some good material for a headline, how do you like this one;.
[B]Esten says Punter 127 is "The Truth"![/B] .... I like it, thanks Esten.
This is not the first time Esten has pulled a stunt like this, remember when he questioned if I had ever mongered in BA? When I revealed some of my BA and forum activities and suggested we compare our experiences he tucked his tail and never mentioned the subject again.
This whole TT thing doesn't pass the smell test, but a little [i]surfing[/i] of the forum has revealed TT's pervious name and that we have some mutual acquaintances, so I suspect there are forum members who have met both of us.
In typical Esten fashion his asinine accusation is an argument from ignorance because he can't prove it, and the reason he can't prove it is because it's not true.
OK Punter. The similarities are remarkable, but if you say you are not "The Truth" then I'll take your word for it.
[B]Esten says Punter 127 is [i]not[/i] "The Truth"![/B]
And my previous question about your BA mongering was a fair question, as I didn't recall ever seeing any report from you in all the years we have both been posting. You've explained that before so no need to again. Aren't you overdue for a trip down to BA?
Hi Guys,
I would like to ask a question without starting a massive argument. Please understand that I am asking a question irrespective of whatever political beliefs I might have, I do have a degree in Political Science and this has engendered my curiosity. I live in Europe and am most familiar with US expats in Europe and how they think.
In my experience most Americans who seek to move abroad are overwhelmingly left of center or Democrats to say the least. It tends to be left of center people who find most fault with their society and move abroad and believe it can be better elsewhere, although I am aware that Argentina is not socially or politically progressive in any meaningful measure.
I am surprised by reading this forum how many right of center Americans or Republicans live in Argentina. Usually this political affiliation goes with patriotism and sometimes an unconditional love of America.
So the question I would like to ask, out of curiosity, is what attracts the ex pat Republicans to living in Argentina? Is it just to escape the sex prison? We all need to get laid irrespective of political proclivities or is it something else as well? Why Argentina for Republicans?
"The Truth" and "Punter 127" don't have anywhere near the same writing style. You can disguise that for a while but not for very long. And although Punter and I are not quite at the same end of the political spectrum, there is no way he would bother impersonating anyone to express his views. He expresses them quite nicely on his own.
I do think Punter and Tiny might be long lost cousins, though.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;443982]I do think Punter and Tiny might be long lost cousins, though.[/QUOTE]Yes, and proof positive that genetics are so strong here in the south that if you breed members of the same family, you end up with children that are even more intelligent than their parents.
Just kidding, I wanted to provide a little bit of joy in the lives of El Alamo Palermo and WT69, falsely confirming their theories about red state residents, before letting them down hard.
[QUOTE=Dickhead;443982]"The Truth" and "Punter 127" don't have anywhere near the same writing style. You can disguise that for a while but not for very long. And although Punter and I are not quite at the same end of the political spectrum, there is no way he would bother impersonating anyone to express his views. He expresses them quite nicely on his own.
I do think Punter and Tiny might be long lost cousins, though.[/QUOTE]Thanks DH,
Sometimes I think Esten just throws shit at the wall to see if it'll stick or not, but at other times I wonder if there's more to it.
I will take you remark about cousin Tiny and me as a compliment. LOL.