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Old 04-15-2026 | 02:13 PM
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Okay, but, is this really the best argument to be made for current POTUS? That doesn't bode well. Nixon looks amenably reasonable and sane by comparison. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory

Also want to thank you for letting us diplomatically have it out in this thread, relatively speaking. Genuinely. This is a big deal and affects all of us in so many ways.
I am not and have never made arguments for DJT. Just pointing out that it may not be as bad as some think. Good idea? Not IMO. Clear, tangible potential benefits after the dust settles? Entirely possible.

This thread has gone fairly well, after a couple false starts
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Old 04-15-2026 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
This thread has gone fairly well, after a couple false starts
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“False starts on the thread.”
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Old 04-15-2026 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Profane Kahuna
Strategic Ambiguity was actually a feature, not a bug, of cold war era US policy..
yeah but…sometimes those who pretend to be coo coo, have really gone coo coo. Crazy Joe Bonanno for example. Aka, Joey Bananas
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Old 04-15-2026 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Profane Kahuna
Strategic Ambiguity was actually a feature, not a bug, of cold war era US policy.
You mean intentional strategic ambiguity. What's going on with this war strikes me as far from intentional and more based on a dementia patients "sundowning" tendencies.
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Old 04-16-2026 | 06:51 AM
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IEA reports that europe has 6 weeks of jet fuel left.

are we winning? The staggering stupidity and long term ramifications to our global soft power is just mind boggling. When is an adult going to take the wheel?
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Old 04-16-2026 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Hubcapped
IEA reports that europe has 6 weeks of jet fuel left.

are we winning? The staggering stupidity and long term ramifications to our global soft power is just mind boggling. When is an adult going to take the wheel?
What? Their windmills and solar panels won’t support modern civilization? Who could have guessed? The Western European freeloaders are suffering from their own bad decisions. As Macron and Starmer are so fond of saying, “Not our problem.”
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Old 04-16-2026 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
What? Their windmills and solar panels won’t support modern civilization? Who coukd have guessed? The Western European freeloaders are suffering from their own bad decisions. As Macron and Starmer are so fond of saying, “Not our problem.”
Yeah? What happens when US airliners can't refuel in Europe?
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Old 04-16-2026 | 07:15 AM
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Yeah? What happens when US airliners can't refuel in Europe?
They stay in the US.
Do you think vacation trips to Europe are more important than keeping deranged people from having nukes? Is THAT really your priority?
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Old 04-16-2026 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
They stay in the US.
Do you think vacation trips to Europe are more important than keeping deranged people from having nukes? Is THAT really your priority?
It's hilarious that you think this is "not our problem".
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Old 04-16-2026 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
They stay in the US.
Do you think vacation trips to Europe are more important than keeping deranged people from having nukes? Is THAT really your priority?
It's hilarious that you think "vacation trips to Europe" would be the primary thing affected by a shutdown of air traffic into and out of Europe.
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