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What specifically makes him crappy?
I thought he was (in)famous by now. I encourage everyone to read up on him.flyingpylon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:13 pmWhat specifically makes him crappy?
What actions will elevate him to shitty?
Yep, let's get our facts only from solid media outlets.Libertarian666 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:51 amAnyone whom the lamestream media attacks starts off with points in his favor.dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:06 amI thought he was (in)famous by now. I encourage everyone to read up on him.flyingpylon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:13 pmWhat specifically makes him crappy?
What actions will elevate him to shitty?
And the endorsement of the Federalist is pretty valuable too. If this article is even close to being correct he will be a great asset: https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/20/wh ... eep-state/
So you admit that your characterization was incorrect. Fine with me.Kbg wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:16 pm What’s the point?
I guess if white collar crime and corruption are no bigs to you let’s just agree to disagree. The majority of the latest batch are exactly that...not all, the majority. Most of the right wing spin on these mention evil aggressive Federal attorneys as a root problem...completely forgetting they were convicted by a jury of citizens, sentenced by a federal judge.
Last post.
The US has reached what an official called “a reduction of violence agreement” with the Taliban that could lead to an American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said Friday.
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Well, it's certainly a pragmatic move to aim for a period of reduced-violence in February, which is outside the fighting season in Afghanistan.The week-long reduction in violence deal hashed out between the Taliban and the U.S. appears to be holding up. Attacks have so far been significantly reduced, potentially leading to the signing of a long-term peace deal on Feb. 29 and the withdrawal of American troops.
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The Taliban claimed a couple of IED strikes against Afghan military and logistics convoys in Farah and Zabul provinces on Tuesday. The Taliban also claimed an attack near Sangin in Helmand Province on Monday.
The Taliban have clarified that the reduction in violence is not a cease-fire. The Taliban agreed to not attack major military installations, provincial capitals and major cities but the militants say passing logistics convoys and rural areas are still open battlegrounds. link
Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:10 pmThe US has reached what an official called “a reduction of violence agreement” with the Taliban that could lead to an American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said Friday.
linkWell, it's certainly a pragmatic move to aim for a period of reduced-violence in February, which is outside the fighting season in Afghanistan.The week-long reduction in violence deal hashed out between the Taliban and the U.S. appears to be holding up. Attacks have so far been significantly reduced, potentially leading to the signing of a long-term peace deal on Feb. 29 and the withdrawal of American troops.
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The Taliban claimed a couple of IED strikes against Afghan military and logistics convoys in Farah and Zabul provinces on Tuesday. The Taliban also claimed an attack near Sangin in Helmand Province on Monday.
The Taliban have clarified that the reduction in violence is not a cease-fire. The Taliban agreed to not attack major military installations, provincial capitals and major cities but the militants say passing logistics convoys and rural areas are still open battlegrounds. link
He sounded like he's been talking a long time. Probably just all those meetings. There were a few swallowed syllables, though, like he was out of breath.
Good first step. GTFO of that shithole.Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that he will ask the Trump administration to reconsider its vow to immediately cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan because of a political standoff in Kabul. . . a heavy hit for a country that relies on foreign money to pay three-quarters of its expenses.link
I believe in his own words (If I heard them correctly) after a reporter questioned him..."that is only two weeks and nine days from now". As I just wrote that it does not make sense. But then again I was not giving the listening to him my full attention. I was probably also doing something like this in this forum!!!
A rebuttal:dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:58 pm “I ran the White House pandemic office. Trump closed it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/ ... story.html
Trump is an eternal optimist, and that comes through in his statements. He said he’d love to have things back open by Easter. Not that the actual plan is to reopen by Easter. But I guess we’ll see.
My observation is that too many people fall into the fallacy that the whole country must surely be just like the neighborhood outside their own door. Media personalities are not immune, and they often project that the entire country must surely be on the same path as the chaos in New York. And they treat any potential solution as involving equal actions across the entire nation. But it doesn't necessarily work like that. Solutions to problems this big usually come in stages.
I thought Governor Abbott handled this particularly well by avoiding statewide orders, and leaving it up to local authorities. Something like 200 of the 254 counties in Texas have zero cases. Lockdown doesn't make sense there.Tyler wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:51 pmMy observation is that too many people fall into the fallacy that the whole country must surely be just like the neighborhood outside their own door. Media personalities are not immune, and they often project that the entire country must surely be on the same path as the chaos in New York. And they treat any potential solution as involving equal actions across the entire nation. But it doesn't necessarily work like that. Solutions to problems this big usually come in stages.
I have zero evidence this is the plan, but my educated guess is that the eventual solution will involve continued lockdowns in the major cities with unsustainable outbreaks (NY, SF, etc), while most places that haven't already been overrun will eventually have enough testing (drive-thru, test at home), treatments (hydroxychloroquine), and mitigation strategies (masks, practiced distancing, etc) to safely open up for business. Coastal elites will whine that they're not allowed to leave town and scream that the whole country will soon suffer the same fate. There may even be a few missteps, and people will jump on them as evidence that leadership is being reckless. But they will eventually learn that the US is a big country and most of it will be fine. And citizens demanding lockdown today will eventually demand to be free again.
Now whether that can start by Easter, I have no idea. But I think it could be sooner than you'd think by only listening to people reporting on the very worst situations.