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of nuclear missiles.


Flipped to fox this am for what I thought would be giggles, instead I found the beginnings of trump getting the go-ahead for nuclear war with N. Korea.


Say what you want about the fat little NK idiot, but include that he knows he and his country will be destroyed in a nuclear war that the fat big guy in DC thinks will boost his poll numbers.

Mutually assured destruction has worked for 50+ years because even the most insane of leaders understand the outcome. What is to stop it now?

I'm not much of a political strategist, but I'm guessing we start a nuclear war in April to fire up the base for November. This might be too early for the fall vote, but the necessity for good poll numbers by April could outweigh the the long term election goals of the repug party.

Will there be less than 10 million dead
Will we join forces with Russia
Will trump gain another 50 pounds
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Not sure if this has already been posted, or if it should even go here, but it is a good example of what happens when the media keeps projecting reasonableness into trump's actions.

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/3/3 ... ailclassic
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:13 am
...Mutually assured destruction has worked for 50+ years because even the most insane of leaders understand the outcome. ...
Depends on your definition of "worked" - proxy wars, imperialism, massive spending, massive pollution, new nations acquiring nukes, global fear of their use, the possibility of an extinction level exchange, etc.

Now, we've got madmen in both NK and the WH. Are they just taking MAD to the brink, could we really see the nukes used, and should we have allowed ourselves to get to this point when humanity has a long history of unstable leadership?
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Vrede too wrote:
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:13 am
...Mutually assured destruction has worked for 50+ years because even the most insane of leaders understand the outcome. ...
Depends on your definition of "worked" - proxy wars, imperialism, massive spending, massive pollution, new nations acquiring nukes, global fear of their use, the possibility of an extinction level exchange, etc.

Now, we've got madmen in both NK and the WH. Are they just taking MAD to the brink, could we really see the nukes used, and should we have allowed ourselves to get to this point when humanity has a long history of unstable leadership?

Yep, there are proxies wars. After all, we do have lots-o-dictators to proxie for.

But then there is still the "bring to the brink" question.

The short one probably can. If not his country loses.

The tall fat one has shown at every point in his life that he will go past any line.
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:59 pm
The short one probably can. If not his country loses.

The tall fat one has shown at every point in his life that he will go past any line.
The short one has little say in whether North Korea and America go to war. It's up to the tall fat one, who knows how 9/11 gave Bush II a big ratings boost and had his party declaring any criticism to be treason.

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Meanwhile in Vancouver, a bunch of roads are closed while American police motorcycles escort American military vehicles through the city.

(They're shooting Deadpool 2.)

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rstrong wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:23 pm
(They're shooting Deadpool 2.)
At least that's what we're telling Canadians.
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Vrede too wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:27 pm
rstrong wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:23 pm
(They're shooting Deadpool 2.)
At least that's what we're telling Canadians.
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I'm not getting a lot of satisfaction out of calling the big cheeto's move.

My god, what has the ignorance of the right saddled us with?
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:13 pm
My god, what has the ignorance of the right saddled us with?
Regret that you rejected Sarah Palin.

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rstrong wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:33 pm
billy.pilgrim wrote:
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My god, what has the ignorance of the right saddled us with?
Regret that you rejected Sarah Palin.
I guess so. This man is dangerous.

Hopefully Congress will stand up and take away these assumed executive war powers.
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Vrede too wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:20 am
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:13 am
...Mutually assured destruction has worked for 50+ years because even the most insane of leaders understand the outcome. ...
Depends on your definition of "worked" - proxy wars, imperialism, massive spending, massive pollution, new nations acquiring nukes, global fear of their use, the possibility of an extinction level exchange, etc.

Now, we've got madmen in both NK and the WH. Are they just taking MAD to the brink, could we really see the nukes used, and should we have allowed ourselves to get to this point when humanity has a long history of unstable leadership?
I think we just figured out why we haven't detected any intelligent civilizations outside of Earth -- eventually they get stupid and elect their version of Trump and everyone dies.

I wanted to state that's sarcasm.... but honestly not sure that it is....

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I am slightly less averse to military coups than I was 7 months ago.
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I am slightly less averse to military coups than I was 7 months ago.
Careful, Beauregard is listening.
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Vrede too wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:09 pm
I am slightly less averse to military coups than I was 7 months ago.
"We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided!"
- Trump tweet on Obama's re-election, Nov 6, 2012

Now imagine him tweeting this on election night 2020. While he's still in office for a couple more months.

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rstrong wrote:
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Meanwhile in Vancouver, a bunch of roads are closed while American police motorcycles escort American military vehicles through the city.

(They're shooting Deadpool 2.)
It says Vancouver Police on the motorcycles

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:lol:
Vrede too wrote:
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rstrong wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:23 pm
(They're shooting Deadpool 2.)
At least that's what we're telling Canadians.
And we stole your bikes.
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bannination wrote:
Tue Aug 08, 2017 7:01 pm
I think we just figured out why we haven't detected any intelligent civilizations outside of Earth -- eventually they get stupid and elect their version of Trump and everyone dies.

I wanted to state that's sarcasm.... but honestly not sure that it is....
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Earlier today, the situation on the Korean peninsula evolved into a full-blown crisis. News broke this afternoon that Kim Jong-un can now arm his long-range missiles with nuclear warheads. Following that alarming revelation, Donald Trump vowed to meet another threat by North Korea “with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”

I can’t overstate the danger. As you read this, two nuclear-armed egomaniacs are facing off in a catastrophic contest. There’s no reason to expect cooler heads will prevail. Every effort must be made to avoid any scenario that risks the use of nuclear weapons.

Nuclear war has never been more likely in our lifetimes....

Remember: Trump’s promise of “fire and fury” is backed up by the absolute authority to make good on that threat. At any moment, he can pick up the phone and order a nuclear strike.

We can’t pin any hopes on having “an adult in the room.” The system built to execute Trump’s launch order was built for deference and speed, not deliberation. From the moment he gives the order, it will take all of 5 minutes for nuclear missiles to fly from the submarines that carry them. The whole region would be on fire in less than half an hour.

We don’t know for sure if the North Koreans could fire off a nuclear counterattack that hits an American city, but that hardly matters. Kim Jong-un can almost certainly slaughter hundreds of thousands of people in East Asia. And even if that retaliation never came, a U.S. nuclear strike alone would quickly blanket neighboring countries in deadly radioactive fallout. The death toll would be horrific and far-reaching....
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Take away his button. The president does not have the right to start a war - only Congress does.
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:48 am
Take away his button. The president does not have the right to start a war - only Congress does.
What if the other side hits first, such as in the case of North Korea who is threatening? Does the POTUS not have the right to take steps to defend his country despite his being the most unpopular POTUS ever?

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