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[Welsh Exile]

Funny enough this is one of the cases where he is probably right, there very little defence by the department of defence. It's one of those things nobody wants to admit.

You don't have to respond to an attack for if it be defence. You can defend your values and allies abroad. You can defend the vulnerable and people who can't defend themselves.

Sure, I get what you mean and everything but I don't think it's in keeping with what we're (the west) are meant to be about

 

[Welsh Exile]

Yeah true about the department of defence. I was more thinking about the iconic Pentagon being rebranded as the article states but perhaps it's name will remain.

Maybe it will inspire the IDF into a similar rebrand.

To be fair the IDF are pretty much an exclusively defence force. If there was no IDF they’d be not a single Jew left in the Middle East.

 

[McTallshort]

Wasn't it all changed post WW2? Before that every government had a minister for War and a War department

 

[Welsh Exile]

Wasn't it all changed post WW2? Before that every government had a minister for War and a War department

Yeah, it was WW2 that changed the branding. But I wouldn’t say just branding as that makes it sound disingenuous when I think there was a real desire after 2 horrific world wars in under half a century did kind of make us think, you know what, this total war stuff is kind of ****.

 

[Which Tyler]

He'd have done a.much better job at that Alaska summit.

He'd have had Putin for breakfast!

 

[Yulia]

He'd have had Putin for breakfast!

Or vice versa,you never know

 

[Which Tyler]

Or vice versa,you never know

I never knew Putin was supposed to have a reputation for literally eating people

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Your playing dumb, and pretending like i didnt tell you in the original comment that I didnt read past the sensible overview statements, and asked if I needed to read on:

"Do I need to read on beyond the sensible statements at top of the page?"

You can twist that all you like, but its these childish little games, and mirtruths that have me struggling to take what you say too seriously. Your trying so hard to win, your not looking for truth.

If you wanted me to read something specific, in regards to criticism of RFK, you wouldnt post a link where the 'round up' were comments we probably all agree with, and then faux outrage when I ask if I need to read the rest based on the overview being sensibly crafted answers to questions.

Just be honest and specific.

This is the biggest load of projection you've done. Your last line in particular, very pot calling kettle black.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

You don't have to respond to an attack for if it be defence. You can defend your values and allies abroad. You can defend the vulnerable and people who can't defend themselves.

Sure, I get what you mean and everything but I don't think it's in keeping with what we're (the west) are meant to be about

That may be true but that's certainly not how the USA armed forces have been used for a long time.

 

[Welsh Exile]

That may be true but that's certainly not how the USA armed forces have been used for a long time.

Yeah fair, and I agree, though they would say they're "defending their interests"

Which is probably oil a lot of the time but I also think, call me naive, that it's also been for moral reasons as well.

But I would be quibbling with you to be honest. Vietnam wasn't defensive and the plethora of Middle Eastern conflicts weren’t either. I guess Afghanistan was fair game with 9/11 but Iraq obviously less so.

 

[Saintjay]

Borthwick now looking at making a new role for Wigglesworth as England War Coordinator.

 

[Yulia]

I never knew Putin was supposed to have a reputation for literally eating people

You never know with him
Googled and have found a proof in Internet

 

[AlRums]

GOP senator demands Trump hit back at Norway sovereign wealth fund over Israel divestiture

The Pennsylvania Republican accused Norway of waging “economic warfare directed by a foreign government against the US economy.”

nypost.com

And they wonder why others think Americans are stupid.

Telling a sovereign nation where to invest it's money.

 

[AlRums]

How Trump Broke The Presidency

Trump’s quest to claim all power for himself is drastically reshaping not just his presidency, but American democracy writ large.

www.huffpost.com

Interesting read

 

[Vaquer]

How Trump Broke The Presidency

Trump’s quest to claim all power for himself is drastically reshaping not just his presidency, but American democracy writ large.

www.huffpost.com

Interesting read

The powers of the presidency (and the weakening of the party they're in) have been increasing for years. Big changes every time a new president wants to do things differently to their predecessor may be baked in here.

 

[Seeker]

Trump: DOJ has ‘done its job’ on Epstein files

President Trump said Friday that the Justice Department had “done its job” on the Jeffrey Epstein case and called for an end to the push from bipartisan lawmakers for more disclosures related to the convicted sex offender. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump blamed Democrats for bringing...

www.yahoo.com

Gee, I wonder why?
/s

 

[McTallshort]

GOP senator demands Trump hit back at Norway sovereign wealth fund over Israel divestiture

The Pennsylvania Republican accused Norway of waging “economic warfare directed by a foreign government against the US economy.”

nypost.com

And they wonder why others think Americans are stupid.

Telling a sovereign nation where to invest it's money.

Jealous because Norway is a considerably richer country than them

 

[ChicagoKid]

Jealous because Norway is a considerably richer country than them

Well, yes, small countries with a lot of oil tend to be disproportionately rich.

By your logic, we are jealous of Qatar.

 

[McTallshort]

Well, yes, small countries with a lot of oil tend to be disproportionately rich.

By your logic, we are jealous of Qatar.

You always get sensitive about money don't you?

 

[ChicagoKid]

You always get sensitive about money don't you?

Very. I’m very jealous of Norwegians and Qataris. Not everyone gets to live in an Arctic Tundra or Scorching Desert.

Almost as jealous as those living in the balmy Welsh valleys.