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OT: American Politics

LeafGm said:
Who's blaming Trump for North Korea?
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The people insinuating Trump should veer from 25 years of foreign policy towards NK. Apparently if he sticks to his guns concerning the no nukes tolerated it's his fault?

NK is one of the worst handled issues for the USA in the past 60 years.
 
Habsy said:
The people insinuating Trump should veer from 25 years of foreign policy towards NK. Apparently if he sticks to his guns concerning the no nukes tolerated it's his fault?

NK is one of the worst handled issues for the USA in the past 60 years.
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Trump's obviously not to blame for the outcome of the original Korean war, or the fact that North Korea has acquired nuclear weapons.

But he is to "blame" for however he chooses to handle the situation over the next three years, absolutely. That sort of comes with the job, doesn't it?

And as much as the United States (and most of the world) haven't wanted North Korea to have nuclear weapons for the past 25 years, the reality is that they have them now, they have no apparent incentive to use them except as a suicidal last resort if attacked, and there's no outcome where you can take them away by force without the likely deaths of anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of innocent people, and sparking a war that could easily draw in China and Russia on the opposing side.

So, I'd hope the administration will move forward with all that in mind.
 
Julie Pace @jpaceDC
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WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Sources: Steve Bannon's attorney was relaying questions to White House in real time during House interview and was being told by the White House when not to respond.

jesus fukc
 
Bannon has cut a deal with Mueller to not have to testify in front of a grand jury.

Of note, Bannon's lawyer is William Burck, who is also representing Preibus and White House Counsel Don McGahn
 
Alternate theory making the rounds regarding Bannon not answering questions....you can't use public information to sell in a plea deal with Mueller. If he had answered those questions, he can't use any of that info as leverage.
 
Donald Trump is prepared to deploy troops for attack on North Korea: http://nationalpost.com/news/world/...ed-to-deploy-troops-for-attack-on-north-korea

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is “very seriously” considering military options for the North Korea nuclear stand-off, a Republican congressional chairman has revealed.

Mac Thornberry, who heads up the House Armed Services Committee, told The Daily Telegraph that officials were looking into ammunition and deployment issues linked to military involvement.

He said such efforts were not being undertaken for “token” reasons but because it was “prudent” to make such preparations, given the instability in the region.

The comments suggest that Trump’s talk of a military option being “on the table” to deal with the nuclear threat is not simply being used rhetorically.

It comes after this newspaper revealed that US officials were working up plans for a “bloody nose” military attack on North Korea to deter further nuclear development.

Thornberry, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, was talking to the Defence Writers Group, which is linked to George Washington University. Thornberry was asked by The Daily Telegraph how seriously the US administration was looking at military options for solving the North Korea stand-off.

“I think the administration is very seriously looking at what would be involved with military options when it comes to North Korea. And options is plural,” Thornberry said.

“But you have to be serious about these things, you can’t just make a token effort. And being serious about it means working through logistics and ammunition and which forces would be required for which missions and when they needed to be there. It’s lots of detail.”

Thornberry added: “I think they are very serious and that’s only prudent to do so.”

“My favourite quote these days is from [George] Washington’s first state of the union, which said ‘to be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace’.”
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Paul McLeod
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Mitch McConnell says rather than "spinning our wheels" working on a DACA deal Trump won't vote for, they're going to wait for him to say what he wants.




Shorter mitch: you tell us, Donnie.
 
Alice Ollstein @AliceOllstein
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No progress on #DACA as a shutdown looms. Dems & Republicans alike say they have no idea what White House will sign/support talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/hispanic-ca…
 
So Trump has paid off multiple pros for affairs had during his current marriage. And it's barely even news. Amazing.
 
Not enough time what with ice cream scoops, cheeseburgers and diet Cokes that require attention.
 
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