On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 11:34:23 PM UTC-4, Dene wrote:
[broken attributions]
> On 08/13/2017 10:53 PM, Dene wrote:
> > On 08/13/2017 10:11 PM, Dene wrote:
> >
> >>>> So we agree that Obama avoided a pointless, no-win confrontation with some pinhead third world dictator.
> >>>
> >>> No....your hero just kicked the can down the road. That's the sum total of his foreign-policy achievements.
> >>
> >> Avoiding a bunch of stupid wars is no small accomplishment. I'm sorry you're too filled with hate to see that.
> >
> > Kim threatens Guam.
Fake News, because Kim's action was **in response** to Trump's threats against NK.
> > What is Trump supposed to do in your world? Ignore him? Kick the can further?
> > How about withdrawing our troops? Awaiting your enlightened view.
I already said I had some concrete ideas - - but also said to Greg, "YOU GO FIRST".
> Kim and his father before him have been pulling these stunts for years. The worst possible response is to give them the attention they so desperately crave. What Obama did was ignore them, officially, and then impose sanctions to slow their ability to accumulate weapons.
By Trump threatening NK, he's given them a Propaganda Win.
That's a huge amateur mistake by Trump. Huuuuge.
> This country is going to implode at some point. Kicking the can is no bad strategy.
>
> Ignoring Kim is a terrible strategy. He will push and push until he determines there is no gain. Remember Hitler?
Hitler? Oh he was busy this past weekend down in #Charlottesville.
And wishy-washy Trump has already had - - as of this morning - - three of his own
people (& counting) try to "clarify" that his 'on both sides' statement wasn't wishy-washy.
> OTOH, your hero was desperate to get the news to cover something other than the Russia Russia Russia investigation, so he blasted out a bunch of Twitter rants threatening a nuclear apocalypse. That is exactly the kind of measured response one would expect from the leader of the free world. Right Greg?
>
> Strength is what I expect from POTUS. Thank God Obama is no longer in charge.
Except that it isn't strength. Nowhere even close. Donald's a little cowardly boy with
a big mouth who's always gotten away with running it because of his daddy's money.
"Speak softly but carry a big stick".
- Teddy Roosevelt
-hh