General Mattis To Resign

[Deleted member 365]

Also, you dont seem to care too much about non citizens voting.

Hilarious! I didn't know this was still a thing. Are Repubs still making this weird and baseless claim?

We all understand that the only cases of voting fraud have been repubs and the major cases of election fraud have been committed by republican campaigns, right? Google: North Carolina Election Fraud.

That actually happened, unlike these weird Qanon/Trump claims that Jose Sixpack voted 10,000 times in Kansas for Hillary.

 

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Im highly suspect of your sincerity of caring about rigged elections when Hillary rigged the DNC, yet you and many others had no problem voting for her when you knew what she did

I had no problem voting for her because her opponent was a very obvious demagogue, who I had seen urge violence upon people like myself at his rallies, and whom I had seen create scapegoats like the demagogue he was. I voted for her to keep him out of the Oval Office, and nothing that has happened since has shown I made the wrong choice.

I dont think anyone in the US has any right to complain about outside influence on elections when the US is notorious for interfering with other countries affairs.

Yeah, we had it coming, so we needed to keep our mouths shut when we knew our chief post war adversary was attacking us by weaponizing the Internet and adding it to their "active measures toolkit. There's nothing I can do now about our interference in places like Chile decades ago, but because it happened, I need to lay down and take it when my country is attacked. Brilliant argument on your part. Sorry, I stand up for my country. You lie down, well, that's your choice, not mine.

I doubt they influenced anybody to vote for Trump

I doubt what you're saying is true at all. But I doubt their allies at Cambridge Analytica would have been targeting people like myself in the first place. Analyzing my Facebook feed would have told them it was a waste of time. Can't say the same for every American.

 

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Im highly suspect of your sincerity of caring about rigged elections when Hillary rigged the DNC, yet you and many others had no problem voting for her when you knew what she did

You may question my sincerity till you're blue in the face. But, I was fortunate in knowing more then a little regarding the history of demagogues who came to power, especially examples from Western Europe in the 20th century. And Trump displayed all the signs of being just such a misguided and opportunistic demagogue. With a keen sense of how to play on the fears, anxieties, anger, and sense of being left behind by a portion of the electorate, in a culture undergoing change, as reflected in our culture wars.

My choice was truly as no brainier a choice as I have ever seen presented in any presidential election in my lifetime. The first two years of Trump's administration has clearly confirmed my concerns were justified. I see that my education came in handy, to say the least. Whatever else my faults and failings, sleepwalking through that portion of history that is mine to live will never be one of those failings.

 

[Stoked]

The exact same people bitching about this would be bitching if Trump announced he was extending our commitment in the region. We have 2,000 troops there. Withdrawing them won't lead to World War 3, especially as we have a carrier in the gulf. I mean if it is that important to Europe, they can provide the troops and let them be assigned to hot fire zones like our soldiers have been.

We need to rethink our military presence in a lot of areas. I study Russia, I lived in Russia. Russia is not remotely the threat that China is both economically and militarily. If we are extending commitments, it needs to be towards countering China. A combined Europe could handle Russia and they need to be given that opportunity. And for hell's sake, stop buying their energy if they are such an existential threat. We need to act the same with China.

WRONG

 

[Gameface]

So Mattis was set to leave in February but Trump has decided he'll be out by the end of the year and has a replacement lined up.

 

[Deleted member 365]

So Mattis was set to leave in February but Trump has decided he'll be out by the end of the year and has a replacement lined up.

Clearly the Donald didn’t read Mattis’s resignation letter. It wasn’t until Fox News explained it to him that he realized What it actually said.

From what I gather, his replacement is a contractor. He’s not a General. Interesting.

Trump only hires the best, right?

 

[Deleted member 365]

I’m curious what military personnel think about this major diss to Mattis? Trump isn’t winning support among the military with his erratic and disrespectful moves, right?

 

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The exact same people bitching about this would be bitching if Trump announced he was extending our commitment in the region.

Partially correct. A few would would be.

Russia is not remotely the threat that China is both economically and militarily.

I would agree China is a greater threat economically.

 

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Partially correct. A few would would be.



I would agree China is a greater threat economically.

I think China is the greater threat across the board. Militarily, economically, politically...

 

[framer]

I think China is the greater threat across the board. Militarily, economically, politically...

I mean, you would have to be ignorant to argue otherwise. Also add technologically.

 

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I mean, you would have to be ignorant to argue otherwise. Also add technologically.

I used to joke when people would talk about the money we owe China that "you have to be able to collect." Well, China is working on being able to collect. They are also patient and relentless. Let's not forget that they also have the most people and a pretty huge landmass.

China ain't no joke.

Russians? Meh, nation of drunk men and hot women.

 

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I used to joke when people would talk about the money we owe China that "you have to be able to collect." Well, China is working on being able to collect. They are also patient and relentless. Let's not forget that they also have the most people and a pretty huge landmass.

China ain't no joke.

Russians? Meh, nation of drunk men and hot women.

Russia is the yapping *** lap dog that won’t ever do real damage.

China is a young pitbull. Not a full threat yet. But with time and opportunity...