OldSchool2 Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 17 hours ago, MorningGlory said: Sounds to me like the lefties are rooting for N. Korea. Their loathing of the President seems to outweigh patriotism. As Samuel Johnson once said, patriotism can prove to be "the last refuge of a scoundrel." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Gator Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member * Followers: 8 Topic Count: 91 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 10,596 Content Per Day: 3.70 Reputation: 2,743 Days Won: 25 Joined: 06/16/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted August 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, OldSchool2 said: Does Trump think he's really Harry Truman? "Mr Trump’s comments carry an eerie echo of those made by President Harry Truman after he told the American public in 1945 that the US had dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima following Japan’s failure to meet a US ultimatum: 'If they do not now accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth.'" https://www.ft.com/content/5564982c-7c6c-11e7-9108-edda0bcbc928 The problem lies in that in order for his words to be fulfilled, he will have to outdo Truman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 42 minutes ago, OldSchool2 said: ... he put himself there by playing down to Kim's level. No, he is put there by his critics because they cannot be honest and truthful about the reality of the threat we face now because the three previous administrations kicked the can down the road and did nothing and now we have a nuclear N. Korea. Now, no matter what Trump does, it will be wrong as far as his critics are concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Running Gator said: The problem is that we have two bullies trash talking each other. Yeah you droned and blathered on and on before about "trash talk." You were wrong then, and you are wrong, now. We are now dealing with a nuclear N. Korea and we can see that it was not at all "trash talk." He is on the verge of putting a nuke on an ICBM. The military isn't treating this at all like trash talk. We should listen to the military experts who actually know what they are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Gator Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member * Followers: 8 Topic Count: 91 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 10,596 Content Per Day: 3.70 Reputation: 2,743 Days Won: 25 Joined: 06/16/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted August 9, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, shiloh357 said: Yeah you droned and blathered on and on before about "trash talk." You were wrong then, and you are wrong, now. We are now dealing with a nuclear N. Korea and we can see that it was not at all "trash talk." He is on the verge of putting a nuke on an ICBM. The military isn't treating this at all like trash talk. We should listen to the military experts who actually know what they are talking about and not to you It is still just trash talk until someone does something. The military is treating this the same way we always have, being prepared for any action by NK. By the way, any chance you might just deal with the issue at hand and leave out the personal comments? I know it is a long shot, but felt I would ask. Edited August 9, 2017 by Running Gator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 45 minutes ago, shiloh357 said: ... We are now dealing with a nuclear N. Korea and we can see that it was not at all "trash talk." He is on the verge of putting a nuke on an ICBM. The military isn't treating this at all like trash talk. We should listen to the military experts who actually know what they are talking about. Did Trump listen to any of his generals before he gave his "fire and fury" ultimatum to NK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchool2 Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 701 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,511 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/18/1955 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 51 minutes ago, shiloh357 said: No, he is put there by his critics because they cannot be honest and truthful about the reality of the threat we face now because the three previous administrations kicked the can down the road and did nothing and now we have a nuclear N. Korea. Now, no matter what Trump does, it will be wrong as far as his critics are concerned. Didn't candidate Trump complain that the previous administration always signaled its military intentions to our enemies? So what did Donald just do for fat lil' Kim? And recall that candidate Trump voluntarily ran for president supposedly knowing the state this world was in before he became POTUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKay Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted August 9, 2017 11 hours ago, MorningGlory said: Sounds to me like the lefties are rooting for N. Korea. Their loathing of the President seems to outweigh patriotism. That's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKay Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted August 9, 2017 14 hours ago, OldSchool2 said: But what happens after Kim calls Trump's hyperbolic bluff? This Kim guy is unstable. You do have to be careful when addressing unstable people. I really hope that Mr Trump takes the advice of his advisers and considers what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_S Posted August 9, 2017 Group: Servant Followers: 25 Topic Count: 275 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 5,208 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 1,893 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/02/2010 Status: Offline Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 hour ago, LadyKay said: This Kim guy is unstable. You do have to be careful when addressing unstable people. I really hope that Mr Trump takes the advice of his advisers and considers what they say. Might be worth remembering that advisers can be wrong too. He may have advisers pushing him for anything from no action at all up to and including a full scale invasion or preemptive nuclear attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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