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KWingJitsu

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It doesn't say Republican party, despite the title. It matters.

But again just side step that you linked me to a blog stating Participants who scored high on cognitive and emotional tests are also more likely to agree with statements such as, "the white race is superior to all other races."
Well, it is comforting to know you disagree with the sentiment. But still not sure how you think its impossible for European participants in the study to hold those views, or whether your issue is with the blog itself.
 

Jesus X

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if trump was actually serious about keeping out immigrants he would have built a wall like they have in melilla,Spain that they use to keep out Moroccans and sub Saharan africans. the current wall he is building is also nothing like the mega wall he promised he has moved the goal posts and is building a crappier wall and no one noticed.

 

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Well, it is comforting to know you disagree with the sentiment. But still not sure how you think its impossible for European participants in the study to hold those views, or whether your issue is with the blog itself.

The study doesn't say what the title purports. Check your comprehension of what I am arguing. At no point did I state or imply what you are tilting at.
 

Sheepdog

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Lol



Taliban grand stands and then is surprised the deal died.

Taliban defends Kabul suicide attack: We enter peace talks with US 'from a strong position'



They tied their actions to the negotiation. Turns out that was a bad move.
You're not alone, but this is seriously a below 3rd grade level of comprehension and reasoning. The US is killing the Taliban, the Taliban is killing the US. That's what a war is - people killing each other. Peace occurs when one side surrenders or a ceasefire deal is reached. But until that peace deal is reached, the two sides keep fighting.

A child understands this. An adult medical professional should too.

The Taliban has killed dozens of US soldiers since the latest peace talks began.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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Trump must consider attack on Iran after drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, Lindsay Graham urges
Republican senator Lindsay Graham, a prominent foreign policy hawk, suggested that hitting the country’s own refineries would “break the regime’s back”.


“Iran will not stop their misbehaviour until the consequences become more real,” he tweeted on Saturday night.

Mr Lindsay added: “Iranian supported Houthi rebels who attacked Saudi oil refineries is yet another example of how Iran is wreaking havoc in the Middle East. The Iranian regime is not interested in peace – they’re pursuing nuclear weapons and regional dominance.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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MBS tells Trump Saudi 'willing and able' to respond to attacks
Saudi Arabia's crown prince has told US President Donald Trump the kingdom was "willing and able" to respond to the latest attacks claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels on its oil facilities, state media reported.

"The kingdom is willing and able to confront and deal with this terrorist aggression," Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ( MBS) told Trump during a phone call on Saturday, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

MBS was referring to drone attacks earlier in the day on two state-owned Saudi Aramco oil facilities, which triggered enormous fires and disrupted global energy supplies.


According to a statement by the Saudi embassy in Washington, DC, Trump told MBS that the US was ready to cooperate with the kingdom to protect its security in the wake of the drone attacks.

In the phone call, Trump also told the crown prince the attacks hurt the US and global economies, the SPA said in an Arabic-language statement

The Houthis, who have been fighting a Saudi-UAE-led coalition in an ongoing civil war in Yemen since 2015, took responsibility for the early morning attacks, which involved 10 drones and caused fires at the facilities at Abqaiq, the world's largest oil processing complex, and Khurais, a major oilfield.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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Trump touts defense treaty discussions with Netanyahu days before Israeli election
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he discussed a potential mutual defense treaty with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call just days before the Israeli election.

"I had a call today with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Israel, that would further anchor the tremendous alliance between our two countries," Trump wrote.


"I look forward to continuing those discussions after the Israeli Elections when we meet at the United Nations later this month!" Trump continued.

Netanyahu has been exploring a defense alliance with the U.S. for some months now, according to reports, and the issue is seen as a potential boost to his re-election bid. The Israeli elections are scheduled to take place Tuesday.

The latest polls show a close race between Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and the centrist Blue and White party led by former armed forces chief Benny Gantz. It's Israel's second snap election in several months after Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition following elections in April.
 

Freeloading Rusty

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A former classmate of Brett Kavanaugh reportedly tipped off the FBI and senators to another allegation of sexual misconduct
  • A former classmate of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tried to tip off US senators and the FBI last year to another sexual misconduct allegation, The New York Times reported Saturday.
  • The allegation was previously unreported, but came amid a rancorous confirmation battle last fall where Kavanaugh faced allegations from multiple women.
  • This new claim comes from one of Kavanaugh's former Yale classmates, Max Stier, who said he saw Kavanaugh at a drunken dorm party where his friends pushed his penis into a female student's hands.
  • Kavanaugh has denied all previous allegations of sexual misconduct, and refused to answer The Times reporters' questions about Stier's account.
 

Splinty

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You're not alone, but this is seriously a below 3rd grade level of comprehension and reasoning. The US is killing the Taliban, the Taliban is killing the US. That's what a war is - people killing each other. Peace occurs when one side surrenders or a ceasefire deal is reached. But until that peace deal is reached, the two sides keep fighting.

A child understands this. An adult medical professional should too.

It would take a serious autist to not understand the effects of saving face, grand standing, etc. have on getting any highly dynamic political and diplomatic deal done.

The Taliban has killed dozens of US soldiers since the latest peace talks began.
It's almost as if diplomacy is about something other than total body count.

Hint: The talks didn't end over one attack. Saving face vs grandstanding an out to end what was already poorly going talks.
 

Sheepdog

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It would take a serious autist to not understand the effects of saving face, grand standing, etc. have on getting any highly dynamic political and diplomatic deal done.



It's almost as if diplomacy is about something other than total body count.

Hint: The talks didn't end over one attack. Saving face vs grandstanding an out to end what was already poorly going talks.
I know the talks didn't end over one attack. That's literally my argument. Trump's advisors and generals talked him into abandoning the peace deal that had been negotiated and he used the flimsy excuse that the Taliban killing a single US soldier was the reason the talks broke down.

So I'm not getting where your 'LOL Taliban' argument comes from. Each side was ramping up attacks in order to gain negotiating leverage. It's just an inevitable process of escalation and counter-escalation. The Taliban isn't some fully coherent, hierarchical command - it's not even possible for them to ensure nobody within the movement launches an attack on US soldiers without delivering a peace deal first. So put yourself in the shoes of the Taliban leadership. What exactly are you arguing they should have done and why are you 'LOLing'?

It's still LOL America (and formerly Australia). Whether the withdrawal happens in a year, 5 years, 10 years, 30 years, it will still happen, just with more body bags piling up. And the Taliban will still be there. Just wait until soldiers not yet born when the invasion occurred start dying. While people have forgotten the war for now, that will cause a massive push for withdrawal.

And to be clear, when I say LOL America and Australia, I mean that in a tragic sense. It's so futile and they just never learn.
 

Sheepdog

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Baby mama is correct.
It's always fun to imagine what the reaction would be if Obama sent that tweet. The retards in here would be frothing at the mouth (and justifiably). Now they just ignore it.

It's incredible that a guy who once believed the Saudis committed 9/11 now behaves as their lap dog. And his basket of deplorables fall in behind him.