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seamus · 25-01-2017 10:30AM

dav3 wrote: »

Seven. Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

Forget Saudi Arabia though. So what if 75% the terrorists of 9/11 came from there, causing the largest terrorist attack on their soil in history. Not much has changed in the country since then.

Drain the swamp, fill it with oil.

Saudi Arabia & Afghanistan. The two countries from where the largest terrorist attack in U.S. history originated.

And they're not on the banned list.

Funny that.

Leroy42 · 25-01-2017 10:31AM

We are right back in W Bush territory I think

Wanderer78 · 25-01-2017 10:33AM

Leroy42 wrote:

We are right back in W Bush territory I think

I think it could be worse, this administration is disturbing already

gandalf · 25-01-2017 10:34AM

seamus wrote: »

Saudi Arabia & Afghanistan. The two countries from where the largest terrorist attack in U.S. history originated.

And they're not on the banned list.

Funny that.

Not really the Saudis own a lot of American debt, they could really **** up the US economy if they felt they were slighted.

ricero · 25-01-2017 11:01AM

No messing about from the donald. He is getting **** done !

Wanderer78 · 25-01-2017 11:03AM

ricero wrote:

No messing about from the donald. He is getting **** done !

Maybe you mean undone!

Jelle1880 · 25-01-2017 11:05AM

gandalf wrote: »

Not really the Saudis own a lot of American debt, they could really **** up the US economy if they felt they were slighted.

Wonder how much of The Donald's debt they own.

Jelle1880 · 25-01-2017 11:08AM

Seems the USDA rescinded the gag order on their science division.

Good, hopefully they're not doing it just to spout 'alternative facts'.

MightyMandarin · 25-01-2017 11:13AM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

I think it could be worse, this administration is disturbing already

It's much worse. Bush was at least a rational thinker who wasn't obsessed with his cult of personality and incessant lying.

Billy86 · 25-01-2017 11:15AM

If that executive order on the bans from those countries passes, it will be one of the best things to ever happen to ISIS recruitment. And not just in those countries, in various other ones that have easy access to the US, and within the US itself.

Well done, Donald. Well done. :rolleyes:

orubiru · 25-01-2017 11:20AM

Hank Scorpio wrote: »

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/824080766288228352

228 shootings in 25 days if accurate is insane, but there is no easy solution. Any real change will occur over decades, not years.

Yeah, those are some ridiculous figures.

Apparently there have been 23 mass shootings in 11 different states so far in 2017.

965 deaths so far in 2017. They had around 15,000 deaths in 2016.

Getting this from http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ if anyone is interested.

16 Police Officers shot and killed in January 2017.

Jelle1880 · 25-01-2017 11:24AM

Is he gonna impose martial law in Chicago maybe ? Meet with community leaders ?

Or just send in 'The Feds' ? Which department ? FBI ? DEA ? Customs and Border Protection Agency ? Department of Defense ?

All bluster as usual.

Permabear · 25-01-2017 11:26AM

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B0jangles · 25-01-2017 11:26AM

orubiru wrote: »

Yeah, those are some ridiculous figures.

Apparently there have been 23 mass shootings in 11 different states so far in 2017.

965 deaths so far in 2017. They had around 15,000 deaths in 2016.

Getting this from http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/ if anyone is interested.

16 Police Officers shot and killed in January 2017.

And the president using his private twitter account to threaten to enact martial law in an American city is entirely normal and not in the least bit fascistic...

Trent Houseboat · 25-01-2017 11:27AM

Jelle1880 wrote:

Is he gonna impose martial law in Chicago maybe ? Meet with community leaders ?

Or just send in 'The Feds' ? Which department ? FBI ? DEA ? Customs and Border Protection Agency ? Department of Defense ?

All bluster as usual.

Probably a line he heard in a Chuck Norris movie. The man hasn't a clue what he's at.
The best we can hope for now is a farce of a presidency.

philstar · 25-01-2017 11:29AM

how did he overcome bankruptcy?? its never been fully explained

Wanderer78 · 25-01-2017 11:29AM

Trent Houseboat wrote:

Probably a line he heard in a Chuck Norris movie. The man hasn't a clue what he's at. The best we can hope for now is a farce of a presidency.

I'd chose impeachment as a better option and hopefully soon

seamus · 25-01-2017 11:30AM

Permabear wrote: »

This post had been deleted.

http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/methodology

Four or more people killed/injured, not including the perp.

Seems pretty reasonable to me.

orubiru · 25-01-2017 11:30AM

B0jangles wrote: »

And the president using his private twitter account to threaten to enact martial law in an American city is entirely normal and not in the least bit fascistic...

It's going to be an interesting 4 years...

dav3 · 25-01-2017 11:32AM

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Or the fact that people might flee Yemen because of what the Saudis are doing there. Backed by US weapons of course.

True and although we go on about oil having an impact on American international policy, the weapons industry (a trillion dollar industry) plays a significant part. The country that imports most arms from the US is... Saudi Arabia. They even hand Israel a $3.1 billion a year grant so they can spend it buying weapons back off them.

It appears if you buy from from America's top tier of weapons you can wreck havoc to all countries around you with impunity. You can even fly planes into their buildings killing thousands of their people and they'll still bend over and lube themselves up for you as long as you keep buying from them.

If you don't buy arms from them, or even from their top tier, you could find yourself in an axis of evil, in need of some American freedom and replaced by a ruler that will buy weapons from them.

The whole thing makes a mockery of the 'war against terrorism' and their alleged concern about protecting their borders.

But this Donald is not for turning, he won't bow to the pressures of lobbying or congress or foreign influences. Believe me.

Jelle1880 · 25-01-2017 11:32AM

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

Probably a line he heard in a Chuck Norris movie. The man hasn't a clue what he's at.
The best we can hope for now is a farce of a presidency.

Trent Houseboat · 25-01-2017 11:44AM

Wanderer78 wrote:

I'd chose impeachment as a better option and hopefully soon

I'd rather see him fail hilariously.

Everyone looking for loop holes or a quick impeachment to have him removed is missing the point that a sizable minority of the electorate wanted him as president. They went to the polls knowing that he was a liar, fraud, racist, misogynist with the temperament of a toddler and a fear of Russia. Removal from office for something petty will only martyr him.
Let him live long enough to become a villain rather than die a hero (I know his lot love a Batman quote).

Wanderer78 · 25-01-2017 11:47AM

Trent Houseboat wrote:

I'd rather see him fail hilariously.

The only problem with this is his failures could have major negative effects on millions possibly even billions globally

Depp · 25-01-2017 11:51AM

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

I'd rather see him fail hilariously.

Everyone looking for loop holes or a quick impeachment to have him removed is missing the point that a sizable minority of the electorate wanted him as president. They went to the polls knowing that he was a liar, fraud, racist, misogynist with the temperament of a toddler and a fear of Russia. Removal from office for something petty will only martyr him.
Let him live long enough to become a villain rather than die a hero (I know his lot love a Batman quote).

but what if cnn turn out to be wrong and he does a great job? theyve been wrong before

Billy86 · 25-01-2017 11:54AM

Depp wrote: »

but what if cnn turn out to be wrong and he does a great job? theyve been wrong before

CNN? No, I'm pretty sure Trent and the rest of us are simply just looking at what Trump is going about doing.

Depp · 25-01-2017 11:58AM

Billy86 wrote: »

CNN? No, I'm pretty sure Trent and the rest of us are simply just looking at what Trump is going about doing.

hes literally pulled out of tpp, okayed the pipelines and reinstated the mexico city act...yas might be jumping the gun slightly with the ''failed president'' shtick

Professor Moriarty · 25-01-2017 12:01PM

Depp wrote: »

hes literally pulled out of tpp, okayed the pipelines and reinstated the mexico city act...yas might be jumping the gun slightly with the ''failed president'' shtick

That is failure.

Laois_Man · 25-01-2017 12:03PM

Depp wrote: »

but what if cnn turn out to be wrong and he does a great job? theyve been wrong before

One thing CNN won't be wrong about is the utterly ridiculous policy of building this wall

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/border-series-texas/index.html

Trent Houseboat · 25-01-2017 12:05PM

Depp wrote:

but what if cnn turn out to be wrong and he does a great job? theyve been wrong before

If he does a great job, that's, well, great.

Billy86 wrote:

CNN? No, I'm pretty sure Trent and the rest of us are simply just looking at what Trump is going about doing.

Anyone with anything bad to say about Trump is brainwashed by the crooked liberal media.

jobbridge4life · 25-01-2017 12:06PM

Depp wrote: »

but what if cnn turn out to be wrong and he does a great job? theyve been wrong before

It isn't just CNN. It is the actions and words of the man himself.

However I don't know how likely it is that he will 'fail' at least in the short term. The actions he is taking, cutting taxes, reducing regulations, are likely to produce a short term bounce to the economy. Furthermore if he does pursue his massive stimulus package (teehee) (something Obama wanted to do but was thwarted by Republicans) it would likely have fairly substantial impacts on unemployment and growth, especially if it is targeted correctly.

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