Cycle continue; war-horny psycho to become Secretary of Offence

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ivwshane

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To put it bluntly we are going to have to maintain a huge presence in the western pacific if we have any hope of containing Chinese expansion there.

Expansion meaning what exactly? Land? Highly unlikely. Influence? Most definitely.
 

hal2kilo

Lifer
Feb 24, 2009
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I just re read the title of the OP. Hard to make yourself look even handed to start off with. So stop trying.
 

brycejones

Lifer
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Expansion meaning what exactly? Land? Highly unlikely. Influence? Most definitely.
China is literally building land in the South China Sea to extend its territorial control over potentially economically valuable waters at the expense of its neighbors.
 

trenchfoot

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Well all I can say is that here in Hawaii us folks in the business of maintaining the navy's combat surface ships is seeing a ramped up schedule for refits and repairs. The boys and girls over at the sub pens are getting a new dry dock to play with and we've just overhauled some sub related docking equip't to like new condition, so..........

As an aside, I've been doing some customizing work on a ship that was featured in the movie Hunt for Red October. It's been a blast working with the ship's company, really smart-n-friendly forward looking crew.
 

sdifox

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Well all I can say is that here in Hawaii us folks in the business of maintaining the navy's combat surface ships is seeing a ramped up schedule for refits and repairs. The boys and girls over at the sub pens are getting a new dry dock to play with and we've just overhauled some sub related docking equip't to like new condition, so..........

As an aside, I've been doing some customizing work on a ship that was featured in the movie Hunt for Red October. It's been a blast working with the ship's company, really smart-n-friendly forward looking crew.


Wait, the Red October is real? o_O
 

Xcobra

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I mean, the OP isn't wrong and it's tiring to see the same type of crowd in power. But I'd rather have a competent govt for now. So, so far so... good?
 

JEDIYoda

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yes sorry, I don't know what the "valley of death" phrase means. So clearly I can't have any issues with an industry lobbyist becoming SecDef. Do you have more substantive comments, or just more of this?
And really? Karen?! That phrase is fully worhless now I guess, just hurled at anyone people disagree with.
yes really KAREN!!
YES!!! REALLY!! KAREN!!! KAREN!!!
 

JEDIYoda

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Jul 13, 2005
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Well we gave stupidity a chance, and he's upset were not getting more.
we gave "stupidity" more than a chance! We nearly let stupidity along with incompetence and mis-information drag our country so low it will take years to be on the forefront of leading the world again!
In fact stupidity and incompetence has led to over 250,000 deaths via Covid!
Not to mention almost destroying this country@!@!@!
 

Thump553

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Jun 2, 2000
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war-hungry psycho?? Hyperbole much?

The fact that she has specialized in the subject of the department she has been selected to led is generally considered a positive by most rational people, not a negative. Are all career military "war-hungry psychos" in OP's world view?
 

obidamnkenobi

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war-hungry psycho?? Hyperbole much?

The fact that she has specialized in the subject of the department she has been selected to led is generally considered a positive by most rational people, not a negative. Are all career military "war-hungry psychos" in OP's world view?
Geez, read the article. And the list of wars she was for, or pushed for and didn't get. Anyone who was for for the Iraq war, which has killed over a million people, and still wants more of it? Yes I would call psycho.
 

kage69

Lifer
Jul 17, 2003
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I'm not worried about Biden's picks for anything, certainly not at this point.

Vastly more worried about what Israel and Saudi Arabia will try and convince Trump to do to Iran before leaving office. He's dumb enough to start a war out of spite, after all it's abundantly clear to the entire country he doesn't give a shit about the security of Americans. MBS and Netanyahoo want to remake the middle east, which will be harder when America has an actual president and they're not dealing with Jared and The Amateur Hour.
 

MrSquished

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I did read an article where this woman was for the increase in troops in Afghanistan when Biden was against it. On one hand he does not just appoint yes men/women, so that's good, but it would have been nice if she wasn't for that.
 

JEDIYoda

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What? Is this some idiocy about since I say a critical word of Biden I'm obviously a slobbering Trump fan? I thought that nonsense belonged to the cult-right!
You know damn well you hate Biden and are butt hurt that Trump lost! just be honest!
 

obidamnkenobi

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You know damn well you hate Biden and are butt hurt that Trump lost! just be honest!
Haha, now you're off the rails. You must be just trolling. That's the kind of crazy cultish behavior we see from the trumpists: Show insufficient reverence to the dear leader, and you're obviously a traitor.
 
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Entangled

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Let's hold the complaining until the new admin actually starts a new war or new offensive, shall we?
So you want the Trump tax cuts repealed so you can make less income? Because that is the only reason to not be unhappy now.
 

Amused

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So you want the Trump tax cuts repealed so you can make less income? Because that is the only reason to not be unhappy now.


This is a troll who just joined today, made two posts in the motherboards and windows forums that shows he is obviously not a computer enthusiast then came directly to the politics and news forum to shitpost mindless pro-trump conspiracy and anti-vax garbage.
 

dank69

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This is a troll who just joined today, made two posts in the motherboards and windows forums that shows he is obviously not a computer enthusiast then came directly to the politics and news forum to shitpost mindless pro-trump conspiracy and anti-vax garbage.
That's what I figured what with the terrible grammar and non-sequitur post.
 
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digiram

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This guy probably has no problem with Bolton and Pompeii though. Like how Trump was going to drain the swamp and brought Mnuchin in as treasurer