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Do you guys trust Trump with the nuke codes?

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flexy said:
Do I trust a pathological narcissist and egomaniac who is unable to assess risk and who is unable to take responsibility, unable to make reasonable decisions with nuke codes? Uhm..no?

This guy will send thousands into a war that will result in lots of casualties, and when they come back disabled, injured or dead he will mock them. He'll be the last person on earth that would take responsibility or even SEE that he makes/made a wrong decision. Because of his pathological mind he CAN'T.
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Yeah, he is unable to assess risk. Let me ask you, how many billions are you worth? How many billions are under your control?

You have to assess risk every day, every minute, in order to run a company like his.

It's statements like above that just shows that the irrationality directed towards him has no basis in reality, just partisan hatred.
 
LegendKiller said:
Yeah, he is unable to assess risk. Let me ask you, how many billions are you worth? How many billions are under your control?

You have to assess risk every day, every minute, in order to run a company like his.

It's statements like above that just shows that the irrationality directed towards him has no basis in reality, just partisan hatred.
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I just got here and I can tell you are kind of unstable. just saying.
 
Indus said:
I don't trust any Republicans with nuke codes to be honest. Maybe John Huntsman.
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Current ones in the running.. oh hell no.

Ironic though given the Dems are the only ones to ever use them thanks to that poor idea of unconditional surrender on Japan and Ike the republican was quoted "the Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing"

Wow how the parties have changed.
 
Mayne said:
He might get elected President so i'm hearing. I think I would trust that Sanders dude more with the codes.
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As I recall, the POTUS can't launch a preemptive strike. He can however order a retaliatory strike on his own authority. I think.
 
Actually, I trust bummer to not use them.

What does that count for? Pacifist, screw the world view?

Edit: can we clone him for the rest of the code holders?
 
I trust him nearly twice as much as several of the other Republican candidates. 2 times zero equals...
 
LegendKiller said:
On what basis? That I point out the obvious? That a guy who manages dozens of businesses has to be able to assess risk on a constant basis?
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If you call using bankruptcy multiple times to get out of failed business good risk assessment, well then I can see why he appeals to you.
 
ivwshane said:
If you call using bankruptcy multiple times to get out of failed business good risk assessment, well then I can see why he appeals to you.
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Did he get out of failed businesses? How big were those relative to his other businesses? How long has it been since he did that?

All investors face losses sometimes, the key is whether they win more than they lose.

But hey, a community organizer obviously has *much* better risk/return gauge than a guy who manages billions per year of his own capital, let alone the debt.

How much money do you manage?

Have you been 100% correct?
 
LegendKiller said:
Did he get out of failed businesses? How big were those relative to his other businesses? How long has it been since he did that?

All investors face losses sometimes, the key is whether they win more than they lose.

But hey, a community organizer obviously has *much* better risk/return gauge than a guy who manages billions per year of his own capital, let alone the debt.

How much money do you manage?

Have you been 100% correct?
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Lol! Deflect! Deflect! When it comes to trump you've got excuses and justifications ready to go! If it's anyone else, you've got criticism, facts, examples on tap.

So how much have you donated to your boy? How long have you been pimping for him?
 
DrPizza said:
I trust him nearly twice as much as several of the other Republican candidates. 2 times zero equals...
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So you expect any and all of the Repub candidates to start launching? You have zero confidence in their ability to restrain themselves?
 
LegendKiller said:
Did he get out of failed businesses? How big were those relative to his other businesses? How long has it been since he did that?

All investors face losses sometimes, the key is whether they win more than they lose.

But hey, a community organizer obviously has *much* better risk/return gauge than a guy who manages billions per year of his own capital, let alone the debt.

How much money do you manage?

Have you been 100% correct?
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I find it interesting that time clock punchers like to blast Trump for some of his failures. 100% of businesses don't succeed. The only way you don't know that is if you've never tried. If you've never failed in business then you're not trying hard enough.
 
ivwshane said:
Lol! Deflect! Deflect! When it comes to trump you've got excuses and justifications ready to go! If it's anyone else, you've got criticism, facts, examples on tap.

So how much have you donated to your boy? How long have you been pimping for him?
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It has nothing to do with deflecting and everything to do with deployment of capital and relative value.

Unless you do it for a living, you've got no idea what type of risk decisions you deal with on a daily basis.

Trump has all of his capital at risk. Those who finance him have theirs at risk but he holds the first loss. That means he makes decisions on risk every day.

Now let me ask you, if you have your personal fortune, something you've built over decades, on the line and one stupid decision, like launching nukes, could snatch it all away, would you take that decision more lightly or less?

What exactly has Obama put at risk in his lifetime? How much capital has he managed?

Just his political career, that's it. He's got nothing else to show for it.
 
buckshot24 said:
I find it interesting that time clock punchers like to blast Trump for some of his failures. 100% of businesses don't succeed. The only way you don't know that is if you've never tried. If you've never failed in business then you're not trying hard enough.
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It's easy for them because they have no concept of it.

Even the best investors have had failures. Berkshire Hathaway is a failed textile company that Buffett wishes he'd never bought. How many failures did Bill Gates have? What about Jobs? Has Ellison never made a mistake? Soros? Icahn? Every one of them has made mistakes, bar none.

I saw one investor in a deal I saw a from a distance lose $400mm of his own money in one shot to fraud. $400mm...gone. Uber-smart guy, built a business from nothing and is worth many billions.
 
Heh, now even Buckshot showed up.

I'll just sit and watch this one.

Will get funny I'm sure.

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LegendKiller said:
It's easy for them because they have no concept of it.

Even the best investors have had failures. Berkshire Hathaway is a failed textile company that Buffett wishes he'd never bought. How many failures did Bill Gates have? What about Jobs? Has Ellison never made a mistake? Soros? Icahn? Every one of them has made mistakes, bar none.

I saw one investor in a deal I saw a from a distance lose $400mm of his own money in one shot to fraud. $400mm...gone. Uber-smart guy, built a business from nothing and is worth many billions.
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According to them Michael Jordan was a worse player than Will Perdue. Jordan missed way more game winning shots than Will.
 
He's the only candidate that has an actual chance of winning a nomination that I know of that doesn't want to go head to head with Russia, maybe even collaborate with them. Funny enough, I trust him more with nuke codes than anyone else because he doesn't want to go to war with other countries, just bomb the shit out of terrorists.
 
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Zor Prime said:
He's the only candidate I that has an actual chance of winning a nomination that I know of that doesn't want to go head to head with Russia, maybe even collaborate with them. Funny enough, I trust him more with nuke codes than anyone else because he doesn't want to go to war with other countries, just bomb the shit out of terrorists.
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Trump talks a lot of crap but when push comes to shove I think Hillary is more hawkish. Trump isn't insane nor does he believe most of the garbage he spews, he just knows what will get a rise out of people. Right now it seems to be working for him.

And none of the presidential candidates right or left would use nukes unless the US was attacked by another nation state.
 
Trump is a business guy he wouldn't want to be known as the guy who broke out a nuke. I have zero concern.
I'd be far more worried with a chicken hawk like Graham having them.
 
LegendKiller said:
It has nothing to do with deflecting and everything to do with deployment of capital and relative value.

Unless you do it for a living, you've got no idea what type of risk decisions you deal with on a daily basis.

Trump has all of his capital at risk. Those who finance him have theirs at risk but he holds the first loss. That means he makes decisions on risk every day.

Now let me ask you, if you have your personal fortune, something you've built over decades, on the line and one stupid decision, like launching nukes, could snatch it all away, would you take that decision more lightly or less?

What exactly has Obama put at risk in his lifetime? How much capital has he managed?

Just his political career, that's it. He's got nothing else to show for it.
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Lol! Just when I thought you couldn't get any fucking dumber. First off, no one but you brought up Obama, that would be a deflection. Second, being a businessman that deals with risk doesn't make you any more qualified to handle risk when millions of lives are at stake or do you think a non businessman isn't capable of understanding the risk? Just a little FYI, THE ONLY PRESIDENT/PERSON TO USE A NUCLEAR WEAPON WAS A BUSINESSMAN.
Lastly, being a businessman is no indication of how qualified they will be as a president, history certainly hasn't looked favorably on them.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sorry-trump-past-businessman-did-poorly-as-presidents-2015-09-03

But don't take my word for it, trump sucker:

http://journal.ijreview.com/2015/09...ediocre-businessman-and-his-record-proves-it/

http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-vs-other-billionaires-2015-8

Here is a list of his failures:
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2068227,00.html

I also find it incredibly ironic that most of trumps supporters support him because he's an outside despite the fact that he himself has said he has bought politicians to gain favors and he's been in politics his whole life. In fact I'd say he's the embodiment of what's wrong with Washington. But that another topic for another time.


I await your standard dodge and deflect.
 
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