Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[Munson]

China isn't just going to accept part of NK and be happy---they don't want an American ally bordering them.

[ice grillin you]

NK has been shtein talking for decades....again they could have nuked SK a long time ago yet havent so much as fired even a single conventional round at them...all they want nukes for is to try and garner respect from the rest of the world not to actually use them

these dictators like their corrupt regimes much more than they like death....dennis rodman >>>> nuclear war

its just farging utter insanity to want to strike first against anyone with a nuke...under no circumstances should the united states EVER shoot first when it comes to nuclear weapons...we have enough of these weapons to blow the entire planet into oblivion so what do you think we could do to NK if they ever used them...the world will be over either way and id rather not be the one who starts it

[rjs246]

They fire a missile at Guam - which is a US territory - THAAD successfully counters their attack. You're cool with not punching back? THAT'S the question.

Nope. The question is how do we avoid getting to that point in the first place. NK does shtein like this all the time to see what they can get away with and to incentivize other countries to negotiate. They are a dying country. Their people are starving. They have almost no allies. They have essentially no economy. The UN just voted to impose sanctions. This is what NK does. They make absurd threats. In the past the world, led by the US, has successfully used diplomacy and economic pressure to keep them in check. Now we have a farging moron in office who wouldn't know diplomacy if it was punching him in the cock. Who says stupid, nut-flexing shtein because he doesn't have a nuanced thought in his head. The issue is not whether NK is going to attack the US. They know that an attack would lead to their obliteration. The issue is not provoking them into a position where they have to follow through on their stupid threats. Trump is too farging stupid to understand anything about this situation and brings us far closer to actual conflict than we ever should or need to be.

So no, what we would do if they attacked a US territory is not the question. Everyone knows the answer to that question. It's stupid and reductive to ask that question. The question is, how do we avoid that. And the best possible answer is, "Launch Donald Trump into the farging sun."

[smeags]

trump is actually what NK needed to get into this circle jerk.

merika

[Beermonkey]

Pre-dawn raid on Paul Manafort's home this morning. I'd summarize but I can't see the article through their paywall

*correction - it looks like this raid happened last month

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fbi-conducted-predawn-raid-of-former-trump-campaign-chairman-manaforts-home/2017/08/09/5879fa9c-7c45-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_no-name%3Apage%2Fbreaking-news-bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.e6c41fb3337a

[SD]

They fire a missile at Guam - which is a US territory - THAAD successfully counters their attack. You're cool with not punching back? THAT'S the question.

The issue is not whether NK is going to attack the US. They know that an attack would lead to their obliteration. The issue is not provoking them into a position where they have to follow through on their stupid threats.

Provoking NK = imposing sanctions
Now they have the muscle to back up all their talk
They're lobbing a nuke at someone at some point. It's just a matter of time.

[smeags]

[rjs246]

They fire a missile at Guam - which is a US territory - THAAD successfully counters their attack. You're cool with not punching back? THAT'S the question.

The issue is not whether NK is going to attack the US. They know that an attack would lead to their obliteration. The issue is not provoking them into a position where they have to follow through on their stupid threats.

Provoking NK = imposing sanctions
Now they have the muscle to back up all their talk
They're lobbing a nuke at someone at some point. It's just a matter of time.

Those exact words were used to describe the USSR, the USA and every other nuclear power at one time or another. This is why we have always had a robust state department and value international diplomacy. Because adults have always been in charge. Now we have a thin skinned titty baby in charge and you want him to play tough guy against an unhinged nuclear power. Terrific.

[Rome]

I'm thinking of loading up on bullets, plastic bags, gorilla tape and a tank of helium at this point. 

The recklessness and foolishness of Americans never ceases to amaze me. 

[Beermonkey]

I'm thinking of loading up on bullets, plastic bags, gorilla tape and a tank of helium at this point. 

The recklessness and foolishness of Americans never ceases to amaze me.

I've been thinking about that ever since that turd got elected.

I'm equally concerned about what happens when he is eventually impeached/forced to resign with the blow back from his supporters and potential sabotage of our energy infrastructure when the full scope of Russia's attacks get exposed

[SD]

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/312182ea-5777-41b0-bc0e-d29fd0c049d5

[ice grillin you]

They fire a missile at Guam - which is a US territory - THAAD successfully counters their attack. You're cool with not punching back? THAT'S the question.

The issue is not whether NK is going to attack the US. They know that an attack would lead to their obliteration. The issue is not provoking them into a position where they have to follow through on their stupid threats.

Provoking NK = imposing sanctions
Now they have the muscle to back up all their talk
They're lobbing a nuke at someone at some point. It's just a matter of time.

theyve had nukes for years and have used them zero times....theyve had sanctions levied against them for decades and havent done shtein...theyve had conventional missiles for decades and havent used them in over 60 years....if they were so farging nuts and dangerous wouldnt they have at least lobbed a missile or two into seoul at some point over the last 60+ years

[Rome]

75,000,000 people live on the Korean Peninsula.  Let's try and remember that before we start talking shtein about launching nukes at Pyongyang. 

[rjs246]

Yeah but only 28,500 of them are American servicemen and women so preemptive strike time, baby!

[ice grillin you]

Per WH sources: Trump improvised 'fire and fury' talk.  Notes he was looking at were an opioid fact sheet. General Kelly 'surprised' but not shocked.