Prisoner swap
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It would help that we, the US public, who the entire DC swamp actually work for, trusted the monster that we suck at managing.
If only we trusted the DC Swamp like Aloha, and I'm starting to lean to say you too, do. We would already be china, west field of operations. Y'both need to really start questioning some things A LOT harder. They work for us (although I know you and Aloha have a precarious position of being employee and employer. That's tough, kind of.
There's no way anybody like that could win a Republican primary right now. It would be about like Joe Lieberman running for the Democratic nomination in 2004. Something like that.
For his part, Christie just ran as a battering ram against Trump. I honestly don't think he had any intention of competing for the nom. Haley did -- and, so, was far more muted in her criticisms of Trump than Christie was. But it obviously wasn't going to work. She basically just appealed to anti-Trump or Trump-meh Republicans and there simply aren't enough of them right now to overcome his support.
Should be interesting to see how it plays out when Trump, himself, is in the rearview mirror.
We just let the enemy pour in from the border. They burn our flags and hoist Palestinian flags no problemo. BUT the left says all is well...
When we made the first trade (stupid trade) MANY pubs and dems were worried that this could create a problem.
Now here we are. Cornpop and Trixie are worthless on the world stage Mark, Period!
Probably the only thing we can do here is figure out ways to increase the sting for Putin.
It's always worth remembering -- for anybody, really -- that the world runs on leverage.
Sounds like he might have been legitimately jailed in Russia.
But my question was "who says we are a laughing stock that matters"? You referred to external elements outside the US. I am not trying to get all Ordfan on you (is he even around?), but I think it matters to be straight.
There is a significant thought there. Likely why Canada and Ireland all failed as well.....
Why did Putin do now? Answer, Help Biden/Harris.
One of my partners and I recently looked up Pakistan. Recommended against travel there bc of terrorism. My partner found a real nice hotel. $6 a night. Looked professionally shot. Like the mandarin oriental hotel group handled their marketing. But if you looked closely there was a dead guy laying there out front 🤣🤣
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Well right now Russia matters and they are laughing like hell.
I think they tend to work with more stable people than this guy's background would suggest.
Or more likely he wanted to deal with weak Biden Administration.
You should lay off the Borscht and Newsmax. There is zero logic behind any of that and just a continued effort on your part to take a contrary position to anything left of right edge of the spectrum.
Well at least we have an admin to stupid to "think big". If Hilary was in there she would have probably negotiated another large portion of Uranium and the Clinton foundation accountants would be scrambling for offshore hiding places.
Technically, Borscht is Ukrainian.
Oh I agree. They are laughing, but not because their military has been exposed to the world as being complete dogshit--to the point where only a fraction of western weaponry is being used in the Ukraine (and it is OLD weapon systems, tanks, etc) and has completely wrecked Russia's army; not because they caught with their pants down on the issue of sanctions. No, they are laughing because they have managed to sow seeds of dissent in social media--which you and millions of others have bought into.
This is true as an original dish. Plenty of beets and smelt in that area....
So, that effected your decision? Why? did you know him or something? People die every day, it's not like he achieved a gold medal or something. He was actually born to fulfill that fate. Boring. $6 a night !!. Take a fold-able entrenching tool and a bag of lime. $6 an freakin night !!!
You gotta take that trip right? McM and his partner can repeat that line from Stand by Me over and over "hey, you wanna go see a dead body". The kicker would be "hell yah, there's one just outside the door of our hotel"
Yes and they have for Iraq and Iran also. But there should be a prohibition on travel to the effect of “if you FAFO you’re on your own.”
WHOA... Hillary with the Russians, Commala With.... well .... um being cat like and able to fight lying on her back like a cat. Lets pull this out....
The government is NOT my employer. Hasn’t been for 15 years. I question everything- and my operational experiences inform me that Occam’s Razor is almost always accurate.
I thought that you were "recently" exited, or voluntarily exited.
Either way, Lets align with question even more.. We have some shady SOB's playing games up there!
It’s ****ing gross is what it is. I’ve been to russia twice and they try to make me eat that crap. But they won’t drink vodka with me. Pussies.
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Nope. Done since 2008.
Many MNC businesses have ceased operations in Russia. Getting money out of Russia is difficult and the optics and morality are trash.
Exposed? All Putin has to do is push one f-ing button. Thats it, just one button Mark. But then there goes all the ammunition profits that the MIC is cleaning up on right now. This war could have been over a long time ago when there was an agreement on the table. The west (us) convinced Ukraine not to agree. Thousands of lives later here we are.
Not going to argue it you and I are miles apart on where things are headed.
Oh the confection is going to be so sweet.
Like finger licking chocolate.
Looks like a big one. Joe still gettin' it done.
Prisoner swap between Russia and US gets underway on Turkish runway
The Wall Street Journal praised the 'strength' of its correspondent Evan Gershkovich, 32, whose release comes along with that of 16 other Western prisoners held in Russia.www.dailymail.co.uk
Mark loves to let murderers run free
He’s said many times. Get Trump at ANY cost.
That little girl getting run over down the street. Would fall under “any cost”.
But it’d be mostly peaceful.
