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mac56

(17,824 posts) Tue Apr 4, 2017, 08:52 PM Apr 2017

North Korea launches a missile. Trump and company act oh so shocked. Is this "wag the dog"?

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North Korea launches a missile. Trump and company act oh so shocked. Is this "wag the dog"? (Original Post) mac56 Apr 2017 OP

They aren't 'shocked'! bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #1

WAR - WAR - more WAR magicarpet Apr 2017 #3

Trump's popularity would sink if we went to war with NK bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #5

how's that for diplomacy....? spanone Apr 2017 #4

The media likes the Russia story better it's juicy. kimbutgar Apr 2017 #2

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

1. They aren't 'shocked'!

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 08:54 PM

Apr 2017

They are effing incompetent!

Link to tweet

magicarpet

(19,416 posts)

3. WAR - WAR - more WAR

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 09:25 PM

Apr 2017

Guaranteed way to get Dtrump's polling/popularity numbers out of the sub-sub basement.

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

5. Trump's popularity would sink if we went to war with NK

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 09:31 PM

Apr 2017

Just think about all of the tweets of dead civilians and US soldiers making their way into the mind's of every person online. The Trump administration isn't prepared to spin those types of stories.

spanone

(142,059 posts)

4. how's that for diplomacy....?

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 09:25 PM

Apr 2017

fucking idiots.

we'll be at war before the first 100 days

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)

2. The media likes the Russia story better it's juicy.

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Tue Apr 4, 2017, 08:56 PM

Apr 2017

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