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Showing Original Post only (View all)Will the American public buy the New Cold War with Russia? [View all]
Last summer, the American people prevented Washington from becoming more directly involved in the war in Syria.
Now Washington seems to think they can crank up a new Cold War with Russia over this business with Ukraine.
Are they American people going to buy it?
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YES | |
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ONLY if Putin directly attacks Western Europe or does something equally stupid elsewhere | |
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ONLY if Putin directly attacks the United States | |
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NO we have access to too many sources of information for the war propaganda to work | |
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NO the American people have war fatigue and want our money spent on domestic concerns | |
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NO too many sources of info AND war fatigue | |
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other | |
1 (33%) |
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they definitely don't, but public opinion does have the ability to bite them on the ass occasionally
yurbud
Apr 2014
#6
there is a small, hardcore of "centrist Democrats" here who know how to make their numbers and
yurbud
Apr 2014
#13
Seems to be the one thing Repubs and Dems have in common right now is a hatred for Commies.
dilby
Apr 2014
#5
Is anything in Russia commie anymore? I thought they went straight to Somali capitalism
yurbud
Apr 2014
#7
Erect bogeyman, wave flag, give more money to the MIC to "protect" us.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2014
#15