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Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
21. If the Republican Draft-Dodger-in-chief picks a war with China, it ain't staying overseas
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 07:00 AM
Feb 2017

you can bet your ass it will come to the freakin fruited plains.

Sad.

Bannon's got to go! YOHABLO Feb 2017 #1
he needs to be stopped bdamomma Feb 2017 #45
Yeah, but we just voted them in world wide wally Feb 2017 #50
Given His Poor Polling Numbers, Trump Needs A War Pronto TomCADem Feb 2017 #2
Exactly right. zentrum Feb 2017 #3
If he gets a war I am seriously going to have "Hillary wouldn't have..." tattooed on me somewhere starshine00 Feb 2017 #62
Yep. LudwigPastorius Feb 2017 #5
This is what makes this so terrifyingly real--when poll numbers drop, launch a war! It's what BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #10
Is there an America still left to protect? world wide wally Feb 2017 #52
Not after Republicans have destroyed it, no. And they're working fast and furious to do just that. BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #67
Exactly what I was thinking. Remember Trump said Hillary would have a war within a year if elected. nikibatts Feb 2017 #34
If he even cleared his throat about reinstating the draft, he would be chased out of office yurbud Feb 2017 #58
Yep...needs to cover up Yemengazi....... Bengus81 Feb 2017 #49
he'll handle it like he has everything else, with gross amounts of ignorance. nt Javaman Feb 2017 #57
OK, this is it folks. ananda Feb 2017 #4
You know when things are bad when you know it's bad and it can't get worse, Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #6
Oh gosh, it's a religious war too. Onward Judeo-Christian soldiers... progree Feb 2017 #7
then there ought to radio sound clips to prove he said these things. verifiable proof nt msongs Feb 2017 #17
This isn't the clip. But it's just as bad Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #63
okay, it's from february 2016 barbtries Feb 2017 #39
I'm going to start to panic now and nobody can stop me. betsuni Feb 2017 #8
Jesus wept Midnight Writer Feb 2017 #9
What happens when we go to war and discover all our allies... Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #11
We're the bad guys this time, definitely. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #19
Can we even count on Mexico or Australia at this point? world wide wally Feb 2017 #56
Let the world close ranks against us. murielm99 Feb 2017 #23
HOW LONG BEFORE we start seeing INTERNMENT CAMPS for Chinese and Middle Easterners? yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #12
We better not diane in sf Feb 2017 #13
In San Francisco? yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #14
So hand him a gun and put him on a boat and send him first Warpy Feb 2017 #15
"all those who had refused to vote for Hillary Clinton" There was one way to prevent all this. NBachers Feb 2017 #16
I beg of you, let's not do this. It would be so unproductive.. those who voted 3rd party, let this secondwind Feb 2017 #18
+1! tecelote Feb 2017 #25
we need to stand together bdamomma Feb 2017 #46
We do stand together... Now we just need to be able to vote and have our votes counted world wide wally Feb 2017 #59
I don't think there were that many that did. Ligyron Feb 2017 #28
No question. Your followup comments are right on the mark. ffr Feb 2017 #20
If the Republican Draft-Dodger-in-chief picks a war with China, it ain't staying overseas Achilleaze Feb 2017 #21
Australia would be critical in this scenario I guess TubbersUK Feb 2017 #22
Somehow I don't think China will lend us the money for this war . . . . . no_hypocrisy Feb 2017 #24
Good point. tecelote Feb 2017 #26
Still blows my mind The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #27
again they voted for bdamomma Feb 2017 #47
They voted for Trump because he is a Republican like they are. world wide wally Feb 2017 #60
I'm not even talking about people The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #64
Drump and his evil cabal need to go. gademocrat7 Feb 2017 #29
Golly, a war-mongering Nazi. What a shock. Orrex Feb 2017 #30
"We"? Ok, who wants to charge the hill with Steve? BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #31
Oops... nitpicker Feb 2017 #32
For every person who voted for this or is not standing up to say something logosoco Feb 2017 #33
The Hillary-emailz-fixated M$M have the lion's share of blame. Bannon said this nine months ago! BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #35
Well done, angry disaffected voters Marthe48 Feb 2017 #36
Currently, with Mattis ginning up U.S. military, we can count on another unpaid war, possibly two, BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #41
who will fight bdamomma Feb 2017 #48
Everyone not of their "class"...whether they want to or not. eom BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #68
the trump supporters will be willing. bdamomma Feb 2017 #69
They'll be screeching that they tried to sign up 50 times but the military wouldn't approve them. BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #70
Quelle surprise n/t malthaussen Feb 2017 #37
i cannot find any other sources that i trust. barbtries Feb 2017 #38
BBC is no different than CNN. The Guardian has a track record of being a strong investigative BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #40
yeah, and i should have read further barbtries Feb 2017 #53
Bannon's quote was in May 2016, but only now is being widely reported on. It's scary to know that BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #66
He wants to destroy the US pacific fleet so Russia can take over. Crowman2009 Feb 2017 #42
More than a war, what he needs Scalded Nun Feb 2017 #43
Vote For Trump Because Hillary Will Take Us To War erpowers Feb 2017 #44
I think it was less that people voted for Trump on the war issue than that Hillary's hawkishness yurbud Feb 2017 #54
When they say what they're going to do.... C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #51
If he is in the pocket of Russia, doesn't he know that Russia won't support war with China? yurbud Feb 2017 #55
This guy thinks his 7 years in the Navy make him a effing expert maxrandb Feb 2017 #61
Only the truly insane propagate war as an approach to settling international disagreements. FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2017 #65
I'll support the war muntrv Feb 2017 #71
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