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GulfCoast66

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85. But boy, oh, boy, was that Rotunda hot in the summer

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 09:58 PM

Jan 2018

Or so I remember in August of 07. But I agree it was really cool.

Walking through the Brandenburg Gate was very emotional for this child of the Cold War.

I loved Berlin. But not as much as Paris. Been there 4 times since I have been to Berlin!

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Trump says privately that a terror attack could save him and GOP from 2018 election bloodbath:report [View all] DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

Maybe someone can help him out by burning down the Reichstag. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #1

republicans are stupid enough, they might burn down the actual reichstag in berlin. unblock Jan 2018 #15

LOL!!! Chrysanthemum Jan 2018 #74

Not really related to what you said, but have you seen the Reichstag? Victor_c3 Jan 2018 #30

I have been there as well sdfernando Jan 2018 #59

But boy, oh, boy, was that Rotunda hot in the summer GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #85

Or Mar- a- bagel MFM008 Jan 2018 #65

There is a good chance that something like that will happen. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2018 #70

a good chance? jazzcat23 Jan 2018 #89

Wouldn't count on it at this point... renegade000 Jan 2018 #2

Dubya started the day of 9/11 by reading a kids book and then fleeing to a rabbit hole. Girard442 Jan 2018 #5

I hear ya renegade000 Jan 2018 #29

I think you're right, and I think Trump is miscalculating about whether it would be good for him renate Jan 2018 #67

Darth ran into the rabbit hole and Shrub was flying above it all in AF1 for hours and hours BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #33

Actually he bunny-hopped in AF1 to Barksdale AFB and then on to Offut AFB before returning to DC. Girard442 Jan 2018 #41

He was still in the air for hours BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #42

Trump wouldn't be able to keep up the good will Bradical79 Jan 2018 #105

I don't see the nation uniting behind 45 bitterross Jan 2018 #7

My thoughts too. I think Trump would get full blame for it. Chemisse Jan 2018 #58

The worst part about Trump SakonyaChen Jan 2018 #76

In my opinion, if it happens, he already has. Stuart G Jan 2018 #20

To the Repugnant voter base today that does not matter and it never will cstanleytech Jan 2018 #52

That was my first thought. BadgerMom Jan 2018 #88

Yeah, no ... Bush had a gravitas about him, with his dad being Poppy, and Cheney 4 VP, which Dump mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #93

What sick POS from a shithole, hoping that human beings get attacked for political gain. FU turbinetree Jan 2018 #3

and killed too. bdamomma Jan 2018 #12

Well, he did say he could stand on 5th avenue yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #71

I absolutely agree with you blugbox Jan 2018 #16

I'm worried now that they might try to engineer an attack, what with Putin's penchant for... brush Jan 2018 #32

Yeah, sounds to me like he's asking Putin for a favor Farmer-Rick Jan 2018 #96

What else would you expect from this disgusting piece of shit? smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #75

+1 treestar Jan 2018 #103

Fake News. Trump is the best President. Tremendous support. Longest coattails ever. Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #4

Dont forget healthiest too. LW1977 Jan 2018 #69

Trump "is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being FuzzyRabbit Jan 2018 #73

Gods help us. Hekate Jan 2018 #6

The last time justgamma Jan 2018 #8

PNAC Should be Exhibit "A" OMGWTF Jan 2018 #25

GW Bush Turbineguy Jan 2018 #9

I can't remember the name strangedaysindeed Jan 2018 #10

Project for a New American Century Botany Jan 2018 #14

HA Exactly! strangedaysindeed Jan 2018 #11

Fuck you, Trump. Won't work this time. DinahMoeHum Jan 2018 #13

Maybe last weeks incident in Hawaii was a trial run. Grammy23 Jan 2018 #17

Holy crap! You might be right. I had wondered whether the Hawaii incident was an "accident" on... brush Jan 2018 #39

Too far fetched? Not really. ck4829 Jan 2018 #49

Did they ever figure out what caused that? Farmer-Rick Jan 2018 #97

The Man With A Plan bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #18

Now that this has been exposed, because he said it, this event can't work to help him. Stuart G Jan 2018 #19

Indeed. As for it working against him though... maybe. ck4829 Jan 2018 #47

"Russia, if you can hear me... Raster Jan 2018 #21

Easy job for Putin dalton99a Jan 2018 #56

Once a KGB thug, always a KGB thug. Raster Jan 2018 #62

............... bdamomma Jan 2018 #78

Exactly Farmer-Rick Jan 2018 #98

A false flag might give Trump an excuse to cancel the 2018 elections...... LongTomH Jan 2018 #22

I read this with cold dread, wondering if he has already said Enoki33 Jan 2018 #23

"If 45 has a terror event he will be roundly blamed for letting it happen." Texin Jan 2018 #24

Also, in the case of an event... Dopers_Greed Jan 2018 #27

"How is this connected to Hillary's emails? We speculate and then report it as our facts!" ck4829 Jan 2018 #48

Trump is laughable Gymbo Jan 2018 #26

Don't underestimate the ignorance Duppers Jan 2018 #31

I never do. This is why I knew the moron BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #61

Even considering that crap is highly disturbing. Like the first reply says, a "Riechstadt Fire"? marble falls Jan 2018 #28

He might as well put up a fucking neon sign on the White House bullwinkle428 Jan 2018 #34

Thanks Shithole Liberalagogo Jan 2018 #35

It's what Bush did, ignored the reports of an imminent attack on US soil. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #36

this needs to be reported widely. gopiscrap Jan 2018 #37

His advisors should warn him that a terror event will result in NCjack Jan 2018 #38

But, while campaigning NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #40

Just asinine to assert this. Don't trust Humpty Dumpty/his admin. they could stage it. iluvtennis Jan 2018 #43

How pathetic is Trump? He's hoping for a George W Bush miracle. apnu Jan 2018 #44

Guts every Intel. agency, decimates State Dept.- packman Jan 2018 #45

I have to part with you on Norway SakonyaChen Jan 2018 #77

It wouldn't surprise me if they blatantly allowed one to happen just to score political points. BigDemVoter Jan 2018 #46

K&R ck4829 Jan 2018 #50

Not THIS TIME! New leadership will be DEMANDED by the American people. vkkv Jan 2018 #51

Maybe this is why he keeps poking the rest of the world with a stick Bayard Jan 2018 #53

Erik Prince should be able to rig up something with Putin operatives dalton99a Jan 2018 #54

Hard to forget Cheneys terror attack alarm every time one dae Jan 2018 #55

I'm sure Putin can make that happen. nt SunSeeker Jan 2018 #57

a strike joseph263 Jan 2018 #60

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2018 #107

Yes, it could. I'm worried he'll arrange it, or start a war. Anything for power for himself. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #63

I'm sure the IC is thrilled to hear this Mr. Ected Jan 2018 #64

Never forget the Reichstag Fire. hedda_foil Jan 2018 #66

I cant find in the original article where Trump says that he hopes for a terrorist attack Oneironaut Jan 2018 #68

Trump says privately that a terror attack could save him and GOP from 2018 election bloodbath ... Jopin Klobe Jan 2018 #72

It doesn't have to be a terror attack. Golden Raisin Jan 2018 #79

Is he hoping Putin will kill some (more) Americans for him? McCamy Taylor Jan 2018 #80

Not that Donald Trump isn't a douche. He certainly is. But the headline is a bit misleading. Gore1FL Jan 2018 #81

What exactly did Trump say? kst Jan 2018 #82

this sounds like Republican words Stargazer99 Jan 2018 #86

"Republican words"? Hardly. kst Jan 2018 #94

Oh please treestar Jan 2018 #104

"Oh please"? kst Jan 2018 #106

If there is a terror attack, Trump will have to answer. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #83

Bush never answered. milestogo Jan 2018 #92

Just like I'm thinking the bush-cheney Cha Jan 2018 #84

Well, I guess every now and then DU needs a post to get the conspiracy theory shit out GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #87

Well the idea that W let it happen Farmer-Rick Jan 2018 #100

So much could go wrong with that DFW Jan 2018 #90

Can "treason" be a thought crime? BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #91

IMO Republican/RW radical "shit-stirring" caused the Benghazi attack & 911 attack. warmongers. Sunlei Jan 2018 #95

Trump is hoping for a terror attack Gothmog Jan 2018 #99

Keep this in the news. Cha Jan 2018 #101

Trump brand needs fear, misery, and death to survive Blue Owl Jan 2018 #102

Trump said a gov. shutdown affects the military most. A worst case scenario betsuni Jan 2018 #108

If Hillary had said this Greenwald would be having a stroke about now Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #109

Remember Trump telling Russia to hack Hillary's emails? workinclasszero Jan 2018 #110