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Eliot Rosewater

(34,285 posts)
29. As i have said for a VERY long time, we are now the enemy of most.
Tue May 8, 2018, 12:38 PM
May 2018

At a minimum, because of nose holders and others, we cant be trusted and must be seen as an enemy to the world.

Most of us arent, of course, but that doesnt matter right now.

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Yeah, Corgigal May 2018 #1
+1 sandensea May 2018 #47
Stupid motherfucker mountain grammy May 2018 #2
This is all about driving up oil prices YessirAtsaFact May 2018 #3
I had heard on the news this morning BumRushDaShow May 2018 #4
Trump has to keep his boss, Putin, happy. Botany May 2018 #10
You nailed it! democratisphere May 2018 #11
Why would ANY nation enter into ANY treaty or agreement with the United States EVER AGAIN? NurseJackie May 2018 #5
Exactly. This will hurt us in every way. But, then, a bunch of Americans think we should just Hoyt May 2018 #6
I think most of the world BumRushDaShow May 2018 #8
That's my experience MontanaMama May 2018 #12
They understand that the United States is irresponsible and cannot be trusted... NurseJackie May 2018 #13
Well BumRushDaShow May 2018 #28
wish we could rec comments. rurallib May 2018 #23
As i have said for a VERY long time, we are now the enemy of most. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #29
Yep Cosmocat May 2018 #32
Hey Trumpers - your measly tax cut is about to get swallowed up by a gas pump jpak May 2018 #7
drumpf is blowing up the Iran deal to help Russia with much higher oil prices. democratisphere May 2018 #9
Exactly, the motivation must be explicitly stated bucolic_frolic May 2018 #19
he is such a stupid racist heaven05 May 2018 #14
On the plus side, hopefully, U.S. sanctions alone weren't crippling Hortensis May 2018 #15
I agree. Iran already shifted to the Euro. I don't see who would follow us. kysrsoze May 2018 #17
Good. Fingers crossed. And that latter perhaps one more Hortensis May 2018 #18
The problem is the interconnected banking system and secondary sanctions karynnj May 2018 #31
:) Thanks for adding a touch of complexity to a too-simple Hortensis May 2018 #34
What was most striking about the "digging up dirt" is who they targeted karynnj May 2018 #35
Preemptive makes a lot of sense in this context. Hortensis May 2018 #43
Other pieces exist - including the Paris Climate Accord karynnj May 2018 #44
For now I'm proud of what some states and businesses Hortensis May 2018 #46
My guess is that Boeing was livid - it was a big order and I don't know karynnj May 2018 #48
There is positivity in this, as more people will turn to hybrids and electric cars. Over time... kysrsoze May 2018 #16
How long before Bibi starts a war with Iran and 45 has us join in? AJT May 2018 #20
Yep - our nutcase joins in with Israel's nutcase rurallib May 2018 #26
I'd give it about a few hours to a week nt maryellen99 May 2018 #38
I'm sure his buddies in Israeli Intelligence are happy elmac May 2018 #21
Much of the Israeli military and intelligence FAVORED keeping the deal nt karynnj May 2018 #45
The value of my car which gets 40 MPG on the freeway louis-t May 2018 #22
Thank goodness I'm a telecommuter. n/t eggplant May 2018 #24
We knew he was going to do this. It has "major Obama accomplishment" in the name. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #25
There goes the Nobel. Dawson Leery May 2018 #27
Who will ever want to do a treaty with us ever again if we can't adhere to ones we've already kimbutgar May 2018 #30
a point completely lost on the fuckwits Cosmocat May 2018 #33
Cadette Bonespurs and his cadre of Republican chickenhawks want to send our kids to war Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #36
WW3 here we come nt maryellen99 May 2018 #37
_ LudwigPastorius May 2018 #39
He is TOTAL ASSWIPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! onecent May 2018 #40
He needs his distraction war. briv1016 May 2018 #41
I thought Trump was going to be this great peace president jes06c May 2018 #42
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