2016 Postmortem

bjo59

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26. Well if you read news sites that merit the term "left," you've noticed that political

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Thu Jun 2, 2016, 05:04 AM

Jun 2016

commentators have been talking about the drum beat of WWIII beating ever more strongly as time goes on. Refusing to seriously engage diplomatically with Putin has been a very big mistake. If Clinton wants to play chicken with Putin, she won't win. It's sheer madness. After watching that video of she and James Baker chortling with glee over the idea of "taking out" Iran, you can see how a WWIII would happen. Russia will never allow the US to "take out" Iran (which will be in the crosshairs as soon (and if) they manage to get rid of Assad and balkanize Syria. Even members of the military have been quoted as saying that Hillary Clinton is by far the most militaristic presidential candidate to come down the pike in a long, long time. I pray that her monkeying around as Secretary of State will bring her down before she gets into the position of Commander in Chief.

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Bill Richardson On Ed Schultz Show Tonight: "Hillary Will Tell Putin We Tried It Your Way... [View all] CorporatistNation Jun 2016 OP

Bill Richardson is NOT a friend to Hillary Clinton; many grains of salt MADem Jun 2016 #1

Still, HRC favors the no-fly zone, Obama does not. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #3

Don't trust Bill Richardson to give you ANY guidance as to her POV. He doesn't know. nt MADem Jun 2016 #5

It's in Hillary's own words. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #13

Again, Bill Richardson has zero insight into Clinton's thought process today. MADem Jun 2016 #25

I don't care about what Richardson said, I'm just talking about the Syrian no-fly zone idea thesquanderer Jun 2016 #30

I think HRC will make judgments based on the conditions on the ground. MADem Jun 2016 #36

Sure, she can change her mind based on a changing situation. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #37

Obama trusted him enough to let him negotiate the release of hostages in North Korea. FSogol Jun 2016 #40

Quite a step down from the job he wanted (SECSTATE). He thought kneecapping Clinton would get him MADem Jun 2016 #42

THE END IS NIGH onehandle Jun 2016 #2

Sorry, Mucho "Issues" That Remain Unsettled... Here Ya Go.... CorporatistNation Jun 2016 #4

Chuck Todd "After this I don't think that she could get confirmed for Attorney General!" MADem Jun 2016 #8

Your Assertion Is Complete Nonsense! Todd Has Been Carrying H2O For Hillary Throughout CorporatistNation Jun 2016 #14

No, he hasn't. He handles BS like a rare Faberge Egg. As he did last week. MADem Jun 2016 #24

When did ISIS get aircraft? icecreamfan Jun 2016 #6

Very Sober Analysis... Such As Many Have Made About This Current Or Pending Hillary Miscue! CorporatistNation Jun 2016 #7

Apparently not enough blood in the Middle East for her to sate her appetite. notadmblnd Jun 2016 #9

she thinks Libya was a bloodless success with just a few flaws, which are caused solely by not MisterP Jun 2016 #23

It seems "no-fly zone" is her code word for active US-imposed regime change in Syria icecreamfan Jun 2016 #38

No fly zones are defensive in nature. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #10

A Matter of Perception! Whose Planes Would WE Be "Policing" Over Syria? RUSSIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CorporatistNation Jun 2016 #15

Putin is full of bluster but he is not stupid BootinUp Jun 2016 #16

Putin is a KGB Officer. Lt. Col. In the KGB. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #17

And then what? Seriously? nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #18

I guess your incapability to see possibilities brands you for the Hillary supporter you are. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #19

Again, wide support plus the ease of enforcement BootinUp Jun 2016 #20

Putin would have little choice, but not the way you think. Shemp Howard Jun 2016 #28

SInce neither side wants war between the two BootinUp Jun 2016 #32

And that is why the Russians will violate a no-fly zone with impunity. nt cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #39

He's not going to go along with anything that is aimed at bring down Assad and destroying Syria bjo59 Jun 2016 #27

Not willingly no. Which is why it would take BootinUp Jun 2016 #33

And they wonder why we call Clinton a neocon Robbins Jun 2016 #11

We might as well be nominating another Bush Doctor_J Jun 2016 #22

well iI have read that Bill Kristol is running a 3rd party candidate there by splitting azurnoir Jun 2016 #29

That's psycho! 4139 Jun 2016 #12

So one of the main perpetrators of Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Honduras wants a war with Russia Doctor_J Jun 2016 #21

Well if you read news sites that merit the term "left," you've noticed that political bjo59 Jun 2016 #26

for someone who loves to wrap herself in Obama tk2kewl Jun 2016 #31

Putin won't back down to Hillary Clinton, that's for damn sure. davidn3600 Jun 2016 #34

LOL Seriously, does Hillary know that people don't use folding maps anymore? pinebox Jun 2016 #35

this is insanity! she is hell bent on her neo con agenda amborin Jun 2016 #41

Hillary will tell Putin "we tried it your way" NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #43