someproteinguy wrote:
Yeah, probably not the best word. Adversarial or confrontational perhaps? Still a weird situation.
That question on what to do about bullies, preemptive-this, involvement in-that... seems to have no real answer.. if I try to consider it rationally...
I recall years ago.. I watched a video about Darfur factions slaughtering.. etc.. and I immediately would exclaim "WHY don't we do something!?" really missing the boat on everything involved with simply "declaring war" if western countries even 'declare war' anymore rather than giving it some diplomatic name.. The fact is (as I see it) there is no noble way to go to war.. due simply to the fact that there will always be vultures of corruption... same, perhaps I would say no noble way to go to politics.. maybe..
So in case with DPRK.. What can you do? Where do you draw the line between diplomacy and war? I suppose those questions are beyond my paygrade.. and has been a game played by rulers and leaders since the beginning...
In the case of Russia... (I believe economically on par with Italy?) They invade their neighbor under a smoke screen of propaganda... What can you do?
Is it "
Well.. they owned it once before.. so it's no big deal" or "
it's really none of our business"
Real question is what would a war with Russian actually look like... or what is the actual Roughest thing we could do... Hack them harder than they hack us? That's already been going on.
Proxy war with their associates to denigrate their influence..That's nothing new....
If I were to think positive I would think things went on behind closed doors that were positive and Trump is some secret magic talker and has only made Putin believe that he has one anything or that Putin's performance was just an act....
But honestly I have to think that Trump is an American business moogle(kupo!).. and Putin is an ex-KGB agent of the highest caliber.... so.. yeah...
But if anything it does bring up a larger problem.....
There are some world problems that probably should not be ignored or band-aided.. Perhaps Trump here is just picking scabs...
and yeah.. all this backpedaling wishy-washy bs is really making him seem utterly un-nerved....
But I still think it's really nothing new.
What do we think Hilary or Bernie would do? ( mean Russian situation in general.. I can't imagine them in THIS situation)
For Trump, I think this he does not, cannot, or will not listen to his advisers.... he probably said
"Just let me go in and talk to him.. just watch.." while his advisers shrieked in horror... and Putin, old Souless-Eyes himself... just said
"Talk You To Hend". I see no evidence to think otherwise.. Though I still think it's ultimately pointless and will be forgotten.. Supporters are going to make excuses and everyone else will just have another drop of fuel to their fire...
Fun times.
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Edited, Jul 19th 2018 12:02pm by Kelvyquayo