Lordy, there's tapes.

Post #436,141 by malraux 9/9/20 8:21:08 PM 9/9/20 8:21:08 PM Reply	Lordy, there's tapes. https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump-coronavirus/index.html "I wanted to always play it down," Trump told Woodward on March 19, even as he had declared a national emergency over the virus days earlier. "I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic." Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #436,142 by drook 9/9/20 8:35:30 PM 9/9/20 8:35:30 PM Reply	And some people are putting a ton of energy into criticizing Woodward for holding it I also wish he'd come out with this sooner. But that's not the main problem here. -- Drew
Post #436,146 by Ashton 9/9/20 8:58:54 PM 9/9/20 8:58:54 PM Reply	Let's see how he plays: "The Climate-matter-is-a hoax" ..any Day, next? (I wanna see that stupid Looong-tie down to his crotch--urine stained: On Tape).
Post #436,154 by crazy 9/10/20 1:54:09 AM 9/10/20 1:54:09 AM Reply	Doesn't mean anything to his people This is where you go to actually listen to them: https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/kayleigh-responds-to-reporters-question-on-bob-woodward-report/ The only thing they care about is attacking the people who would dare to say anything at all. This is not a random fringe site, it is currently second to Breitbart in traffic and referrals for right-wing crap, and just beating Drudge in traffic. This is where they hang out.
Post #436,156 by pwhysall 9/10/20 9:38:01 AM 9/10/20 9:38:01 AM Reply	Putin must be pleased The American people is divided, and I can't see a way to heal the rift.
Post #436,157 by drook 9/10/20 9:47:26 AM 9/10/20 9:47:26 AM Reply	All it takes is someone to be stupid enough to attack us Smart tactics is when your enemy is busy shooting himself in the foot, you leave him alone. If someone decides to take advantage of the current situation and actually attack in a clear way, we'll still unite long enough to kick their ass. Assuming Trump is out of office. He'd manage to fuck up even that. -- Drew
Post #436,158 by pwhysall 9/10/20 9:58:36 AM 9/10/20 9:58:36 AM Reply	But that's the thing No-one's going to. So everyone with a vested interest in a weak America just has to sit around and wait for you guys to do the job yourselves. And, unfortunately, right now you have - by a country mile - the most stupid and guileless leader on the world stage. Johnson's doing his best to catch up, but he's got a long way to go. I mean, I'm sure there are some countries with dafter, more malleable eejits in charge, but I can't think of any of note, and neither can you.
Post #436,159 by drook 9/10/20 10:19:27 AM 9/10/20 10:20:14 AM Reply	How it might happen The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, nothing more. Just because they all hate us doesn't mean they can't hate each other more. Suppose some of the smaller players in our various proxy wars -- Kurds, Turks, Syrians, etc. -- decide it's time to make a move regionally. They might decide that the U.S. is too distracted to respond forcefully, so they go after one of our bases that's there to keep a lid on things. Their thinking could be, "If we take out the Americans, we can consolidate power before they can respond. By the time they get their act together, we'll already be the defacto power and can assert our rights in the U.N." It's not about attacking the U.S. in order to defeat the U.S. It's about attacking the U.S. to defeat your enemy who the U.S. is protecting. -- Drew Edited by drook Sept. 10, 2020, 10:20:14 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #436,161 by pwhysall 9/10/20 10:29:19 AM 9/10/20 10:29:19 AM Reply	Nah. Look at Benghazi; a straight-up attack on US assets and people. That didn't unite shit.
Post #436,164 by mmoffitt 9/10/20 10:52:12 AM 9/10/20 10:52:12 AM Reply	Indeed. It drove us further apart. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #436,166 by drook 9/10/20 11:29:25 AM 9/10/20 11:29:25 AM Reply	Like I said, "Assuming Trump is out of office." Guess I should include "and the current crop of Republicans who think poking the Democrats is more important than running the country." -- Drew

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