Trump says a lot of things. I would be neither shocked nor surprised if at some point we learn that some deluded guy got the dubious honor of giving his life as a decoy while al-Baghdadi got away. I hope it’s the real deal but Trump supporters will be all over this when he needs them the most.
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Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
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I'm actually amazed that none of his large properties outside the US have been attacked or threatened. Clearly he hasn't pissed of the rightwrong kind of people.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
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As loathe as I am to invoke the "contractor on the death star defence" but whaddabout all the poor schlubs working there?gilraen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:47 pmI'm actually amazed that none of his large properties outside the US have been attacked or threatened. Clearly he hasn't pissed of the rightwrong kind of people.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
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He hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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So this time he is really dead?
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It seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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I have no idea what this website is - saw it on FB earlier tonight.
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RT = Russia Today. It's started as am English language news organization out of Moscow.Roman wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:19 pmI have no idea what this website is - saw it on FB earlier tonight.
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I haven't read of anyone contradicting him on that, yet, so this is just me being skeptical. People like Bagdaddy are usually keen on martyrdom. I haven't spent enough time with him to say how he would react when confronted with unexpected imminent death, but cowardice seems unlikely.Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pmIt seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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If you want the other side, there's Polygraph.info
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That statement . . . Wow. Just when I think Trump couldn’t possibly become any less presidential, he finds a way to lower the bar. That statement was disgusting on so many levels. Trump is such a complete and total embarrassment to this nation.gilraen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:47 pmI'm actually amazed that none of his large properties outside the US have been attacked or threatened. Clearly he hasn't pissed of the rightwrong kind of people.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
But here’s a question: If someone or some organization did go after Trump, what would your reaction be?
I don’t care about him or his property a bit, but I think I’d still object to any attacks or threats against him. Almost like when you have a family member that objectively sucks, but you don’t want outsiders taking shots at them. I feel like Trump is our problem, and we have to solve it. It’s on the American people to VOTE HIM OUT.
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Did I call for his building to be attacked? I am objectively surprised that there haven't been any threats (although there may have been threats that were caught and prevented so we don't know about them). if you can't tell the difference between the two statements, then that's your problem, not mine.Kurth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:58 amThat statement . . . Wow. Just when I think Trump couldn’t possibly become any less presidential, he finds a way to lower the bar. That statement was disgusting on so many levels. Trump is such a complete and total embarrassment to this nation.gilraen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:47 pmI'm actually amazed that none of his large properties outside the US have been attacked or threatened. Clearly he hasn't pissed of the rightwrong kind of people.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
But here’s a question: If someone or some organization did go after Trump, what would your reaction be?
I don’t care about him or his property a bit, but I think I’d still object to any attacks or threats against him. Almost like when you have a family member that objectively sucks, but you don’t want outsiders taking shots at them. I feel like Trump is our problem, and we have to solve it. It’s on the American people to VOTE HIM OUT.
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They're keen on the idea of martyrdom because it is an effective way to get footsoldiers to die for the cause. They usually don't buy into it for themselves.
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The kind of people internationally that would attack American owned properties would do so in an effort to harm America's image in the world. tRump does that every day. He is their biggest asset in a very real sense. His open Islamophobia and xenophobia have to be making it that much easier to recruit against America. Attacking him and risking reducing his popularity here would undermine their own interests. They won't do that, they are not rural America.
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I don't want to see Trump harmed at the hands of terrorists. I want to see him go to prison. Not a club fed either. A pound you in the ass prison. With no SS detail or protection.Kurth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:58 amThat statement . . . Wow. Just when I think Trump couldn’t possibly become any less presidential, he finds a way to lower the bar. That statement was disgusting on so many levels. Trump is such a complete and total embarrassment to this nation.gilraen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:47 pmI'm actually amazed that none of his large properties outside the US have been attacked or threatened. Clearly he hasn't pissed of the rightwrong kind of people.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
But here’s a question: If someone or some organization did go after Trump, what would your reaction be?
I don’t care about him or his property a bit, but I think I’d still object to any attacks or threats against him. Almost like when you have a family member that objectively sucks, but you don’t want outsiders taking shots at them. I feel like Trump is our problem, and we have to solve it. It’s on the American people to VOTE HIM OUT.
As far as his property goes. The terrorists can blow that shit up all day long. As long as its empty. Put people in it and the building now has value.
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Well, I think attack on a Trump property risks making him a sympathetic figure. The last thing they want is unification behind this guy.Remus West wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:45 am The kind of people internationally that would attack American owned properties would do so in an effort to harm America's image in the world. tRump does that every day. He is their biggest asset in a very real sense. His open Islamophobia and xenophobia have to be making it that much easier to recruit against America. Attacking him and risking reducing his popularity here would undermine their own interests. They won't do that, they are not rural America.
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Dude. Chill. I never thought you were calling for attacks on Trump, and I don't think my post did anything to accuse you of that. I agree with you that it's surprising there haven't been more calls for that kind of action, and it led me to thinking a little more about how I would feel about it.gilraen wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:10 amDid I call for his building to be attacked? I am objectively surprised that there haven't been any threats (although there may have been threats that were caught and prevented so we don't know about them). if you can't tell the difference between the two statements, then that's your problem, not mine.Kurth wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:58 amThat statement . . . Wow. Just when I think Trump couldn’t possibly become any less presidential, he finds a way to lower the bar. That statement was disgusting on so many levels. Trump is such a complete and total embarrassment to this nation.gilraen wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:47 pmI'm actually amazed that none of his large properties outside the US have been attacked or threatened. Clearly he hasn't pissed of the rightwrong kind of people.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
Its my hope that he pisses them off enough for them to come after him and only him and his properties and hurt no one else. But cant expect that.
But here’s a question: If someone or some organization did go after Trump, what would your reaction be?
I don’t care about him or his property a bit, but I think I’d still object to any attacks or threats against him. Almost like when you have a family member that objectively sucks, but you don’t want outsiders taking shots at them. I feel like Trump is our problem, and we have to solve it. It’s on the American people to VOTE HIM OUT.
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I have to disagree with you here. I don't think they care if we unify around him. His retoric and international image make us a subject of mockery which in turn makes their job of recruitment easier. When he is quoted calling places "shithole countries" how many people go from on the fence to supporting our enemies? I'd say its a lot more than otherwise would have. If they blow up one of his buildings he is cowardly enough that he may just shut up and thereby cost them valuable sound bytes.LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:55 pmWell, I think attack on a Trump property risks making him a sympathetic figure. The last thing they want is unification behind this guy.Remus West wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:45 am The kind of people internationally that would attack American owned properties would do so in an effort to harm America's image in the world. tRump does that every day. He is their biggest asset in a very real sense. His open Islamophobia and xenophobia have to be making it that much easier to recruit against America. Attacking him and risking reducing his popularity here would undermine their own interests. They won't do that, they are not rural America.
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God I hope not. That would be seriously disturbing.
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I believe I've seen two Defense officials (SecDef and one general) say on the record that they're not sure where Trump got the "begging and crying" detail, and both were in the Situation Room monitoring the feed.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:17 pmI haven't read of anyone contradicting him on that, yet, so this is just me being skeptical. People like Bagdaddy are usually keen on martyrdom. I haven't spent enough time with him to say how he would react when confronted with unexpected imminent death, but cowardice seems unlikely.Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pmIt seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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Interesting Guardian report on the raid: apparently the units that actually cornered Baghdadi were the dog and a robot.
Makes me wish the robot had some sort of multi-Taser and the dog was unnecessary.As a military robot crept towards him and a dog was dispatched to subdue him, Baghdadi was confronted by a dead end. He ignited his suicide vest, killing himself and his children and causing the tunnel to collapse, according to Trump. The dog was injured and retrieved by the commandos.
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There are (at least) two obvious tells for when Trump is lying (besides that his lips are moving, hardy-har-har): One is when he says "Believe me, ____" and the other is when he repeats himself excessively.Holman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:31 pmI believe I've seen two Defense officials (SecDef and one general) say on the record that they're not sure where Trump got the "begging and crying" detail, and both were in the Situation Room monitoring the feed.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:17 pmI haven't read of anyone contradicting him on that, yet, so this is just me being skeptical. People like Bagdaddy are usually keen on martyrdom. I haven't spent enough time with him to say how he would react when confronted with unexpected imminent death, but cowardice seems unlikely.Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pmIt seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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Live by the rape die by the rape.
Edit for: I don't hope the guy is raped to death in prison. I'd say that republican policies created the horrible conditions in the prisons. Given how our president is... Arguably a rapist, among the other terrible things he's done would to me at least be justice. I'm not saying he *should* be subject to such things. I'm just saying, throw him in gen pop with the conditions he and his ilk created and let him takes his chances.
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Trump was just putting himself in Baghdadi's place and imagining his own reaction. When you're an international war criminal, being taking alive is probably not a desired outcome.Kraken wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:52 pmThere are (at least) two obvious tells for when Trump is lying (besides that his lips are moving, hardy-har-har): One is when he says "Believe me, ____" and the other is when he repeats himself excessively.Holman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:31 pmI believe I've seen two Defense officials (SecDef and one general) say on the record that they're not sure where Trump got the "begging and crying" detail, and both were in the Situation Room monitoring the feed.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:17 pmI haven't read of anyone contradicting him on that, yet, so this is just me being skeptical. People like Bagdaddy are usually keen on martyrdom. I haven't spent enough time with him to say how he would react when confronted with unexpected imminent death, but cowardice seems unlikely.Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pmIt seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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Jeff V wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:21 pmTrump was just putting himself in Baghdadi's place and imagining his own reaction. When you're an international war criminal, being taking alive is probably not a desired outcome.Kraken wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:52 pmThere are (at least) two obvious tells for when Trump is lying (besides that his lips are moving, hardy-har-har): One is when he says "Believe me, ____" and the other is when he repeats himself excessively.Holman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:31 pmI believe I've seen two Defense officials (SecDef and one general) say on the record that they're not sure where Trump got the "begging and crying" detail, and both were in the Situation Room monitoring the feed.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:17 pmI haven't read of anyone contradicting him on that, yet, so this is just me being skeptical. People like Bagdaddy are usually keen on martyrdom. I haven't spent enough time with him to say how he would react when confronted with unexpected imminent death, but cowardice seems unlikely.Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pmIt seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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I actually thought the same thing. Without empathy, narcissists can only project. That's exactly how Trump will behave when Pelosi and the sergeant-at-arms find his spider hole.Jeff V wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:21 pmTrump was just putting himself in Baghdadi's place and imagining his own reaction. When you're an international war criminal, being taking alive is probably not a desired outcome.Kraken wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:52 pmThere are (at least) two obvious tells for when Trump is lying (besides that his lips are moving, hardy-har-har): One is when he says "Believe me, ____" and the other is when he repeats himself excessively.Holman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:31 pmI believe I've seen two Defense officials (SecDef and one general) say on the record that they're not sure where Trump got the "begging and crying" detail, and both were in the Situation Room monitoring the feed.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:17 pmI haven't read of anyone contradicting him on that, yet, so this is just me being skeptical. People like Bagdaddy are usually keen on martyrdom. I haven't spent enough time with him to say how he would react when confronted with unexpected imminent death, but cowardice seems unlikely.Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:03 pmIt seems unlikely that someone would strap on a suicide vest and then detonate it to avoid being taken alive while also begging for their life. It sounds like pure Trump codswallop to me.Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:28 pmHe hit the "crying and begging for his life" point so many times that I doubt it. Repetition is Trump's main technique for creating his followers' reality.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:53 pm The 41 most shocking lines from Donald Trump's Baghdadi announcement
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Earlier today the military refused to even release the name of the or gender that helped find and kill that terrorist leader and now tonight Trump is posting pics of the dog. Now every nut job and terrorist will try to kill every dog that even looks a bit like it.
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NewsweekDaehawk wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:41 am Earlier today the military refused to even release the name of the or gender that helped find and kill that terrorist leader and now tonight Trump is posting pics of the dog. Now every nut job and terrorist will try to kill every dog that even looks a bit like it.
When U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers with the secretive Joint Special Operations Command flew into Syria's northwestern Idlib province to capture or kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a female Belgian Malinois was along for the ride in the historic military operation. His name is Conan, Newsweek has learned.
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...a female
Wat? That's some stellar reporting there.his name
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Not just us (US citizens). What if it's a property in Scotland and there are a bunch of UK nationals and EU tourists killed? Lot of enemy of my enemy layers going on. What if it's his property in Istanbul?Remus West wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:16 pmI have to disagree with you here. I don't think they care if we unify around him. His retoric and international image make us a subject of mockery which in turn makes their job of recruitment easier. When he is quoted calling places "shithole countries" how many people go from on the fence to supporting our enemies? I'd say its a lot more than otherwise would have. If they blow up one of his buildings he is cowardly enough that he may just shut up and thereby cost them valuable sound bytes.LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:55 pmWell, I think attack on a Trump property risks making him a sympathetic figure. The last thing they want is unification behind this guy.Remus West wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:45 am The kind of people internationally that would attack American owned properties would do so in an effort to harm America's image in the world. tRump does that every day. He is their biggest asset in a very real sense. His open Islamophobia and xenophobia have to be making it that much easier to recruit against America. Attacking him and risking reducing his popularity here would undermine their own interests. They won't do that, they are not rural America.
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Re: ISIS
I'm having a hard time coming to terms with being told Dude is man a only pronoun and now you hit me with His is an appropriate pronoun for a female dog. I try very hard to be respectful for others but I'm getting too old to keep up or figure things out.a female Belgian Malinois... His name is