Foreign Policy

[calvegas04]

What happened in Canada?

They are compromised by the woke agenda, but not the country we are talking about.

 

[Irish#1]

So you’re talking about Mexico being compromised. Got it.

 

[calvegas04]

 

[Irish#1]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/cia-drone-missions-mexico-drug-cartels/index.html

 

[calvegas04]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/cia-drone-missions-mexico-drug-cartels/index.html

You need a subscription for CNN now?

 

[Irish#1]

You need a subscription for CNN now?

Not for everything, but they started this about a month or two ago.

 

[NDVirginia19]

LFG

 

[calvegas04]

There should be a call for peace any minute now right?

 

[calvegas04]

No were not

 

[TorontoGold]

No were not

Leftist rag New York Post clamoring for war!

 

[NDVirginia19]

It's gonna be sick if and when we go to war with China for the opposition party here to suddenly tank for the PRC

 

[TorontoGold]

It's gonna be sick if and when we go to war with China for the opposition party here to suddenly tank for the PRC

Where have we seen this happen before?

 

[NDVirginia19]

Where have we seen this happen before?

I don't think that pathology is limited to one party

 

[TorontoGold]

I don't think that pathology is limited to one party

Certainly not, but recent history has it pretty out in the open.

As a measure of "good faith" these are past bad faith positions from the Dems in recent history
*Obama chiding Romney for Russia
*Moronic Dems questioning Trump's project Warp Speed and that they wouldn't take his vaccine (I can't believe this isn't celebrated more tbh)

 

[calvegas04]

It's gonna be sick if and when we go to war with China for the opposition party here to suddenly tank for the PRC

Or when the US needs NATO help in the war

 

[NDVirginia19]

Or when the US needs NATO help in the war

I'm personally fine with less NATO financial commitments from the US in part because I don't think we should engage in war with China over Taiwan. If they preemptively bomb Pearl harbor or Apra, that's a different story

 

[calvegas04]

I'm personally fine with less NATO financial commitments from the US in part because I don't think we should engage in war with China over Taiwan. If they preemptively bomb Pearl harbor or Apra, that's a different story

The US would lose it's dominance in the Pacific. Economy would take due to the loss of semiconductor production.

Overall US stance on the global stage would take a beating as it is already shakey.

 

[NDVirginia19]

The US would lose it's dominance in the Pacific. Economy would take due to the loss of semiconductor production.

Overall US stance on the global stage would take a beating as it is already shakey.

Sure. How many hundreds of thousands of US Servicemembers lives and billions of dollars in warships and planes is it worth to maintain the economic hits from semiconductor production (which we are rapidly improving domestically h/t to Biden for the CHIPS act) and influence in the IndoPacific? I think people severely underestimate the difficulty of the Taiwan defense problem from a military aspect. And if it goes kinetic, those semiconductor factories will be toast regardless

 

[ulukinatme]

It's a trade/tariff war. That's what they're talking about. Right wing New York Post sucks with their clickbait headlines, fuck 'em..

 

[NDVirginia19]

It's a trade/tariff war. That's what they're talking about. Right wing New York Post sucks with their clickbait headlines, fuck 'em..

China winked and nodded at things being potentially kinetic, I think Hegseth talked around it as well

 

[calvegas04]

It's a trade/tariff war. That's what they're talking about. Right wing New York Post sucks with their clickbait headlines, fuck 'em..

It's not click bait when they are quoting what he said.

 

[ulukinatme]

It's not click bait when they are quoting what he said.

It was a response from the Chinese Embassy. They're taking a hard stance, but nobody is going to actual war. This is Teddy Roosevelt diplomacy, speak softly and carry a big stick (Just maybe not so soft). We're flexing our muscles right now to get what we want out of certain allies and trade partners. The threats are empty, but the power behind them is real.

 

[Irish#1]

 

[BuaConstrictor]

For fuller context here is a story. It's not just for ethnic or religious minorities though.

Tories urge justice secretary to reverse 'two-tier' sentencing changes

From April, an offender's ethnicity or faith will be a bigger factor in deciding whether to jail them.

www.bbc.com

 

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[NDVirginia19]

Those babies are gonna be so fucking loud and easy to track lmao

 

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[Sea Turtle]

Syria is probably going to have to be broken up like Yugoslavia was. It's sickening what is happening.

I feel so bad for the Christians, the Druze and the Alawites. Unfortunately, they aren't palestinians, so the world doesn't give a rip.

 

[NDVirginia19]

Syria is probably going to have to be broken up like Yugoslavia was. It's sickening what is happening.

I feel so bad for the Christians, the Druze and the Alawites. Unfortunately, they aren't palestinians, so the world doesn't give a rip.

A lot of people owe Tulsi an apology right about now