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Old 07-20-2016, 11:02 AM
 
Location: London
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<sigh> If only there were a staunch non-interventionist candidate for POTUS.

Just another in a far too long line of bad results created by sticking our nose in far too many places it didn't belong.
Jill Stein seems to be the closest match, who I'm voting for.

Jill Stein on the Issues
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:02 AM
 
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In this case, we need to be there. The US needs to destroy the al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliate), and the Free Syrian Army (the so-called "moderate" rebels), and let the legitimate government of Bashar Assad rule. The US also should have supported the coup attempt on Erdogan's government, ISIS's main sponsor
Holy cow, I actually agree with you on something!
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:03 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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In this case, we need to be there. The US needs to destroy the al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliate), and the Free Syrian Army (the so-called "moderate" rebels), and let the legitimate government of Bashar Assad rule.
No, we don't.

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The US also should have supported the coup attempt on Erdogan's government, ISIS's main sponsor
No, we should worry about solving our own problems and defending our own country. Let the countries of the ME either solve their problems and learn to live together or let them die together. We're oceans away and our number one priority should be defending ourselves.
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Houston
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A tough part of the world. Fighting fire with fire.
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:07 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Jill Stein seems to be the closest match, who I'm voting for.

Jill Stein on the Issues
My mistake, I should have been more clear and said a staunch viable non-interventionist candidate for POTUS. As much as I like the idea of a Third Party candidate I don't see one winning this year. I'm disappointed Trump didn't run as an (I), as much as I don't trust him and think he'd be a disaster in the White House I would've voted for him as an (I) as I believe smacking down both the (D) and (R) parties would've been worth 4 years of Trump, otherwise NO WAY!
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:08 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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A tough part of the world. Fighting fire with fire.
Or, when you're thousands of miles away from that fire you could sit back and let those most threatened by it be the ones to fight it.
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Houston
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Or, when you're thousands of miles away from that fire you could sit back and let those most threatened by it be the ones to fight it.
Yep, my Dad always told me "Stay away from crazy people" that is good foreign policy too.
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:14 AM
 
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Yep, my Dad always told me "Stay away from crazy people" that is good foreign policy too.
In the past 60 years or so it seems all too often those 'crazy people' have been the ones making our foreign policy.
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:17 AM
 
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My mistake, I should have been more clear and said a staunch viable non-interventionist candidate for POTUS. As much as I like the idea of a Third Party candidate I don't see one winning this year. I'm disappointed Trump didn't run as an (I), as much as I don't trust him and think he'd be a disaster in the White House I would've voted for him as an (I) as I believe smacking down both the (D) and (R) parties would've been worth 4 years of Trump, otherwise NO WAY!
So you are going to vote for more war. Somehow that makes no sense to me.
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Old 07-20-2016, 11:23 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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So you are going to vote for more war. Somehow that makes no sense to me.
No, I'll vote either Third Party or write-in with the realization it will be just a meaningless gesture that won't even make me feel any better about the lackluster POTUS we'll end up with no matter who wins.
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