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Comment Re: Putin has Trump's back... (Score 1) 342

I am more than aware of the US meddling in other countries (former Army Spook). Trump wants to expand his empire to Russia, and he depends on the loans from the Russia Oligarchs. He has also shown interest in lifting sanctions currently on Russia. He has been critical of NATO, claiming they are not paying their fair share. He's also sided with Russia over The Ukraine.

Comment Dr Robot (Score 1) 82

If decided, I will have a cancerous tumor removed from the base of my tongue. They will use a robot for this task. The Lymph nodes will be removed by a sentient sack of blood and bacteria. I may just have poison and radiation. My fabulousness will shine through no matter what. GRIN My radiation mask can be seen at my flickr account linked below

Comment Re:This would n'er happen to a government-run coll (Score 1) 308

They put all their eggs in the Nokia basket. It wasn't social programs that hurt them, it was the economic monoculture that took them down. Look at what is happening to Saudi Arabia and Russia, two countries that put everything into the oil industry. Neither country is benevolent or progressive.

Comment Re:Refugees (Score 3, Informative) 308

ISIS provided what the government and the private sector couldn't provide, a paying job. That's what the Iraqi insurgents did when Bremer disbanded the military and fired anyone with ties to the Baath party. He didn't even make allowances for those who had to join to get their jobs. He then prohibited Iraqis from starting businesses that might compete with American businesses. They went so far as to importing foreign workers and materials for reconstruction. 70% unemployment was the result

Another big mistake was not disarming the military before disbanding them. They also forgot to secure the ammo dumps. Many of the IED's were made up of what was culled from these storage compounds.

The decision to withdraw was made in 2008 under a SOFA agreement with Iraq. Obama tried to amend the SOFA to keep a security force there, but Maliki would not agree to legal protections for US soldiers. So we withdrew under the conditions of the 2008 SOFA.

Comment Re:Refugees (Score 0) 308

Those refugees had to have money to get out of their country, so the poor and uneducated are stuck because they can't bribe/pay for safe passage. These people will work hard to prove they are worthy/grateful to the host country.

Germany is accepting refugees because they need young workers to make up for their aging population. With Finland cutting education, they may need these young educated workers.

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