We def should not take action against Syria

In a World where allies are scarce and problems are many, I see no reason to act against Syria/Russia

It's currently 'No' at 58%

We should petition Trump to use CIA for something useful and arrest the Whitehats/ others responsible for Gas while working with Assad

The first gas attack a while ago was against Assads own people (his extended family or whatevs/ microwthnicity/ tribe)

CIA is full of cancer to be sure, but it could be used for good as well

True

George Washington warned against foreign entanglements

However, Syria is also in Russia's sphere of influence ... so if we simply stay uninvolved the Spetznaz could probably help Assad more than our CIA would willingly go along with

Well

CIA funded Osama Bin Ladin and crew to make sure Afghanistan turned into as deadly a Vietnam as possible

Yea

I think just for more clay

They had plenty holdings in central Asia

Maybe they wanted Naval Ports on the Indian Ocean

If I were them I'd be planning for an eventual railroad/ highway going from Moscow to the Indian Ocean

Like a forced version of their roads to Crimea

Many of the secular MENA governments were socialist systems propped up by Soviets

Libya, Iraq, Syria, etc

Iraq went somewhat fundamentalist after the first gulf war

And yea mostly

There is a huge problem of Christians getting killed in the Middle East tho

Reason u don't see more Arab Christians or Coptic Christian Egyptians is bc of such atrocities

Even though Tribal religious tendencies are strong in even "monotheistic" African peoples .... a lot of the tension in Africa is Islam vs Christian

Tito helped reign in Yugoslavia, but unlike other socialist dictatorships in fractured regions Tito's regime didn't have a clearly established line of succession

Succession is almost more important in these types of Govts than in Monarchies of old

I hear most people in Saudi Arabia are on the govt dole and only a scarce few natives actually work

Something like a 75% labor non participation rate if u include women iirc

Or 50% if u look at men

I don't think Socialist Monarchies are a long term solution ....

But USA has had reason to be "allied" with several of these "Oil socialist" nations.

Especially after Soviet Union fell

Democracy in ME almost always goes to Islamic Theocracy it's just a fact.

That fear stopped Bush Sr from finishing the job in the first gulf war ...

But that was a huge mistake

He should have kept going in first gulf war and oversaw some sort of power transfer

His withdrawal hurt the Kurdish people, in the tens of thousands iirc

Long story short ... Middle East needs fair and free market economies .... imho. One step towards this would be to clear all global debts of IMF and World Bank

This would help out both MENA nations and Mexico

And market economies would potentially help take power out of drug dealers and terrorists

The 2nd Gulf War was unwarranted. But the Sanctions against Iraq were the real crime to the Iraqi people ... the sanctions + the food Blockade.

Iraq's section of ISIS was largely made up of people from Saddams govt and members of the Iraqi Sunni political party

Syria if anything is the nation most amenable to reformation and Market Economies (under Assad)

Also, a lot of the reasons Yugoslavia failed after Tito was because of ethnic and religious tensions ... primarily Islam vs Christianity

Islam and Christianity are diametrically opposed ideologies and cannot exist with any real presence in the same Nation

Cool

Know anything on this guy?

Ok did some research and I recognize him

Not my favorite, but better than a dem

Yep

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The Albanians were at the fringe of the Empire, perhaps the newest members ...

I could see the Ottomans treating the Albanians the most harshly to keep their holdings

What do u mean about Albanians being the most brutal?

Haha ... the Suzuku of the Muslims ...

Guess they wanted to become the Knight of One

Hmm.

Albania existed as part of Italy in 1938

Long before the post Tito Balkan wars

Or as a vassal to Italy

Italy used it as a staging ground for part of their invasion into the rest of Yugoslavia

In 1941

Was he Christian or Muslim? I don't think it's an 100% Muslim nation.

Yea, at least a 30% tax on any money transferred outside of country

Imho

Orre

A small 2% tax to avoid a black market

Either way it needs to be taxed

Wow top comments on that poll talking about 9/11 and USS Liberty

It's bad bc it's enforced seizure by UN troops backed by US / UK soft power

Effective forfeiture of economic: natural resources

The penalties vary

But we could become the good guys on this

All we as USA would have to do is ask World Bank and IMF to wipe away the debt

We could even threaten to withdraw from all UN funding unless this is done

This would be kind of like a peaceful version of exactly what happens at the end of fight club, but on a global scale

It could be the start of a new era of localized economic policies

That actually allow for middle class lifestyles in many eras of the world

Instead of the current trajectory of an unending sea of poverty

Capitalism only works if u allow for graceful bankruptcies (like u sometimes see with private US citizens)

The problem with IMF is that they basically outlawed the concept of bankruptcy on the global scale

It's similar to if u had to sell of ur kids to get out of debt ... it's predatory lending at its worst

A banking mafia led by UN types

What is it

Is it only in New York?

Hopefully Russia only Nukes Will Wheaton

However .... Los Angeles and New Jersey are acceptable as secondary targets

xD

Seekrit pact with Russia lol

We only nuke Chechnya and they only nuke shit libs, and we call it a war

Then we all sign nuclear non proliferation treaties and everyone gangs up on China in a conventional war after China does X,Y, or Z to its neighbors.

@Pielover19

Heh

U live next to something important?

Military base?

I don't think they take refunds tho

And better to have one than not

Many of the Republican dudes were also cuckish though. Too bad Paul Ryan and McCain aren't retiring 😦

Das awesome

If speaker Paul Ryan goes through with his retirement plan I'll be jumping for joy