2000 US troops may have returned to celebrate the New Year in their homes.

Wait, so they can do with LESS help what they couldnt do with MORE? What were they waiting for if they could clean up the terrorism already? not buying it.


Perhaps we dont belong there though, just like we didnt belong in the middle east. Troops being with their families is a heartwarming story under any administration, even if the need for them to be elsewhere is equally concerning.

I found it interesting how Indian Media got hold of the conversation clip (from US official and others) while it remained unreported in US media.




ha ha, maybe President Erdogan is asking himself the same.

Will have to wait and see how this plays out with the Russians. Putin has protested saying he wants Assad to remain. I think he may agree to co-op this time.

Why do you think I get MY news from Aljazeera and not CNN or the Washington Post?

AlJazeera was among the first channels to cover 9/11 live!!
(Saw it in Saudi Arabia; thought it was some comic strip)

Ok, they seem to be neutral on both parties: Reps and Dems.
On world news, they do have some of their own agendas.

According to Reuters,
Pelosi delays State of Union address
(A much awaited event the world over)
Trump threatens, then accepts.







The way I see it, the President (in his own way) agrees with Speaker Pelosi

Of course Al Jaz was the first to air the attacks, they knew about them in advance. They have a long history of being tied to Terrorism and supported Osama Bin Laden for years.

I agree. On 9/11/01 I was in Atlanta attending a tradeshow. I was right in the shadow of the CNN tower, and knew I was in the safest place in the world, because no way Bin Laden would attack his eyes on the damage he caused. Al Jaz had to show all the supporters of terrorism in the Middle East, their loyal viewers, what their money had supported.

I continue to get news from Aljzeera and The Guardian. Arabian and British news hit the "air waves" far faster than our news, except for FOX.

I have the right to remain silent but I don't have the ability.

ha,ha,ha, ha
My former boss *when I asked him why he spent more time outside of office) said, "I have to be close to the enemy"

Trump says: Goodbye Treaty



While Mr Trump has cited the Iran factor I personally think Kim Jing Jong-un's yap on using missiles did not bother Mr. Trump as much as the inaction by China. It almost seemed as if the Chinese were having fun. Russia's silence may have also touched a nerve.

So its a new game of Chess and there's just one player.

President Trump and President Xi’s meet in Vietnam on February 27 and 28

It’s going to be interesting to see how the two sides are going to balance out on the on going trade war. Given the tech differences, it appears that:
one American job = 10 Chinese jobs (not discussing wages here)

Fentanyl Ban in China
President Xi had agreed (in Dec) to ban the supply of fentanyl which continues to be the number one drug that kills Americans.



The drug which is 100 times more powerful than morphine, and strong addictive; can be ordered directly through mail! Don't want to hurt anybody's feelings here but it feels like a suicide drug; for those disillusioned with life. I saw videos and it is mostly young people, the vulnerable getting nabbed leading to this theory.
--xx--

Although, as an Indian I have deep reservations on anything Chinese, little things are adding up and I am beginning to believe that like Reagan-Gorbachev; President XI's proximity with Trump may lead to increased stability in Asia.

There are times when Trump's short speeches reminds one of ..

You all may recall General Patton's opening words after US troops landed in N. Africa; but you all didn't analyze. The men were 'green', mostly civilian recruits as US had not fought a single war outside of its borders.

Patton: “No dumb b ever won a war...,
by going out and dying for his country.
He won it...,
by making the other dumb b die for his country.”

Easy to understand; and therefore powerful. I also think President Trump took these words to heart and so sought deferment


I find that Trump speaks in a similar way. On Beto, he says:
"We have what, 35,000 people here?
He has less than 200
He has very little going for himself."

Note the last line, easy to understand;
the kind of words that wins any war before it's begun.

or is spoken by a eighth grader before they go to high school.

Well Counselor, allow for this explanation:
A soldier needs to know what the odds are of his returning home.
Patton explained how to improve the odds.
(a soldier does not look at his general for a hug or shoulder to cry on)

Trump stated the odds: 35,000 to 200
Then summarized it to 'very little'
(It also meant not to waste time over Beto)

As you rightly say, an eighth grader may speak in like manner, or anybody, you, me. If he does so with numbers; either he is talking about some homework / game - a frame that his friends are familiar with and by numbers he convinces them it as a game they are dominant in.

If it cheers you, Bill Clinton used similar semantics (campaign),

"It's the economy stupid"

Simple, easy; eight grade stuff. Wins wars, wins elections.