meansonny

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Why are those neighbors not doing it?

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Because they have not developed an assault style military. They are defensive in nature (because they have been worried about Iran for almost half a century).

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Sounds like they're ripe for western style freedom, huh?

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Is freedom a western thing?

Or are you asking about Madisonian democracy?

I don't think we can go wrong with either Vance, Rubio, or DeSantis.

We need big tent republicans to win. Hopefully, the losing side doesn't turn pissy and try to alienate/fracture the party.

I first saw someone die in front of me at 25 years old. It was my wife's grandfather (we were in the room when they pulled the plug).

I had a sense of awe at what I witnessed. But it didn't affect me personally in the way one might expect.

My first grandparent died when I was 30. My last grandparent died when I was 40.
We were close to all of my grandparents (visited every Sunday almost my entire life).

When that chapter closed, I was different with my wife and kids.
I still work long hours. But I don't miss anything in their lives. I drive 3 hours to attend a 1 hour academic bowl competition. My wife wants to go shopping, im there. Mid day. Mid week. Multiple days. When my kids leave the house, I stand outside and see them off. I'm grabbing every second they give me.

I'm different now. And it is an appreciation for the unknown.

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There's no such thing as moderate Islam.

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Don't be an arse.

There are good muslims.

I never walked out of a movie theater.

My wife and I watched the first 10 minutes of Saw IV and stopped the streaming.

We probably didn't get 10 minutes into that Phillip Morris movie, either.

We regretted watching all of Babylon.

I regretted watching all of 2001 Space Odyssey (and regretted having children when my son wanted to watch it about 25 years later with me).

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Politically incorrect truth is that those girls might be better in the hands of the angels than in the hands of their radical Muslim parents

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That thought aside, the IRGC killed 30,000 people in 2 days.

The Iranian people know the tragedy of the school was an accident unlike the tragedies for 47 years by the IRGC.

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So if that’s the case, who fired the tomahawk into the school and killed those kids?

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We've fired 15,000 missiles.
And one hit a school adjacent to a government building.

Some in our administration were hoping for perfection on those 15,000 missiles.

Some democrats are thankful that at least that one screwed up.

This conflict is really telling when you think about it.

The Middle East responds to strength.

Loyalty is to strength.

And Iran doesn't have it.

There are IRGC who will die for the cause.
But that isn't 80% of them. It is a cultural thing. If you aren't strong, then you do not deserve loyalty.

Western culture has a difficult time understanding this.

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I.e. our bases in middle eastern countries

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We expected them to attack bases in middle eastern countries.

Not oil depots owned and operated by other countries.
Not desalination plants in other countries.
Not urban buildings in other countries.

You do know there is a difference?

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The stampede happened in Daytona but they interviewed the LEO in Miami.

Daytona and Miami are night and day

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It is NBC News.

They probably busted the water bottle themselves to get the video.

Don't question how good journalism is done, son.