The article discusses the parallels between Benghazi and Baghdad, but it doesn't paint a flattering picture of Obama's foreign policy, which Biden must defend.
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| Obama's Benghazi in Baghdad - Frontpagemag |
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Saturday, January 4, 2020
Obama's Benghazi in Baghdad - Frontpagemag
The article discusses the parallels between Benghazi and Baghdad, but it doesn't paint a flattering picture of Obama's foreign policy, which Biden must defend.
Report Obama warned Tehran in 2015 of an Israeli plan to kill Soleimani
Joe Biden's role in Iraq:
Free Beacon reports that former vice president Joe Biden enabled recently assassinated Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani to push the United States out of Iraq and deliver the country into the hands of Iran.
Free Beacon reports that former vice president Joe Biden enabled recently assassinated Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani to push the United States out of Iraq and deliver the country into the hands of Iran.
Not looking good for Quid Pro Joe.
WATCH: Susan Rice's Take on Soleimani's Death Is Beyond Pathetic
Quote:
...this isn't the first time she's had questionable judgment. Back in 1996, when she was the National Security Council’s senior director for African affairs under President Bill Clinton, she urged the White House to refuse the Sudanese offer to turn Osama bin Laden over to the United States.
...this isn't the first time she's had questionable judgment. Back in 1996, when she was the National Security Council’s senior director for African affairs under President Bill Clinton, she urged the White House to refuse the Sudanese offer to turn Osama bin Laden over to the United States.
Comment:
Does this mean that we might have avoided the 911 terrorist attack and all the horror that attended it if it weren't for this woman's very bad advice? If she was wrong about Bin Laden, she could also be very wrong about this Soleimani character.
Does this mean that we might have avoided the 911 terrorist attack and all the horror that attended it if it weren't for this woman's very bad advice? If she was wrong about Bin Laden, she could also be very wrong about this Soleimani character.
Joe ‘No Malarkey’ Biden Tells Iowans He Supported The Bin Laden Raid. History Says Otherwise
Here's an article for you to consider.
Remark:
This article makes Joe Biden out to be a liar. There's plenty of evidence given to support it.
This article makes Joe Biden out to be a liar. There's plenty of evidence given to support it.
Joe 'No Malarkey' Biden Tells Iowans He Supported The Bin Laden Raid. History Says Otherwise
Biden promised to get this guy...
...in the veep debate in 2012.
Trump gets him, so what does Biden say now?
Here's what he said in the VP debate in 2012.
Trump gets him, so what does Biden say now?
Friday, January 3, 2020
Big news
This Iranian bad guy has been taken out, and the usual suspects are complaining.
It cannot be a really bad thing to take out a really bad guy. Therefore, the only really valid concern is if the satisfaction is worth what this may cost.
Is it worth a war to kill this guy? What if the Iranians killed off one of our most senior military leaders? Then what? Tit for tat? The Iranians could play that game, but are we willing and able to?
It is not cricket for American leaders to complain about Trump's decision. Nobody should expect anything positive from them. My concern is that if this blows up, will the public see this through to completion? Will the public be willing to pay the price to take out the Iranian regime if the Iranians decide to retaliate?
It cannot be a really bad thing to take out a really bad guy. Therefore, the only really valid concern is if the satisfaction is worth what this may cost.
Is it worth a war to kill this guy? What if the Iranians killed off one of our most senior military leaders? Then what? Tit for tat? The Iranians could play that game, but are we willing and able to?
It is not cricket for American leaders to complain about Trump's decision. Nobody should expect anything positive from them. My concern is that if this blows up, will the public see this through to completion? Will the public be willing to pay the price to take out the Iranian regime if the Iranians decide to retaliate?
Bonds
What bonds did this past year:
Lower bondprices rates (higher bond prices), higher stock prices, and precious metals going higher too.
I smell some asset inflation on the loose. Does that translate into general inflation?
Lower bond
I smell some asset inflation on the loose. Does that translate into general inflation?
Thursday, January 2, 2020
It’s Statistically Impossible For The FBI's Spygate Errors To All Be Mistakes
It’s Statistically Impossible For The FBI's Spygate Errors To All Be Mistakes: Perhaps this wasn’t the most statistically improbable perfect storm of innocent FBI oversights and clerical errors, all of which worked against Carter Page.
Comment:
Not that I disagree, but the author offered no mathematical proof of a mathematical assertion.
I agree with the assertion, but I don't know the proof myself.
This link has a commenter who claims that it is some astronomical number. Whatever the true number is, the odds are so against it that a rational person would agree even without the proof.
A rational person like me, for instance.
Comment:
Not that I disagree, but the author offered no mathematical proof of a mathematical assertion.
I agree with the assertion, but I don't know the proof myself.
This link has a commenter who claims that it is some astronomical number. Whatever the true number is, the odds are so against it that a rational person would agree even without the proof.
A rational person like me, for instance.
Gold
There are strong signs of an emerging bull market in gold. Recent prices have climbed to above $1500. We haven't seen prices like this since the early years of the Obama Administration.
Here are a couple charts for your perusal. The first is the recent price movement in the near term.
To get a better glimpse of the longer term, here is a chart spanning the years from 2000, or thereabouts, to the present.
Perhaps nothing really significant has happened yet. But this bears watching.
Here are a couple charts for your perusal. The first is the recent price movement in the near term.
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| Price movement began in May 2019, source Kitco.com |
To get a better glimpse of the longer term, here is a chart spanning the years from 2000, or thereabouts, to the present.
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| Current prices are comparable to 2012. The all-time high was reached in the previous year. |
Perhaps nothing really significant has happened yet. But this bears watching.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Alarming new direction in impeachment
CTH brought up the possibility of being dragged into a new war in the Middle East. Such a war is a loser for Trump, and that is why he is being dragged into it. All of this from the neo-cons, who are not that far removed from the Democrats. In other words, while Trump is somewhat vulnerable to impeachment, he is also vulnerable to manipulation from the neo-cons who hold some Senate votes in reserve against him in this impeachment struggle.
This is alarming. It is an angle that I completely overlooked.
As far as the Democrats are concerned, they are at least complicit in provoking this war. Of course, they'll deny this. But look at what happens and ask if impeachment might have had something to do with what may happen soon. The impeachment weakens the Presidency. It should be handled quickly, but Pelosi is dragging her feet for advantage.
Are the people in this country able to understand all these intricacies? People might wake up one day to find things have changed for the worse in the most surprising way.
Yep, this looks like trouble.
This is alarming. It is an angle that I completely overlooked.
As far as the Democrats are concerned, they are at least complicit in provoking this war. Of course, they'll deny this. But look at what happens and ask if impeachment might have had something to do with what may happen soon. The impeachment weakens the Presidency. It should be handled quickly, but Pelosi is dragging her feet for advantage.
Are the people in this country able to understand all these intricacies? People might wake up one day to find things have changed for the worse in the most surprising way.
Yep, this looks like trouble.
Monday, December 30, 2019
Natasha Bertrand: Intel probe puts CIA’s Haspel in a bind
Bongino talked about this today on his show. By the way, Bongino likes to pick on Bertrand. So, I decided to have a look for myself.
It appears that she is making the assertion that the CIA is somehow "independent" of review unless it is done by the inspector general.
What did I miss? Do we now have another branch of government? Even Congress-critters are not exempt from the law. The Attorney General can look at anybody he sees fit. If there is probable cause and an investigation is warranted, then an investigation is called for. He doesn't have to wait for the Inspector General to clear it first. He can even look at Congress-critters if he finds cause.
Still, the title of Bertrand's piece says that Haspel is in a bind. How? This doesn't involve Haspel at all. It is about Brennan.
I suppose Bertrand thinks that the CIA has veto power over any release of documents. Somehow, by Bertrand's theory, Haspel must refuse to release any information about Brennan, as if Brennan is somehow above the law.
If there's probable cause to investigate Brennan then Brennan should be investigated. This is what is called the "rule of law". Are Democrats and their accomplices now against the "rule of law"?
12 weeks paid leave
From the CTH website comes this...
From a political viewpoint, this will probably be a net plus, but...
The problems we are having with the Democrats boil down to this very thing, imo. The government is just too damned big. Making it bigger still cannot be the answer.
If it is too hard to go back to work after having a baby, then stay home, dammit. That's the way it used to be. It used to be a free country, too.
From a political viewpoint, this will probably be a net plus, but...
The problems we are having with the Democrats boil down to this very thing, imo. The government is just too damned big. Making it bigger still cannot be the answer.
If it is too hard to go back to work after having a baby, then stay home, dammit. That's the way it used to be. It used to be a free country, too.
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