DC Tom Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 5:08 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Expand Wow. I mean...wow. The country with whom we're in a trade war is caving on Iran sanctions? Wow. 1
Deranged Rhino Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 2:04 AM, DC Tom said: Wow. I mean...wow. The country with whom we're in a trade war is caving on Iran sanctions? Wow. Expand Its almost like there's a whole other geopolitical situation unfolding than the one being sensationalized for the past 24 months of "everyone hates us now because orange man bad". 1
Thurmal34 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 We should leverage our ambassador to Turkey and our ambassador to Saudi Arabia to help us figure out this situation. What? We don’t have either? I should have known.
GG Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 6:40 AM, Thurmal34 said: We should leverage our ambassador to Turkey and our ambassador to Saudi Arabia to help us figure out this situation. What? We don’t have either? I should have known. Expand So you’re saying that we’re doomed because we don’t have two people who are adept in fundraising living in Ankara and Rhyiadh
Thurmal34 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 12:25 PM, GG said: So you’re saying that we’re doomed because we don’t have two people who are adept in fundraising living in Ankara and Rhyiadh Expand I am? That's what I said? Interesting to see how few ambassadorships have been filled since Jan 16, it's unprecedented. Bringing it up will get me mocked though, i'm sure. "we don't need ambassadors", "it was intentional, etc". Hey, why use diplomatic statecraft when we can weaken our stature worldwide with the best words and an unsecured telephone?
GG Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 12:35 PM, Thurmal34 said: I am? That's what I said? Interesting to see how few ambassadorships have been filled since Jan 16, it's unprecedented. Bringing it up will get me mocked though, i'm sure. "we don't need ambassadors", "it was intentional, etc". Hey, why use diplomatic statecraft when we can weaken our stature worldwide with the best words and an unsecured telephone? Expand Please show me the last time an ambassador was critical in diffusing a major geopolitical problem 1
Thurmal34 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 12:47 PM, GG said: Please show me the last time an ambassador was critical in diffusing a major geopolitical problem Expand I'm not showing you *****. That's on you and your boy to show yourself whatever weird point you are trying to make, which who knows what that is. International diplomacy has been an abject failure since 1787. Thank goodness GG was able to point out that Benjamin Franklin's mission to France had nothing to do with America defeating England. Because, you know, brown immigrants or something. The stupid.
GG Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 1:09 PM, Thurmal34 said: I'm not showing you *****. That's on you and your boy to show yourself whatever weird point you are trying to make, which who knows what that is. International diplomacy has been an abject failure since 1787. Thank goodness GG was able to point out that Benjamin Franklin's mission to France had nothing to do with America defeating England. Because, you know, brown immigrants or something. The stupid. Expand Which US President nominated Franklin to negotiate on behalf of the United States of America?
3rdnlng Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 1:33 PM, GG said: Which US President nominated Franklin to negotiate on behalf of the United States of America? Expand if I remember correctly it was President Starkey while he was holed up in the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome. 1
Koko78 Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 1:09 PM, Thurmal34 said: I'm not showing you *****. That's on you and your boy to show yourself whatever weird point you are trying to make, which who knows what that is. International diplomacy has been an abject failure since 1787. Thank goodness GG was able to point out that Benjamin Franklin's mission to France had nothing to do with America defeating England. Because, you know, brown immigrants or something. The stupid. Expand The abject display of ignorance by you truly is breathtaking. Bravo.
snafu Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 12:35 PM, Thurmal34 said: I am? That's what I said? Interesting to see how few ambassadorships have been filled since Jan 16, it's unprecedented. Bringing it up will get me mocked though, i'm sure. "we don't need ambassadors", "it was intentional, etc". Hey, why use diplomatic statecraft when we can weaken our stature worldwide with the best words and an unsecured telephone? Expand Our ambassador to NKorea has been a Godsend, I'll give you that. But on the other hand, I wish our ambassador to Russia would have stopped the meddling, collusion, and coverup in 2016. It would have made the difference in the election.
GG Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 Still waiting for the layup answer on the ambassador Q
/dev/null Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 1:09 PM, Thurmal34 said: I'm not showing you *****. That's on you and your boy to show yourself whatever weird point you are trying to make, which who knows what that is. International diplomacy has been an abject failure since 1787. Thank goodness GG was able to point out that Benjamin Franklin's mission to France had nothing to do with America defeating England. Because, you know, brown immigrants or something. The stupid. Expand 2
Nanker Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 1:33 PM, GG said: Which US President nominated Franklin to negotiate on behalf of the United States of America? Expand John Hanson didn't. He was our first President.
DC Tom Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 6:40 AM, Thurmal34 said: We should leverage our ambassador to Turkey and our ambassador to Saudi Arabia to help us figure out this situation. What? We don’t have either? I should have known. Expand It would be the legal attache's job. And you do know that we don't have an ambassador to Turkey, because the Turks expelled him after he protested Turkish arrests of embassy staff? 3
Deranged Rhino Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 6:01 PM, DC Tom said: It would be the legal attache's job. And you do know that we don't have an ambassador to Turkey, because the Turks expelled him after he protested Turkish arrests of embassy staff? Expand Details don't matter when you're on your tenth Pabst Blue Ribbon.
DC Tom Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 6:03 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Details don't matter when you're on your tenth Pabst Blue Ribbon. Expand "It's 2am, Saturday morning, and I'm drunk. I'm going to post stupid ***** on the internet!" Really...he can't just go out and bang a fat chick like a normal late-night drunk? 2
snafu Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 6:09 PM, DC Tom said: "It's 2am, Saturday morning, and I'm drunk. I'm going to post stupid ***** on the internet!" Really...he can't just go out and bang a fat chick like a normal late-night drunk? Expand Youre presuming he's not the fat chick. 1
DC Tom Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 7:04 PM, snafu said: Youre presuming he's not the fat chick. Expand You're presuming it matters.
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