meazza Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 30 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Tell me something, how was life in Israel when they were bending over backward to accomodate the arabs? Better, more prosperous and more peaceful than it is now? Incredible. So instead you need to vote for a man who basically aligns himself with anti zionists who refuse military service just to get his coalition? Clearly there are no other solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, meazza said: Incredible. So instead you need to vote for a man who basically aligns himself with anti zionists who refuse military service just to get his coalition? Clearly there are no other solutions. The alternative to Bibi this time though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 54 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Tell me something, how was life in Israel when they were bending over backward to accomodate the arabs? Better, more prosperous and more peaceful than it is now? Fortunately Moses came forward. 14 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: The alternative to Bibi this time though? don't fight with Meazza on Israel or Serie A soccer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 21 hours ago, Koko78 said: Looks like most of it goes into the Treasury's general fund. Sometimes to states/victims. https://wjla.com/news/spotlight-on-america/billions-in-federal-fines-where-does-it-all-go-12-03-2018-190332284 http://graphics.wsj.com/bank-fines-where-did-the-money-go/ The part I was curious about was the $240m forfeiture for falsifying financials. Where victim pools can likely be determined, firms like mine are tasked with determining who the victims are and how much each entity or individual was affected. My superiors are looking into this now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, LBSeeBallLBGetBall said: The part I was curious about was the $240m forfeiture for falsifying financials. Where victim pools can likely be determined, firms like mine are tasked with determining who the victims are and how much each entity or individual was affected. My superiors are looking into this now. and I work on either side, and sometimes appointed for mediation/arbi, to try to sort out what happened and then what is a just division of the remaining assets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, meazza said: Incredible. So instead you need to vote for a man who basically aligns himself with anti zionists who refuse military service just to get his coalition? Clearly there are no other solutions. In this election? No. Could there be in future elections? Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: In this election? No. Could there be in future elections? Possibly. it's good to see a government continuing that won't apologize for failing to wussily let itself be pushed into the sea and destroyed forever. Edited April 10, 2019 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, row_33 said: it's good to see a government continuing that won't apologize for failing to wussily let itself be pushed into the sea and destroyed forever. Exactly my point. Netanyahu's governance has been effective, despite how his opponents cry foul. Typically it's cosmopolitan world-governance types that hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: In this election? No. Could there be in future elections? Possibly. You’re just pro dictatorship. Just be honest with yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 26 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Exactly my point. Netanyahu's governance has been effective, despite how his opponents cry foul. Typically it's cosmopolitan world-governance types that hate him. the state must be armed and nuclear-ready to the teeth discussions are occurring when its enemies can hide it's hate enough to pretend to try to talk in discussion 18 minutes ago, meazza said: You’re just pro dictatorship. Just be honest with yourself. looked like a free and open democratic parliamentary election to me it's okay to have that system, Canada and the UK like it it's not perfect but you have to live in reality, and Israel's reality is far more stark than Canada or the UK or the US's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, meazza said: You’re just pro dictatorship. Just be honest with yourself. Yep. ? Godwin much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Joe in Winslow said: Yep. ? Godwin much? I didn't call you a Nazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, meazza said: I didn't call you a Nazi. You know who else didn't call Joe a Nazi? Hitler! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Amid trade war fears, EU overrules France and green lights talks with USA European Union countries on Monday overruled France and gave the green light for Brussels to open trade talks with Washington as soon as possible and defuse trans-Atlantic tensions. The EU's 28 member states had struggled for months to agree on a mandate to open the talks, with some fearing the delay would restart a trade war with US President Donald Trump. </snip> EU sources said France voted against the mandate and Belgium abstained during a meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg. Pursuing a limited trade deal is a key element of a truce negotiated in July that came close earlier this month to imploding after the US threatened $11 billion in fresh trade tariffs against Europe. Paris voted against the mandate over worries about domestic blowback just months ahead of European elections, set for May 23 to 26. French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted the US first sign back up to the Paris climate accord after Trump dumped the pact in 2017, infuriating Macron. </snip> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 America First? Trump vetoes effort to get us out of one of the worst humanitarian crisis in world today. Why should he allow a little bombing camapign against women and children to get in the way of his business interests with the Saudis Quote President Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. The move, which had been expected, marks the second veto of Trump’s presidency. “This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” Trump said in a statement. The measure had passed the House on a 247-to-175 vote this month and was approved by the Senate last month with the support of seven Republicans. This month’s House vote marked the first time both chambers had acted to invoke the same war-powers resolution to end U.S. military engagement in a foreign conflict. It also represented the latest instance of Congress’s challenging Trump’s decisions as commander in chief. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vetoes-resolution-to-end-us-participation-in-yemens-civil-war/2019/04/16/0fabc312-60a1-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html?utm_term=.5515ebd3e119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, Tiberius said: America First? Trump vetoes effort to get us out of one of the worst humanitarian crisis in world today. Why should he allow a little bombing camapign against women and children to get in the way of his business interests with the Saudis All of this peace and prosperity is really tough for you to deal with, isn’t it? Here’s a hint...THIS is as good as it gets...and you’re missing it while whining on and on about the latest nonsense of the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: All of this peace and prosperity is really tough for you to deal with, isn’t it? Here’s a hint...THIS is as good as it gets...and you’re missing it while whining on and on about the latest nonsense of the day. Ya, just like when Obama was President! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilzfancy Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Ayatollah Obama was the worst president in my lifetime and that includes Johnson, Nixon and Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, bilzfancy said: Ayatollah Obama was the worst president in my lifetime and that includes Johnson, Nixon and Carter The name calling of Obama really detracts from the message, much like the slurs that are tossed at Trump. There are many faults with Obama's presidency, but they are immediately drowned out by the incessant & unnecessary potshots. Much easier for people to argue that he's not the Ayatola, and you get sucked into defending the name calling, as opposed to arguing his bad presidency. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnersMind Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, GG said: The name calling of Obama really detracts from the message, much like the slurs that are tossed at Trump. There are many faults with Obama's presidency, but they are immediately drowned out by the incessant & unnecessary potshots. Much easier for people to argue that he's not the Ayatola, and you get sucked into defending the name calling, as opposed to arguing his bad presidency. Thank you. Obama was a bad enough president without this BS. tRUMP, Orange-man, etc are also stupidly juvenile and he does enough other stuff that the attacks can be limited to the merits. Now if only we can get the same civility here at PPP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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