What a sliding doors moment Bush and Florida was. Set in motion a train of events that blew the post Cold War ideal out of the water completely.

Thank you. I’m going to read both of these later when I have a chance. Interesting sources. I must admit I’m a little skeptical of the Washington Examiner - they have spread the conspiracy theory in the past that Iraq had WMD, they just moved them secretly to Syria, so sometimes, if a person uses them as a source,…

Yeah National Review readers and Washington Times readers don’t have much in common. Beyond believing that Iraq had WMD maybe.

I’m partial to Saudi crowned prince myself. Genuinely would love to see the source though, it sounds like a dynamite story.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/20/jezebel-website-changed-womens-media

You seem to.

Then you’re cutting off almost every country in the world, including ones in the EU which continue to buy Russian gas (with rubles too mind). And China, and India, and all of MENA, and Israel, and ourselves (there isn’t actually a total US prohibition on all trade with Russia here)

عذر احمق بدتر از جرمش بود ** عذر نادان زهر هر دانش بود

I’m not sure how the US is supposed to restrict any countries ability to trade however much or little it wants with Russia. It isn’t Iran.

Politics. I don’t think money’s a driving factor, though Douglas Bloomfield does have a point on arms sales.

Still waiting for the citation on who the Brotherhood of Islam are, or when the Saudi crowned prince chose to infiltrate the political left here in the US.

That’s not what the numbers say. There was a 10% “defection” rate, but, then again there always is (the Clinton to McCain vote in 2008 was actually higher)

You don’t think you’re being a bit Umgelumpert here?

Exactly. It’s not her fault she died; she didn’t do it on purpose.

Ah. I am undone.

Absolutely succint. Pellucid. I’ve got three small paragraphs up there, and then you come along and make my point for me in only six words.

https://909originals.com/2020/04/12/909rewind-vol-24-patrick-cowley/

Can you guarantee that the only ones on them will be the two thirds who support the war?