Why Fallows stays with the Atlantic is a mystery. Surely the New Yorker has pursued him?
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What a bounty when you can criticize a co-runners use of something, then turn around and use it yourself.
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Yeah, definitely feels like a better fit these days. But heâs probably got free rein to do his thing, and is probably as well-compensated as the Atlantic can manage, so as long as he can keep doing what he does (as well as a few other contributors there), Iâll be content. Heâs as good as they come.
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Iran does not have a large manufacturing base like Germany did, they have squat. Yes, they have engineers and scientists. So? You canât become a world power unless you can make lots of weapons, have an advanced infrastructure, etc. Yes, tough country to invade for sure, but thatâs not what we are talking about here. We are talking about âHitler and Naziâ comparisons, as in trying to take over Europe. Iran has ZERO chance of invading and occupying Asia and Europe, etc. And if they got a nuke, then what? If they hit Israel with a nuke, they would subsequently get a flurry of Nato Nukes that would obliterate them. None of that will happen, the leaders of Iran are not suicidal. Itâs all jaw flapping. Oh, I am all for the deal and keeping them from getting a nuke for sure. The point I made was that comparing Iran in todayâs world to Germany in the 1940âs is just absurd. Germany was FAR more of a power than Iran is now, not even the same planet.
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I admit I havenât read the pact approved by 6 nations & Iran. however, Iâve head enough commentary to know that without this pact, Iran will be free to work faster & harder towards acquiring a nuclear weapon. What is Little Lindseyâs alternative to this pact? He hasnât got one! Neither do any of the other Rethuglicants!! Do all of those right-wingnuts think that war is preferable? Then give a rifle to Senators McGrumpy & Little Lindsey (McGrumpyâs bagman), Taiilgunner Ted Cruz, Fuckabee, etc, & tell 'em theyâre in the first attack wave!! AND LAST: as a Jew who lost relatives in the Holocaust, Iâm most unhappy with the ease with which these cretins use references to Hitler & the Nazis: too easy.
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Letâs not forget that it was Lindsey Graham that helped Bush lie us into the Iraq War. How did that lie work out for you Lindsey baby?
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I think someone feels left out of the Faux News Primary Debates. Bad poll numbers Graham Cracker? Just canât make the grade? A few more âHitlersâ between now and then isnât going to do a fucking thing to bump up your numbers, dipshit. Give it a rest. You ainât going no where, and youâre never gonna be President. But you already knew that.
So this is just more lowbrow, anti-intellectual bullshit disguised as a history lesson from another non-credible GOP candidate. The comparison is off-base, and a disingenuous attempt at recalling historical facts, which in reality have little or nothing to do with what weâre trying to achieve with Iran. Grahamâs entire schtick is based on a false argument. But once again, the GOP thinks if they repeat something often enough it becomes an accepted fact. This isnât the first time weâve heard this ridiculous line about appeasement and Munich, and it wonât be the lastâŚbut its STILL BULLSHIT.
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ummm⌠sure⌠since clearly Czechoslovakia had the military capability to easily reduce Germany to ashes, Hitler had to take the back door via Chamberlain in order to get to the Sudetenland. Because reasons.
Such crap. But since apparently Lindsay finds Germans taking German speakers under the Germania umbrella, he must be in violent agreement with Putin taking care of all the âRussian speaking peoplesââŚ
When your argument devolves into Nazi/Hitler comparisons and a simpletonâs facile references to Nazi GermanyâŚyouâve already lost.
âThis is a bad deal because the Ayatollah gets more money and more weapons and a clearer path to the bombâ without this LIE the GOP opposition has nothing
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I think Graham is hoping that heâll be more of a factor in the race so that he can get the Secretary of Defense spot as a concession for giving the winner his delegates. Luckily, that isnât going to happen.
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Republicans pull the rare double Godwin and donât realize how stupid they sound.
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Now Lindsey, channelling Hitler will get you NOWHERE!
Donât forget he gets paid as a Reserve JAG offer teaching law to JAG officers â should have resigned his commission or retired if he could if he was going to attack the President and get involved in foreign affairs. That is why no member of Congress should also be a military member of the reserves or guard â conflict of interest in the opinon of most retired sensior officers I know. They have zero respect for Graham.
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Hereâs the fact sheet on the Iran Nuclear Deal: https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal/q-and-a#international-support
Pres. Obama read the Iran Nuclear deal better than his critics: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14590158-2c94-11e5-8613-e7aedbb7bdb7.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct#axzz3hRZcHhLL
Which side is really Pro Israel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/07/29/which-side-is-really-pro-israel-backers-of-the-iran-deal-ramp-up/
Rep. Van Hollen: Why I support the Nuclear deal: https://vanhollen.house.gov/media-center/speeches/rep-van-hollen-statement-on-iran-agreement
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If youâre casting a WW II war movie, Lindsey Graham would make a perfect SS Officer!
It takes a Nazi to know a Nazi. Lindsey Graham (a racist Republican) has a lot in common with Ted Cruz - they would both be on Hitlerâs staff in any historical replay!
Why arenât these RWNJâs bringing up Pappy Bushâs affection for Hitler in the lead-up to WWII? Itâs a fact that Bush favored Hitler because he was making money from the German war machine.
Exactly! I donât hear many people bringing this up but I have hard time understanding why we should be more afraid of a small ME country having or being able to potentially eventually get a nuclear bomb than the nuclear-armed-to-the-teeth Soviet Union or North Korea and its (truly) insane DL. Some people I have asked respond that Iran is less rational than the Soviet Union was but last I checked Iran was negotiating this agreement with us, which is not usually the sign of a suicidal nation. Yes, they support terrorism. Nobodyâs condoning that and our record in terms of killing civilians in the ME in recent years has not been exactly spotless (though its not called âterrorismâ), but it would be hard to imagine Iranâs leaders giving Hamas and/or Hezbollah a nuclear weapon to attack us or Israel or anybody else. I donât think that they want their country glassed in response, which is what would happen if they did.
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