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Valcazar

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Speaking of wars.
theweek.com

Biden nearly ended the drone war, and nobody noticed

Why is the White House so silent about this significant achievement?
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The numbers are pretty striking (although obviously you have to adjust by time in office.)
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I think everyone knew he would be better than Trump on this since Trump made no secret of his love for military action, but I didn't think he would drop it as dramatically as it appears he did.
 
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silentkisser said:
But, as we all know, the right-wing media will use any reason to slam a Democrat president. Hell, remember the outcry when Obama wore a fucking tan suit?
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Reagan was credited with bringing back the brown suit.

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Valcazar said:
Speaking of wars.
theweek.com

Biden nearly ended the drone war, and nobody noticed

Why is the White House so silent about this significant achievement?
theweek.com theweek.com

The numbers are pretty striking (although obviously you have to adjust by time in office.)
airwars.org

Conflict Data

Monitoring and assessing civilian harm from airpower-dominated international military actions. Seeking transparency and accountability from belligerents, and advocating on behalf of affected non-combatants. Archiving open-source casualty reports, and military claims by nations.
airwars.org airwars.org

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I think everyone knew he would be better than Trump on this since Trump made no secret of his love for military action, but I didn't think he would drop it as dramatically as it appears he did.
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How often is the reporting published? The key word here is "declared". I'm sceptical of such a massive drop as well.

If its true I'm happy. But I don't see the Pentagon suddenly stopping.
 
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WyattEarp said:
Reagan was credited with bringing back the brown suit.

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Yes. Reagan is a neo-con wet dream. But because Obama was 1. black or 2. a Democrat, or 3. all of the above, he was vilified. They also lost it because he went on vacation (just like they're doing now with Biden), but didn't say shit when Trump would go his resorts nearly EVERY weekend.
 
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silentkisser said:
Yes. Reagan is a neo-con wet dream. But because Obama was 1. black or 2. a Democrat, or 3. all of the above, he was vilified. They also lost it because he went on vacation (just like they're doing now with Biden), but didn't say shit when Trump would go his resorts nearly EVERY weekend.
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How does one distinguish when Biden is on vacation as opposed to working?

Is Kamala Harris being vilified because she is black? If she is kicked out of the VP post, is the Biden team racist, sexist or both?
 
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JohnLarue said:
the loonie left manual states"
rule # 2a subsection 4, paragraph 0.01
when you have no logical argument to make, opt to attack the character of the messenger. :i.e. shut them down, platform them , silence the opposition
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Well said, and in the same vein, Socrates also said "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."
 
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Butler1000 said:
How often is the reporting published? The key word here is "declared". I'm sceptical of such a massive drop as well.

If its true I'm happy. But I don't see the Pentagon suddenly stopping.
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Air wars does monthly and annual assessments.
You will notice they have declared and alleged as categories (since they do open resource reporting).
(Trump was happy to declare strikes in Iraq and Syria which is why that graph is declared.)
 
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bver_hunter said:
OIC, so no problem blaming the Democrats for the Real Estate bubble burst, although the Bush had two full terms to reverse the policies that would be damaging to the economy.
This was the study from Georgetown University to pinpoint the root causes of the bursted housing market bubble:

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The Real Causes — and Casualties — of the Housing Crisis

Misperceptions about the key drivers and impacts of the 2008 housing crisis persist — and clarifying those will ensure the same mistakes aren't repeated, Wharton experts say.
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I believe I said the Fed was the big instigator in the 2000s real estate bubble with easy money. I think that corresponds fairly well with what this study states. The Democrats and Republicans both did not do enough to rein in the speculation, but in a free market economy with a autonomous Fed there isn't much that politicians could have done to prevent a bubble/crash scenario.

In fact, I have consistently said that most economic results good or bad are usually incidental to an Administration's term. For example, currently high gas prices do not have much to do with any Biden policy.

bver_hunter said:
Obama did a great job, and only his haters refuse to accept that fact. No one had any alternative policies that would have dug the USA economy out of the doldrums that Bush plunged them into especially with the dubious Iraq War.
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The U.S. printed and spent money to get out of the 2009 recession. Just like so many other economic recoveries. What exact novel policy did Obama enact that helped get the U.S. recovery going?

bver_hunter said:
What occurred during the Pandemic did not just impact Canada but all the nations around the Globe. According to Statistics Canada, this was Canada's Gross GDP comparison between 2014 and 2019:

Real gross domestic product grows in December

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So Yes from 1,825.58 Billion Dollars, to 1,985.30 Billion Dollars. So I am not too sure what your gripe is with the GDP under Trudeau prior to the Pandemic as compared to Harper's last month!!
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Again, I'm not disparaging Trudeau. I'm just showing the happenstance in the Canadian economy that has nothing to with incidental political policies. If you don't show a graph limited to just 2015-2019, you get a broader picture. The 2015 economic dip in Canada is almost universally attributed to the crash in oil prices. If we shouldn't blame Biden for high oil prices, we certainly shouldn't blame Harper for low oil prices. We all know the 2020-2021 decline is attributed to the external shock of COVID.

This chart that includes 2014 and 2020 shows very mixed results for Canadian GDP. Again, I do not blame Trudeau. Beyond inaccurately paraphrasing, you will have to find another way to attack my point.

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Bagilson said:
More COVID cases under Biden than Trump….so your point is moot.
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It’s funny that they are not using this point anymore about how many people trump allegedly offed due to his administration incompetence about covid and how racist it was to close the borders but now it’s okay. Gotta love them double standards each time.
 
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