Well no TPS..that's not what that means.
It means he can focus more time on various issues without the burden of an election campaign.
Translation: I can't do my job and get re-elected at the same time.
Ollie, c'mon dude.
Bush invaded Panama after the mid-terms back in 1989. Do you honestly believe that he couldn't have gone in anytime during that Fall and had largely the same result? Of course he could have. One of the reasons he waited until after the midterms because it was thought to be politically advantageous to do so.
Presidents do this all the time; most do not do it with a live microphone in their proximity.
Wow... Really??? So the left believes that:
1. Barry didn't do anything that Bush 41 didn't do in regards to Operation Just Cause in December of 1989. The only difference is that Barry's mike was on.
2. That Russia openly wants to be our friend and ally. But of course, those evil right wingers just won't let the cold war go.
3. That missle defense really doesn't work.
4. That missle defensive batteries in Poland and the Czech Republic are actually 'first strike' capable.
Okay, I hope that in the past two posts that I've made on this thread, I have sufficiently addressed #3 and #4. So let's look at #1 and #2 now.
Operation Just Cause happened in December of 1989 AFTER several incidents occurred, giving President Bush no alternative but to go into Panama. I realize that for the left, the death of a Marine is not a big thing, but in December of 1989, a gentleman by the name of Lt. Paz was stopped, assaulted and when he tried to flee, was shot to death by the PDF. Also in December of 1989, a Navy officer and his wfie were stopped, the officer assaulted and his wife threatened with sexual assault by the PDF. Two other incidents of harrassment and assault of six US military personnel occurred in December of 1989. And of course, let's not forget that General Noriega had stated in a speech that Panama was "at war" with the United States. It was only AFTER these incidents that President Bush was forced to go into Panama. To have begun the operation before the mid terms would have placed it BEFORE these incidents occurred. So I'm afraid your analogy is false.
It's obvious that most do not get as much pleasure as I do from reading obscure books. However, if you did, you would find that nations have a collective psyche that guides its policies, just like individuals. In America, we have been accused in more than one instance of having a 'cowboy' mentality. This stems from the frontier life that saw the development of this nation. Russians have admitted a very strong and understandable fear of not being taken seriously and an inherent fear of invasion. Understandably so. Napolean and Hitler, among others, invaded Russia and each was more brutal and barbaric than the one before it. Let's remember that the United States sent troops to Russia to fight along side the "White" Russians and cossacks during the Bolchevick Revolution in 1917. In response to comments and actions from European royalty at the time, Peter, Catherine and the czars spent tons of money making Moscow look and act more "European". You want to make the Russians do the worst possible thing at a time when you need them to be on board? Ignore them or make them feel that they are not 'important.' The Russians are sending advisors to Syria at a time when the world is condeming Assad's brutality. Why? The answer is that the Russians want to be and will make it so that they are a player that MUST be dealt with.
Although the Soviet empire collapsed, the Russians, and more specifically Vladimir Putin (ex-KGB) isn't about to let the United States or anyone else for that matter dictate what happens without their input. They WILL be a major player... PERIOD. The 'cold war' that took place between 1947 and 1992 may be over, but Russia's need to be the stick that stirs the pot, is not. Discount them at your peril. They will be your friends IF it suits them.
