US Foreign Policy 3.0: We're The Mets of International Diplomacy

[Handyman]

Oh I’m aware of it being a big deal. As handy inferred, one of my good friends is a Turk and this is a sore subject

Yeah...but for a good half hour the Turk, the Catholic and the Jew had peace in the Middle East solved! Until the Armenians got brought up ;^)

The Greeks (like my GF's grandmother) had pretty strong takes on all this too I guess.

No country is pure, everyone has done something awful.

[solovsfett]

I’m not sure where else to put this...just saw this video (warning! If you love animals, prepare to be enraged). I have already had it past the top of my head with a country that spends $750,000,000,000 on the military (not counting all the dark money that goes to cia, oni, dia, etc) but doesn’t have money for education, and health care...add to that seeing simpletons saluting these guys every time they see one like every military man is a dick winters type. clapping like trained seals when a person in uniform boards a plane...

anyway. This piece of garbage had better have been punished for this. Severely. Otherwise I pray for a visit from karma stat.



again, if you love animals be warned...

https://twitter.com/unikgirl11/statu...133335042?s=21

[Kepler]

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[The Sicatoka]

No country is pure, everyone has done something awful.

Wakanda? ;-)

[Kepler]

My peace plan.

Tell everybody living in Israel: "If you want to live together in peace, stay right where you are. Otherwise, come down to the shore. An IDF boat and a Hamas boat will ferry you over to Cyprus. There, you will have one final fight to the death, with no interference. The winner gets the country."

Then sink the two boats.

[The Sicatoka]

My peace plan.

Tell everybody living in Israel: "If you want to live together in peace, stay right where you are. Otherwise, come down to the shore. An IDF boat and a Hamas boat will ferry you over to Cyprus. There, you will have one final fight to the death, with no interference. The winner gets the country."

Then sink the two boats.

I was worried you had something against Cyprus until I got to the punchline.

[rufus]

I'm thinking you'll need more than two boats.

[The Sicatoka]

I'm thinking you'll need more than two boats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUfZ3tH1gQ

[Kepler]

I'm thinking you'll need more than two boats.

I'm not sure how many tools actually cause this. Like in those "death to America!!!" crowds how many of those people are actual psychos, and how many of them are under pressure from their neighbors, or there to pick up girls, or just bored?

I have a feeling out of every group of 100 radicalized terrorists of any stripe, there are maybe a dozen guys who if eliminated would take all the wind out of the genocidal balloon.

America has 80 million morons, and sure all 80 million probably scream and posture and throw their poo, but how many are actually truly committed to putting Nazi actions where their Nazi mouth is? Maybe one Michigan Stadium's worth.

Likewise, I think we could probably give Israel peace by rank ordering Jews and Arabs, taking the worst cruise ship worth of each, and giving them the bin Laden bath.

[The Sicatoka]

... how many of those people are actual psychos, and how many of them are under pressure from their neighbors, or there to pick up girls, or just bored?

I believe that applies to most college and pro team fan bases as well.

[state of hockey]

I've got an Egyptian buddy I agree with a lot on things, but to no surprise Israel isn't one of them. I'm not a Jewish person that thinks Israel can do no wrong, it is far from perfect. But the broad brush painting of Israelis (they mean Jew) being terrible people on the whole I hear from them gets me going a bit. Let's ask the Palestinians the same poll questions you keep referencing before we declare such BS.

Edit: Kepler's peace plan looks good. Honestly.

[psych]

I've got an Egyptian buddy I agree with a lot on things, but to no surprise Israel isn't one of them. I'm not a Jewish person that thinks Israel can do no wrong, it is far from perfect. But the broad brush painting of Israelis (they mean Jew) being terrible people on the whole I hear from them gets me going a bit. Let's ask the Palestinians the same poll questions you keep referencing before we declare such BS.

Edit: Kepler's peace plan looks good. Honestly.

Netanyahu is pretty awful. Israel is staring down what, it’s fourth election in a couple years due to the inability of any party to win a majority govt.? And this is with Tru-, er, Bibi facing corruption charges?

[bronconick]

The region will probably improve 10% when Netanyahu croaks.

[state of hockey]

Bibi is a complete pos.

[Handyman]

Netanyahu will never deal with Palestinians...they are responsible for the death of his brother I believe at Etenbbe

I say we exile him on an island that is hours away from a volcanic explosion.