What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Smitty-48
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:22 pm

There is no aesthetic in Latin America.

Fuck all that Grenada shit.

Small beer.
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by heydaralon » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:27 pm

Smitty-48 wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:22 pm
There is no aesthetic in Latin America.

Fuck all that Grenada shit.

Small beer.
Do you think we'll be fighting in the Philippines in the near future?
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:30 pm

heydaralon wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:27 pm
Smitty-48 wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:22 pm
There is no aesthetic in Latin America.

Fuck all that Grenada shit.

Small beer.
Do you think we'll be fighting in the Philippines in the near future?
You already are. You have five operational bases in the Philippines. The GWOT is already there.

This war I'm talking about, has already started, you are just in the advise and assist phase.

Cold War Two is also in effect, the Chinese were courting Duterte.

Now all of a sudden you are giving him long range rocket artillery to "deter the Chinese"
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by heydaralon » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:31 pm

Is this a worthwhile conflict to be involved in? What are the longterm strategic advantages for America? Is this Domino theory 2.0?
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:35 pm

heydaralon wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:31 pm
Is this a worthwhile conflict to be involved in? What are the longterm strategic advantages for America? Is this Domino theory 2.0?
A Domino Theory 2.0 for a Cold War 2.0, that is correct.

Culture is destiny.
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by heydaralon » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:38 pm

Smitty-48 wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:35 pm
heydaralon wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:31 pm
Is this a worthwhile conflict to be involved in? What are the longterm strategic advantages for America? Is this Domino theory 2.0?
A Domino Theory 2.0 for a Cold War 2.0, that is correct.

Culture is destiny.
How do you escape the trap of history without becoming a cuck nation? If we don't do dumb shit like this, some other upstart fuck will try to fill our role. Its not cool. America has done all this crazy shit that has given us a rep. We shouldn't have to keep proving ourselves. But if we don't get involved we risk losing our status. Its a big problem.
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by Smitty-48 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:45 pm

heydaralon wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:38 pm
Smitty-48 wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:35 pm
heydaralon wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:31 pm
Is this a worthwhile conflict to be involved in? What are the longterm strategic advantages for America? Is this Domino theory 2.0?
A Domino Theory 2.0 for a Cold War 2.0, that is correct.

Culture is destiny.
How do you escape the trap of history without becoming a cuck nation? If we don't do dumb shit like this, some other upstart fuck will try to fill our role. Its not cool. America has done all this crazy shit that has given us a rep. We shouldn't have to keep proving ourselves. But if we don't get involved we risk losing our status. Its a big problem.
It's not a problem.

Manifest Destiny is destiny.

The military wants to fight.

They just want an enemy that is evil.

Enter the Islamic State.

They are massing in the Phillipines.

Ngo Dinh Dutuerte is a disloyal fuck who is courting the Chinese.

But what happened to Ngo Dinh Diem?

Aesthetic.
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by heydaralon » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:23 am

Smitty-48 wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:45 pm
heydaralon wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:38 pm
Smitty-48 wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:35 pm

A Domino Theory 2.0 for a Cold War 2.0, that is correct.

Culture is destiny.
How do you escape the trap of history without becoming a cuck nation? If we don't do dumb shit like this, some other upstart fuck will try to fill our role. Its not cool. America has done all this crazy shit that has given us a rep. We shouldn't have to keep proving ourselves. But if we don't get involved we risk losing our status. Its a big problem.
It's not a problem.

Manifest Destiny is destiny.

The military wants to fight.

They just want an enemy that is evil.

Enter the Islamic State.

They are massing in the Phillipines.

Ngo Dinh Dutuerte is a disloyal fuck who is courting the Chinese.

But what happened to Ngo Dinh Diem?

Aesthetic.
Duterte delenda est. We should flood that country with fentanyl and get all those folks hooked, then while they are nodding off we fly in and take the capital. Boom! Vietnam syndrome kicked. Boo-yah! No more liberals.
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by Smitty-48 » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:45 am

heydaralon wrote:
Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:23 am
Boom! Vietnam syndrome kicked. Boo-yah! No more liberals.
I see it in a more Nixonian way. Post Vietnam Syndrome can be exploited.

It's a pendulum swinging. The game is to feed your opponent rope with which to hang themselves.
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Re: What Book Are You Reading at the Moment?

Post by heydaralon » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:48 am

Smitty-48 wrote:
Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:45 am
heydaralon wrote:
Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:23 am
Boom! Vietnam syndrome kicked. Boo-yah! No more liberals.
I see it in a more Nixonian way. Post Vietnam Syndrome can be exploited.

It's a pendulum swinging. The game is to feed your opponent rope with which to hang themselves.
You mentioned that many of Nixon's positions were quite fickle ie environmental shit etc. Do you think if he had a better chance of winning, he'd run as a Democrat today?
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