Poking the Bear Again

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

I’m sure Hanny will be posting why a dementia patient should be in charge of this shitshow rather than Nuclear Hitler Trump.

I am at least as concerned about Biden's resolve as I was about Trump's unpredictability.

Both characteristics can lead to miscalculations and blunders - but I was never all that worried about the whole nuclear Hitler thing. There seem to be enough fail-safes to keep that in check. Same goes for nuclear senility.

There isn't really anyone I can think of that I actually trust 100% with the responsibility of being in charge of a nuclear superpower.

at this level of operations Trump was quite predictable

Obama was the game changer, Obama rewrote the doctrine

Trump followed the Obama doctrine, Biden is too

we are talking about the military strategic level here, nothing at the tactical level makes much difference

Maybe. Seemed unpredictable to me.

Either way, I was never too concerned about a nuclear conflagration under Trump - not too concerned about it now. It is just one of those things that needs consideration at even very low probabilities.

[Smitty-48]

Hanny is a lost cause; I have never once seen him change sides. I tried carrots with him for over 2 years; now it’s all stick.

It's not a personal beef with me, I like Hanarchy, quite sure we'd have a good time hanging out on my deck

No doubt - I got nothin' but love for those vast northern wilds. Drinking, staring at trees, and wrastling a dog is tops.

yessir, that's how a I roll, don't forget the chuck mind you, my wife is the best cook I've ever known

[Smitty-48]

I am at least as concerned about Biden's resolve as I was about Trump's unpredictability.

Both characteristics can lead to miscalculations and blunders - but I was never all that worried about the whole nuclear Hitler thing. There seem to be enough fail-safes to keep that in check. Same goes for nuclear senility.

There isn't really anyone I can think of that I actually trust 100% with the responsibility of being in charge of a nuclear superpower.

at this level of operations Trump was quite predictable

Obama was the game changer, Obama rewrote the doctrine

Trump followed the Obama doctrine, Biden is too

we are talking about the military strategic level here, nothing at the tactical level makes much difference

Maybe. Seemed unpredictable to me.

that was act to get elected

in reality, he pretty much did what the Generals told him to do

[Martin Hash]

While projecting competence, conscientiousness & confidence.

[Smitty-48]

it's hard to overstate what a Neoconservative Hawk Obama turned out to be

he is one of the most aggressive Presidents of all time

only Nixon could go to China, only Obama could switch from MAD to Counterforce

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

It's not a personal beef with me, I like Hanarchy, quite sure we'd have a good time hanging out on my deck

No doubt - I got nothin' but love for those vast northern wilds. Drinking, staring at trees, and wrastling a dog is tops.

yessir, that's how a I roll, don't forget the chuck mind you, my wife is the best cook I've ever known

Damn! How could I forget the smell of good cooking. Perfect sensory overload, right there.

[Smitty-48]

While projecting competence, conscientiousness & confidence.

the main reason I supported his policy was the shift away from Velvet Revolutions

the Trump approach was not to meddle

the Trump approach was simply to upgrade all the weapons, peace through strength

no ambiguity, no dicking around in no man's land, focus on the nuclear weapons arsenal

[Smitty-48]

No doubt - I got nothin' but love for those vast northern wilds. Drinking, staring at trees, and wrastling a dog is tops.

yessir, that's how a I roll, don't forget the chuck mind you, my wife is the best cook I've ever known

Damn! How could I forget the smell of good cooking. Perfect sensory overload, right there.

oh my wife will spoil us, wait on us hand and foot, welcome to the patriarchy

[doc_loliday]

Trump was a foreign policy god: it was carrot, carrot, carrot - fuck with me and you get the stick.

Describe what you think Hillary Clinton's foreign policy would be.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

at this level of operations Trump was quite predictable

Obama was the game changer, Obama rewrote the doctrine

Trump followed the Obama doctrine, Biden is too

we are talking about the military strategic level here, nothing at the tactical level makes much difference

Maybe. Seemed unpredictable to me.

that was act to get elected

in reality, he pretty much did what the Generals told him to do

Fair enough.