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jmowreader

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54. Your fantasy of the Chinese getting into a shooting war with the US is just that
Tue Sep 19, 2017, 02:44 PM
Sep 2017

Do me a favor: Read a little bit about the 1973 oil crisis. OPEC declared an embargo on oil shipments to the US in retaliation for us supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. It damn near destroyed the US economy. The Chinese could do exactly the same thing by embargoing shipments of merchandise from China to the US.

He said "Rocket Man" in public? AT the UN??? underpants Sep 2017 #1
He's an incompetent dipshit IronLionZion Sep 2017 #3
A total insane and dangerous idiot...like Russia and China are going to stand by and let... brush Sep 2017 #2
Is he trying Scarsdale Sep 2017 #8
He's playing a dangerous game that he doesn't understand IronLionZion Sep 2017 #10
Yes it's a total stupid bluff FakeNoose Sep 2017 #48
Trump has NO understanding of the history of the Korean War.... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #4
Also, China has stated unequivocally that it would retaliate if the U.S. strikes... LudwigPastorius Sep 2017 #18
China doesn't need to fire a shot to destroy the US jmowreader Sep 2017 #51
Your fantasy of the Chinese winning a war with the U.S. is just that. former9thward Sep 2017 #52
Your fantasy of the Chinese getting into a shooting war with the US is just that jmowreader Sep 2017 #54
You Really Believe That ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #57
Do yourself a favor. former9thward Sep 2017 #66
Blocking Chinese harbors and outgoing trade would destroy the Chinese economy a lot faster then ours EX500rider Sep 2017 #60
They have the ability to rebuild after it crashes a lot better than we do jmowreader Sep 2017 #63
I think that they will need to move the Winter Olympics Not Ruth Sep 2017 #31
Is there a former Winter Olympic city that still has all the facilities? jmowreader Sep 2017 #56
Vancouver. Mosby Sep 2017 #68
I wonder if maybe he does madokie Sep 2017 #61
Elton John - Rocket Man (Official Music Video) IronLionZion Sep 2017 #5
For one nation to public declare an intention to "totally destroy" another nation would be no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #6
I would hope someone would, or most of them IronLionZion Sep 2017 #9
Trump violated the UN Charter when he spoke this morning. no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #62
If we would hit them first I doubt they doc03 Sep 2017 #7
You think so? atreides1 Sep 2017 #19
Just occurred to me... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author INdemo Sep 2017 #20
How many tough guys have said the same about Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Syria IronLionZion Sep 2017 #24
I bet some Japanese generals said that before Pearl Harbor too IronLionZion Sep 2017 #25
In 1941 the US had the ability sarisataka Sep 2017 #27
In 2017 the world would shun a country that destroys another country IronLionZion Sep 2017 #30
We would become the pariah sarisataka Sep 2017 #35
I don't fear military reprisals IronLionZion Sep 2017 #36
Ultimate irony- sarisataka Sep 2017 #38
Not only that... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #55
china has already said what it would do. niyad Sep 2017 #46
China would side with NK, I believe. pdxflyboy Sep 2017 #11
And there my friends... TommyCelt Sep 2017 #13
Yes, things would escalate quickly, even if China's initial response isn't against the U.S. mainland LudwigPastorius Sep 2017 #21
Or they could use cyberattacks and economic warfare IronLionZion Sep 2017 #41
Correct. China will not allow US to be sitting on their border. They want the NK buffer. harun Sep 2017 #15
That is my question...which nations would side with us ideologically, militarily and financially and Tikki Sep 2017 #42
Yeah and I'm sure Eric, Donnie Jr and Barron will be leading the first wave. edbermac Sep 2017 #12
We gotta overthrow this madman now before KPN Sep 2017 #14
I wish the entire assembly would have walked out... dhill926 Sep 2017 #16
THAT would be the greatest thing that ever happened!!!!!! I vouch for this!!! onecent Sep 2017 #40
He most surely deserved to be left standing there alone. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2017 #58
We are past the realm of insane here. logosoco Sep 2017 #17
Was this completely off script? Bayard Sep 2017 #22
According to the Reuters article, he stuck to the script Martin Eden Sep 2017 #49
That fool is going to get us all killed Hekate Sep 2017 #23
Us and the rest of the world too lunatica Sep 2017 #64
1...2...3... What're we fighting for? (Change Vietnam to Korea) IronLionZion Sep 2017 #26
One of my favorites. .. Kittycow Sep 2017 #33
Are you f$#king kidding me? jeffreyi Sep 2017 #28
Ugly stupid traiterous fuckface snort Sep 2017 #29
Where is the United States Congress..........sitting on there fucking hands. turbinetree Sep 2017 #32
After a person is demoted sarisataka Sep 2017 #34
President of the United States nt IronLionZion Sep 2017 #37
. sarisataka Sep 2017 #39
It's time for him to go RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #43
FFS! He's truly a moron. Duppers Sep 2017 #44
And they criticized Obama's "line in the sand." BainsBane Sep 2017 #45
This is the first thing that came to mind. joshcryer Sep 2017 #67
People in the US military need to think long and hard .. FairWinds Sep 2017 #47
Why Trumps threat to totally destroy North Korea is extraordinary even for him IronLionZion Sep 2017 #50
Not the first madman to speak at the UN. briv1016 Sep 2017 #59
I hate to say this but just maybe that will wake the Chinese up and doc03 Sep 2017 #65
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