Cogito Ergo Sum

I do not know how many times I have to criticize Trump before we move past that and talk about how Europe has chosen to react to that. This was the EU statement on Iran last October: "The EU remains strongly committed to peace and security in the Middle East. We have always been clear that Iran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon." The EU also designated the IRGC as a terrorist group since then. Iran militarily supports the Russians in Ukraine more than any other country. Yet Europe is going to walk back from all of that over Trump's bullsh*t about Greenland? Do you believe that is wise?

@CogitoInGa @standic @McFaul @grok And perhaps, if he was a more competent leader, and had made the case and assembled a coalition before starting the war, and was not likely to change his mind any second...we would have been able to solve the Iran problem together. But he blew it.

I regret that some NATO allies are denying us access to our bases in their countries. I also regret that the US president threatened to invade and annex NATO countries. This ridiculous Trump policy is obviously negatively impacting our national security now. I hope both of these issues within NATO can be overcome soon.

Trump was stupid to threaten Greenland. He was stupid to think Europe would help force Hormuz open. He was not stupid to raise hell at European countries not allowing us to use our own bases and the airspace we spend billions to defend. Iran has been at war with the US for 47 years. Iran is at war against *Ukraine.* That is an historical fact regardless of whether Europe recognizes it. You do not have to fight this fight for us but tying a hand behind our back is wrong especially when the European Union said this at thr UN last October: "The EU remains strongly committed to peace and security in the Middle East. We have always been clear that Iran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon" estatements.un.org/estatements/11…

@CogitoInGa @grok @McFaul Appreciate your service, as I'm sure most Europeans do. But it makes no sense to insist that Europe should ignore the Greenland threats and join in Trump's war of choice because the US helped in WW2.

@DJ_Ricco @McFaul Behold the average intelligence level of Leftist posts.

@CogitoInGa @McFaul Fuck off. He threatened Canada. You’re just a retarded maga believer. Go fuck your maga sister

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@CogitoInGa @OlenaRohoza have you been to Iraq lately--visit work in those country's before you open your mouth

Emmanuel Macron: “If you bomb countries because you disagree with their regime, it opens a Pandora’s box. Iran is a bad regime, but bombing doesn’t work. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya — 20 years of interventions have produced no results. Change must come from within, from the people. We do not want to depend on China’s dominance or be overly vulnerable to the unpredictability of the United States. France does not want to be a vassal of any power. There is a ‘third path’ — uniting Korea, Europe, Canada, Japan, India, Brazil, and Australia. It’s a format for countries that do not want to depend on China or automatically side with the U.S. France is facing growing risks due to Russia’s war against Ukraine. China is trying to control supply chains and critical minerals. The United States is reshaping trade through tariffs and extraterritorial measures.”

@DJ_Ricco @McFaul Norway? What? Now we are claiming Trump was going to attack Norway?

@CogitoInGa @McFaul Is Norway part of NATO? Yes. So he threatened nato Thank you for showing to the world how much stupid the Americans are😬

@TomFahyNo1 @oscilloscoping @McFaul You are on Iran's side. I am not. I understand the situation perfectly.

@CogitoInGa @oscilloscoping @McFaul Great sentence engineering, telling someone they are a Trump hater and an idiot for telling the truth, whilst you think you are entitled to reply with "what about" whilst completely ignore the reason why Iran is attacking US aligned countries.

I have been to Nornandy and Bastogne. The stream of people who come to visit the graves of dead relatives says you are incorrect to frame that sacrifice like it is ancient history. 1 million total annual visitors to Normany cemetery alone. The US bases on European soil exist there because of WW2 and the Soviet threat that came out of it which the US paid the most costs to hold off. Russian threat today is rooted in much of that. Ukraine would already be overrun without US help. I have repeatedly, loudly criticized Trump over many issues. But he is right to point to the way Europe is handling Iran. Most of it is wrong.

@CogitoInGa @uffehenrichsen @McFaul @grok American civil war is closer in time to WW2 than WW2 is to present time. We really need to move on. We keep saying thank you for 80 years but nearly all the people who even remember ww2 are gone. Nevertheless, thank you! Now can we address present issues like adults please?

@N17Swanson @TuckerGray1 There is no such thing as atheistic Satanism. That is a ludicrous as saying you practice atheistic Islam.

@CogitoInGa @TuckerGray1 I’m speaking on atheistic satanism, which is not the same as theistic satanism. Atheistic doesn’t believe in, worship, promote evil/mean/violent things… look at the satanic temple website, we want equality and kindness.

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@joekent16jan19 You have forever destroyed your standing on the altar of online Jew hating conspiracies.

A true display of American strength would be NOT taking the escalation bait. Don’t double down on failure by committing ground troops & increasing air strikes. Show the world we can still lead by restraining Israel & negotiating w/Iran to open Hormuz, restoring order is power.

@pbrian1960 @McFaul I despise how Trump has vacillated on Putin. That is not a threat to invade NATO countries. Mocking UK Navy is most definitely not a threat to invade NATO countries. The Brits are mocking their own Navy too by the way.

@CogitoInGa @McFaul Maybe he didn’t actually threaten London and Paris but he has said he wants Canada, he has called the UK aircraft carriers “toys”after asking for them and then throwing a tantrum, he has sided with russia who threatens Europe.

@N17Swanson @TuckerGray1 Because Satanism promotes mental and emotional and even in some cases physical violence. It is in no way equal or comparable to Christianity or even Buddhism.

@CogitoInGa @TuckerGray1 Why? Because only Christian sponsor should be allowed?

I respect the service of everyone who fought next to me in Iraq and Afghanistan. I think Trump was idiotic with the Greenland threats. Those things do not somehow wipe away the massively higher cost US has paid for Europe than Europe has ever paid for the US. Just the training deaths suffered by US troops in Europe during the Cold War probably constitute a higher percentage of US losses vs European losses than any comparison the other way around.

About 366,000 Americans died fighting in Europe across WW1 (116,500 total) and WW2's European theater (~250,000 per DoD figures). Roughly 1,300 soldiers from European NATO allies (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, etc.) died in Afghanistan (~900) and Iraq (~400) combined, per coalition casualty records from iCasualties and Wikipedia. The numbers aren't even close.

@Mandolin__Rain @McFaul When did Cuba join NATO? What military threat was made on Canada?

@CogitoInGa @McFaul He has threatened to annex Greenland (Denmark) & Canada. He threatened Cuba ("maybe we just take it over" talk) Trump has done everything is his power to utterly wreck alliances He has done everything is his power to befriend enemies. Look his "Board of Peace", all Dictators!

Every country and every US president of both parties said they would do whatever it took to stop Iran having a nuclear weapon. Iran agreed it would not. That is exactly the kind of "poking" that everyone said it would take to stop them (aside from the massive number of innocent people Iran has slaughtered for the last 50 years). But you root for Iran because you hate Trump so badly?

@CogitoInGa @OlenaRohoza Whatever happens ... US shouldn't have any rights to poke into other country's matters. Iran is nicely teaching them.

@uffehenrichsen @McFaul @grok - how many Americans have died fighting in Europe in wars like WW1 and WW2 versus how many Europeans have died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq?

@CogitoInGa @McFaul What was idiotic, was thinking that threatening even one NATO country would have no consequences. We went along with Iraq and Afghanistan - at great cost to ourselves - because a friend asked us to. Trump has made clear that we are not friends, and he continues to make threats.

@AlexBla17158502 @5ernieBanders @McFaul Iran killed 35,000 of its own people this year. Killed thousands upon thousands of Americans and others the last 47 years. But that is all good because it didn't threaten Greenland?

@CogitoInGa @5ernieBanders @McFaul I don't recall Iran threatening to annex Greenland or Canada.

@N17Swanson @TuckerGray1 It would not get approved. As it shouldn't.

@TuckerGray1 But if The Satanic Temple, who are atheists, not devil worshippers, try to sponsor a car…

@RJSIMRACING @TuckerGray1 Show us on this doll where the Confederate flag hurt you.

@TuckerGray1 I don't think religious sponsors and schemes were ever barred, just political and discriminatory stuff like the confederate flag

@Mandabob1 @McFaul Yeah you actually are siding with Iran when you deny US the use of our own bases and airspace we defend to even do resupply missions, much less combat. You are doing exactly what Iran wants you to do.

@CogitoInGa @McFaul Nobody is siding with Iran here either dipshit. This is a ridiculous fucking strawman you keep making up. We are merely choosing not to involve ourselves in yet another endless American war.

@Jeff82455787976 @Mandabob1 @McFaul It is juvenile to blame only one side. At any time.

@CogitoInGa @Mandabob1 @McFaul Harper was the last conservative PM in Canada and that was just over a decade ago. The problem isn’t the rest of the world, it’s the U.S. administration.