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[mangamuscle]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

United States Space Forces? He's on about something again.

Yep, a ninja smoke cloud. He knows congress will not approve it, but he expects to use it in his campaign of "look, the bad democrats do not approve anything I want, I wanna wall, I wanna spaceship, I wanna nobel prize, waaahhh". Just like reagan's star wars program was not meant to be anything but a publicity stunt. Also, he needs something to distract the media from the NK nothing burger, the muller investigation, the trade wars, his zero tolerance immigration policy and whatever new shitstorm he has planned for this week.

Besides, this makes as much sense as making an United States Submarine Forces, just like the marine already is in charge of those, the air force is already in charge of the X37B and anything space related, no special breakthrough will be obtained with another branch of the military, only more bureaucracy which is funny, weren't the repubs against big government?

[Blueknight78]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

United States Space Forces? He's on about something again.

lol, here trump secret!!!

Spoiler:

trump and the "republicans".

[Ithekro]

I am fairly certain there are treaties against militarization of space, but those are rather old treaties now, made for the Cold War era.

What's the latest on China's space efforts? I've not heard much about it recently. Nor anyone else's that isn't a commercial venture come to think of it.

[Eisdrache]

Would someone kindly inform me where the entire exchange on the last page has disappeared to.

[Solace]

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

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[mangamuscle]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

I am fairly certain there are treaties against militarization of space, but those are rather old treaties now, made for the Cold War era.

The Outer Space Treaty was signed on in 1967, just a year before the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty, so I do not see how "old age" makes them less relevant. Neither of them has an enforcement clause.

What's the latest on China's space efforts? I've not heard much about it recently. Nor anyone else's that isn't a commercial venture come to think of it.

None, so an space arms race is something no rational mind would want atm.

Now, let me declare checkmate. Trump has just lost, not because he has some devious opponent, but because he has painted himself in a corner and he somehow expects that by doubling down it will magically make things go his way.

He is doing his best to appeal to his base and immigration is the pillar he grabs like a drunkard that can no longer stand. The thing is that nowadays more and more republicans identify themselves and independents and more independents identify as democrats. So while he thinks his actions are solidifying his base, it is slowly chopping at it.

Now it is only a matter of time before he orders the construction of concentration camps and duplicates the policies that ousted Arpaio from his work. Also, the farmer vote republicans take for granted will flip before the november elections thanks to his trade policies. Add the plummeting stock market and the debt crisis (higher interest rates, stagnant wages and historically high public debt is a cocktail with explosive qualities) will do wonders for all those retirees that depend on it and voted for trump.

Meanwhile, Muller is playing the long game, if the dems recover both chambers of congress, he goes full force and if they do not he makes sure to release any wrongdoing done at the state level so trump can't forgive himself.

[Eisdrache]

Apparently the US have left the UN Human Rights Council.

[Blueknight78]

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

Apparently the US have left the UN Human Rights Council.

well it's expectating from "trump" did you really believe which trump "know what are human rights"????, the only thing he know is "trump rights".

[Key Board]

Remember, Nazi Germany didn't become like that instantly.
It's a gradual process

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

Apparently the US have left the UN Human Rights Council.

Instictly I would think than it's a bad thing but is the UN Human Right Council really a big thing? After all it's a organisation than Saudi Arabia (a well know Human Right violator) endded at the head up.

[mangamuscle]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

Instictly I would think than it's a bad thing but is the UN Human Right Council really a big thing? After all it's a organisation than Saudi Arabia (a well known USA ally) ended at the head up.

There corrected for clarity. I think the justifications are quite irrelevant, the message to me is clear, the USA is no longer interested in any debate at the highest level about human rights. It is just like when you quit Alcoholics Anonymous, what do you expect will be the next step?

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by mangamuscle

There corrected for clarity. I think the justifications are quite irrelevant, the message to me is clear, the USA is no longer interested in any debate at the highest level about human rights.

Probably not only on human right but on pretty much anything, it's ''his way or no way''.

[The Green One]

Do what I want or I'll take my toys and go home!

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by mangamuscle

There corrected for clarity. I think the justifications are quite irrelevant, the message to me is clear, the USA is no longer interested in any debate at the highest level about human rights. It is just like when you quit Alcoholics Anonymous, what do you expect will be the next step?

I'll have to echo ganbaru's sentiment here. This council dont have much credibility when you have a state known for treating its women like subhumans leading it, something that have bothered me for months when I heard about it. It's like having actual nazis leading a anti-racism NGO.

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

Apparently the US have left the UN Human Rights Council.

This has been a policy goal of the "neo-con" crowd for a while. Bolton and Haley are both long-standing members of that club. I don't think Pompeo gave much of a damn about foreign policy before being vaulted into the role of CIA Director by Trump, but whatever views he has are likely pretty similar to the others.

The condemnation of the separations policy by the Human Rights Commissioner may have accelerated the process of departure, but it would have happened sooner or later. The Administration left UNESCO as well. People like Bolton see agencies like these as mouthpieces for the Palestinians, the Iranians, and other favorite targets.

[mangamuscle]

Originally Posted by Sheba

I'll have to echo ganbaru's sentiment here. This council dont have much credibility when you have a state known for treating its women like subhumans leading it, something that have bothered me for months when I heard about it. It's like having actual nazis leading a anti-racism NGO.

That is a weak defense if you think about it. Because it is not arabias government structure treating women like shit, it is society at large (and they are far from being the only one). If you want to criticize arabia's government (you know, the ones that send a delegate to the UN) it would be for being a police state which condones torture, but that would make harder to sustain the holier than thou attitude when the new CIA director condones it.

The thing is the UN is not like the golf club where all the "beautiful" people gather, it is like the school cafeteria where all the not nice people go to eat. Trump (like many other before him) wish it was like the EU, where the USA had powers to enforce their policies, but it is nothing but a glorified forum where politicians might come to the middle of the road and make agreements.

But hey, you can stick to your guns, you dislike the cafeteria because one day someone you don't like might sit at your table and it will get awkward real fast. The thing is, there is no other cafeteria, heck you can't get some junk food in a store across the street, albeit you can bully someone into giving you their lunch. Keep this in mind the day the trump administration quits the UN, just like germany did the league of nations.

[James Rye]

Love how the past days Trumps and consorts said how he cannot stop separating children from their families when said families enter the country illegally and look what he did: Stop the two week old policy with an executive order as so many people, even from his own party, have told him to do so. That Nielsen person from the Homeland Security looks pretty damn stupid now though, given she had still defended the "law" that can "only be changed by congress". Turns out that wasn't the case after all. Poor kids who were already separated though. Looks like it is possible that some might not see their families ever again if they are unlucky.

[mangamuscle]

https://twitter.com/megwagner/status...606336/video/1

Never fear true believers, the sun will still set and darkness will sweep the land. The only reason trump signed this executive order is because congress was pushed into voting into law a legislation that would have had prevented families from being separated. But like many things this administration has shoved under the rug, he is waiting for a darker, colder day to undo it (and possibly double down on it) while nobody is watching.

[Ithekro]

So how long until the US tries to evict the UN from New York?

[Blueknight78]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

So how long until the US tries to evict the UN from New York?

when the nobel prize come and he don't get it, then he will go "tantum" and try to turn USA in another NK because no ones like him.