Russian troops in Syria

[Ruth]

unbelief appears to be the mainstay of absent faith

You have no idea what I believe!!

 

[brinny]

i don't believe them. This is a disaster just waiting to happen. As the US continues to weaken, Russia will surely take advantage of this country's weakened state, and possibly in a "surprise" move, come against the US. Our country is already a laughing stock of the world, and any enemy/former enemy has no respect whatsoever for this nation. Apparently it's perfectly safe for an enemy nation to make threats to obliterate us, even as we are signing over the insanity for this treacherous nation to "monitor itself" and "be good".

We're a joke.

And they, and ev'ry body else knows it.

 

[MarkFL]

i don't believe them. This is a disaster just waiting to happen. As the US continues to weaken, Russia will surely take advantage of this country's weakened state, and possibly in a "surprise" move, come against the US. Our country is already a laughing stock of the world, and any enemy/former enemy has no respect whatsoever for this nation. Apparently it's perfectly safe for an enemy nation to make threats to obliterate us, even as we are signing over the insanity for this treacherous nation to "monitor itself" and "be good".

We're a joke.

And they, and ev'ry body else knows it.

I cannot help but sadly agree. We are definitely the laughing stock of much of the world, and I also say this not as anti-American rhetoric but as concern and desire for radical change to improve. We are going broke trying to police the world, and becoming hated and resented for it at the same time. We are gutting everything important in this nation to support wars on too many fronts. We have arguably the most ignorant and apathetic populace among so-called developed nations.

 

[Ruth]

I cannot help but sadly agree. We are definitely the laughing stock of much of the world, and I also say this not as anti-American rhetoric but as concern and desire for radical change to improve. We are going broke trying to police the world, and becoming hated and resented for it at the same time. We are gutting everything important in this nation to support wars on too many fronts. We have arguably the most ignorant and apathetic populace among so-called developed nations.

I don't know that we are the laughing stock of the world. Most people know we have such good people here in our country. I don't like the policing of the world but it's not as bad as it was under Bush. We withdrew from Iraq and don't have that many troops in Afganistan. I don't know how to spell it. But we are not as bad as we were under Bush that's for sure. IMHO Mark my friend.

 

[psalms 91]

The problem is that when we go in we dont finish the job abd therefore make the situation even worse. If we go in we must commit to finishing the job which in most cases is long term

 

[MarkFL]

I don't know that we are the laughing stock of the world. Most people know we have such good people here in our country. I don't like the policing of the world but it's not as bad as it was under Bush. We withdrew from Iraq and don't have that many troops in Afganistan. I don't know how to spell it. But we are not as bad as we were under Bush that's for sure. IMHO Mark my friend.

I would agree that the war-mongering isn't as bad now as it was under Bush. But it's still appalling to me. We spend more than 10 times as much on the military as we do teaching our children. Pure insanity.

Did you know that in a recent survey of over 2000 Americans, 1 in 4 thought that the Sun revolves about the Earth? Or that nearly half thinks the Earth is less than 10,000 years old? Such ignorance is shocking, and makes many around the world understandably laugh at us. Teachers are afraid to teach fundamental scientific truths for fear of offending beliefs. Truth should never be suppressed because of belief, especially when it comes to science education.

My fiancee has family in Malaysia and Singapore...and we sometimes compare the math assignments that our respective nieces and nephews come to us for help. Her family is consistently about 6 years ahead of mine in terms of math/science. It saddens both of us to see the kids here so severely shortchanged.

 

[Ruth]

The problem is that when we go in we dont finish the job abd therefore make the situation even worse. If we go in we must commit to finishing the job which in most cases is long term

I think we'd do better not to go in in the first place and then we would have nothing to finish. We can't make the world obey us~

 

[Brighten04]

The thread is wandering off topic again folks.

 

[Ruth]

The thread is wandering off topic again folks.

So what, you're not the mod.

 

[psalms 91]

Russia long term is making a play to control the region and in the process the oil, by destabilizing the region they create uncertainty and in the process raise the price of oil which is a large part of their economy so it helps them as well.

 

[Ruth]

Russia long term is making a play to control the region and in the process the oil, by destabilizing the region they create uncertainty and in the process raise the price of oil which is a large part of their economy so it helps them as well.

They have very lilttle compared to other countries, IMHO Bill my friend.

 

[psalms 91]

They have very lilttle compared to other countries, IMHO Bill my friend.

The oil they sell is a large part of their economy and with the sanctions we put on them they need the income

 

[Brighten04]

So what, you're not the mod.

No I am not the mod. But I just hate when threads go off topic, so...
Anyway,I am surprised you do not feel the same since you are the op. I hope I didn't offend. If I did please forgive me.

 

[Ruth]

No I am not the mod. But I just hate when threads go off topic, so...
Anyway,I am surprised you do not feel the same since you are the op. I hope I didn't offend. If I did please forgive me.

You didn't offend. I am very liberal to it going off topic. It seems a lot of things get said that way. Bless you.

 

[Brighten04]

You didn't offend. I am very liberal to it going off topic. It seems a lot of things get said that way. Bless you.

Bless you too.

 

[Biblicist]

They have very lilttle compared to other countries, IMHO Bill my friend.

That's a strange comment particulary as they supply Europe with most of its gas!

Having watched the US instigated and led financial war against the Russian Federation, it was more than obvious that in its early days that it had a great negative impact on Russia, but due to the US assault it forced them to heavily restructure their financial system where they have now formed the BRIC consortium where Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have developed a new financial global system with its own World Bank that even Australia has joined.

They are now in the process of replacing the US dollar as the preferred international currency and if this goes the way that they hope, where if they replace the US Dollar with their own currency, then the US dollar could very well crash.

I don't know if the US pressure on the EU to sanction Russia is intended to weaken both the EU and Russia, where I suspect that the US is playing both the EU and Russia against each other in an attempt to strengthen their own economy. Unfortunately, as most US foreign polices tend to either create chaos or go belly-up, then I will not be surprised to see this new BIC's consortium being the reason that the US financial system eventually fails.

 

[Alithis]

You have no idea what I believe!!

yes well ..that was the point ... what do you believe exactly ?

 

[Alithis]

Russia long term is making a play to control the region and in the process the oil, by destabilizing the region they create uncertainty and in the process raise the price of oil which is a large part of their economy so it helps them as well.

they all have their "plans " and the lord says he will put a hook in their nose and bring them all.... and there he will reckon with them (something about it taking 7 mnths non stop for Israel to bury the dead and cleanse the land )

 

[MoreCoffee]

What the Russians are doing now the USA has been doing for 12 years.

 

[Ruth]

yes well ..that was the point ... what do you believe exactly ?

None of your business dear as I have said before.