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Augiedog

(2,548 posts)
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 07:57 PM Mar 2017

Scott Pelley on CBS tonight just asked Leon Panetta if Trump was rational. Panetta's response

was a labyrinthine emulsion of,and exposition in, saying someone is crazy without coming out and just saying, "he is crazy".

But it was not fun and games. Panetta warned that other nations were watching and they too were deciding if Trump is sane or not.

What that means, in my opinion, is that each nation's decision process could have a direct impact on whether our nation survives. If Trump is viewed internationally as irrational and unpredictable we may be the victim of a collective first strike. Trump may be the most dangerous thing to Americans and Americas future existence.

Thank you republicans, your greed may actually kill us all.

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Scott Pelley on CBS tonight just asked Leon Panetta if Trump was rational. Panetta's response (Original Post) Augiedog Mar 2017 OP
We are benighted. dchill Mar 2017 #1
"Collective first strike"? No. Hortensis Mar 2017 #14
Terrifying. nt Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #2
Yes....nt Stuart G Mar 2017 #5
sometimes it's hard to state the obvious. spanone Mar 2017 #3
I trust other countries may actually be smart C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #4
N. Korea and China today all but said we will be at war Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #6
No they didn't. former9thward Mar 2017 #18
Only North Korea would do that Ezior Mar 2017 #7
Yeah, considering we're such big consumers TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #8
N Korea and China are warning us of war, clearly. Difference now is who is in the WH Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #20
I wonder if at some point our allies worry he might be Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #9
We need an intervention regarding the SCROTUS. warmfeet Mar 2017 #10
I call him Kim Jong Trump. George II Mar 2017 #11
I really appreciate Palley taking a stand on the lies of the T, not every evening question everything Mar 2017 #12
Good on Leon Cha Mar 2017 #13
It may kill us all, but he and his buds will walk out..... lastlib Mar 2017 #15
unless we turn this around bdamomma Mar 2017 #16
Bush (or was it Cheney?) believed we'd be safer if "they" thought he was crazy Hamlette Mar 2017 #17
David Corn called Trump "crazy" today without hesitation. nt oasis Mar 2017 #19

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
14. "Collective first strike"? No.
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 10:23 PM
Mar 2017

We have a stronger military than all the rest put together. They could take out our capital and all our major cities and still lose their nations. They know this.

But cyber or EMP from a high-altitude nuclear weapon are not exactly impossible. Stocking up on a few months of food, as much water as possible/needed, vitamins and medications is only sensible. Paper maps, walking shoes, and water in cars. Arranging means of communications with family in case all electronics are down, etc. Tuning up the old bicycles just in case they could be needed. And then forget about it.

C_U_L8R

(45,004 posts)
4. I trust other countries may actually be smart
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 07:59 PM
Mar 2017

and I'm sure they figured out that Trump was a liar and a crook long ago.
Crazy? Maybe... but corrupt to the core for sure. They will take every
advantage.

Ezior

(505 posts)
7. Only North Korea would do that
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 08:06 PM
Mar 2017

I don't think any other country would agree to launch a first strike on the US. And I'm not even sure about North Korea.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,205 posts)
8. Yeah, considering we're such big consumers
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 08:21 PM
Mar 2017

I don't think it's in anyone's best interest to turn us into a parking lot. Of course, Kim Jong Un is nuts, so there's no predicting what he'll do.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
20. N Korea and China are warning us of war, clearly. Difference now is who is in the WH
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:20 PM
Mar 2017

N Korea and China are always warning of something, actually, but the problem is the idiot in the WH.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
9. I wonder if at some point our allies worry he might be
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 09:01 PM
Mar 2017

A catalyst for WWIII. When that day comes, does he became a target for other covert agencies?

lastlib

(23,252 posts)
15. It may kill us all, but he and his buds will walk out.....
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 10:52 PM
Mar 2017

...with a big sweet piece of the pie--and they won't have to share that with as many of us.

(of course, if he walks out in handcuffs as I expect, sharing it may be the least of his worries......

Hamlette

(15,412 posts)
17. Bush (or was it Cheney?) believed we'd be safer if "they" thought he was crazy
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 11:03 PM
Mar 2017

and would go about attacking countries (Iraq) on a whim.

The problem with that analogy is Bush only went against smallish states that were not world powers, like China and Russia. Still, I think they are too smart to attack with bombs but I think they will take advantage of us re: trade, touristy, sugar contracts.

Got my eye on the stock market. And getting nervous.

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